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The cordless telephone started to become popular in homes back in the 1980s. Cordless phones we see today have greatly advanced in style & function. They have steadily grown in popularity & phones with cords are slowly becoming obsolete.
The cordless phone has become an essential household item for some people due to their convenient wireless performance and their affordability. Cordless phones are portable telephones which uses a wireless handset. This handset uses radio waves to communicate with a base station, which is connected to a fixed telephone line. Unlike traditional phones, electricity is needed to power the base station. Cordless phones come with durable rechargeable batteries, with some models giving over 100 hours talk time without needing to recharge. When the phone is resting in the cradle of the base station it automatically begins recharging so you never need to worry about the hand set running out of power.
Freedom with cordless phones
The main benefit that comes with owning a cordless phone is that you have the ability to walk around your house or business freely without worrying about a giant cord tangling behind you. When I was growing up, it was very common to see giant, stretched out phone cords.
In today’s world, nobody wants to be trapped inside a certain radius in order to talk on the phone to somebody. With cordless phones you often get more than one phone per pack, which allows you to have a phone in each room, and all of the phones should work throughout your house or business with some models giving a range of over 100 meters. Whether you’ve just came home after a hard day at work or you just want to relax on a Sunday afternoon, it can be a real pain having to get up to go back & forward to answer the phone. The cordless telephone allows you to have the phone by your side wherever you are in the house so you control the phone instead of it controlling you.
You are not even limited to using it in the house. They cover a wide enough range so the phone can be used outdoors such as in the garden. I can remember my mother would take the cordless phone next door with her when visiting her friend. The range would reach to the house next door so she didn’t need to worry about missing any calls.
There is also no need to worry about anyone listening into your conversations as each hand set is encrypted & only work with the base unit bought with the hand set.
Benefits & Features
As already mentioned the main benefit to having a phone without the need for a cord is the huge amount of freedom you get with it. Some other great benefits include things like caller ID, a feature that most cordless phones come with. With telemarketers figuring out ways around the supposed “do not call” list, there has never been a better time to have caller ID. Whether it be a debt collector or your in-laws, having the power to screen calls is liberating. It also stops nonsense like prank phone calls before it begins, because you can choose not to answer any unrecognisable or blocked numbers.
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You can even send text messages from them, just like you can with a mobile phone. Some of the features these cordless phones come with include call transfers, calls waiting, hands free speaker phone mode, you can store all your names & phone numbers in the hand set just like a mobile phone, built in clock & alarm clock, you can select from a range of ringer tones & volume, these are just to name a few features.
Most cordless phones also have other great features like digital answering systems and conference capabilities. Many also have excellent sound quality compared to traditional phones. Some great, high-quality brands are Philips, Siemens, Binatone, Motorola, Sony, Panasonic, V-Tech and Uniden. Designs range depending on your taste. You can pretty much find any type of style to fit your needs.
You really can not go wrong with a cordless phone. They are cheap, they are convenient to use, come with lots of benefits over corded phones and they are much more stylish than old phones with cords. No home or business should be without one.
Technology & security
There is a great amount of innovative technology packed into todays cordless phones. I believe the top phone manufactures are trying to match some of the features found in mobile phones, features such as SMS text messaging, coloured LCD screen & digital name & number storage. People are increasingly using their mobile phone over their house phone these days so cordless phone manufacturers have to keep up with this technology to keep people buying & using their products.
When cordless phones were first introduced to the consumer telecommunication market they used an analog transmitter & were cheap to buy. The problem with this analog signal was that other similar analog receives such as radios or cordless phone could pick up the signal & hear your conversation. The analogy radio waves were also very easy to pick up on radio scanners meaning these was never secure privacy when making a call.
However, along came the most recent introduction of the digital technology (DECT or Digital Enhanced Cordless Technology) which matched the range of an analogy signal but offered security too. This new DECT feature also offers crystal clear sound & allows the user to add multiple phone to the single base unit.
