[Asterisk-Users] Looking for a wireless phone... wifi or traditional wireless ?

[Kim Lux]

I don't know why people keep making the statement about range with wifi
versus a cordless phone.  I can easily get a good wifi signal when I'm
over at my neighbors but can't get reception with our cordless (2.4GHz)
phone.  (Both receivers are at home...)  It seems to me that the wifi
range is at least as good as the phone range if not better. 

Thanks for the tip on the SIP phones.   


On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 18:53 -1000, James H. Thompson wrote:
> Uniden and Vtech both just announced cordless phones with SIP ATAs
> built into the base station.
> You get better range and battery life compared to a WiFi phone.
>  
> Jim
>  
> James H. Thompson
> jht at lj.net
> 
>         ----- Original Message ----- 
>         From: Kim Lux 
>         To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion 
>         Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 5:49 PM
>         Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Looking for a wireless phone...
>         wifi or traditional wireless ?
>         
>         
>         
>         An unflattering zyxel review:
>         
>         http://slacker.com/~nugget/asterisk3.php
>         
>         I can't help but think my questions are out of place on this
>         list... I'm
>         asking questions about SIP phones and everyone else is talking
>         about
>         asterisk.  Sorry. 
>         
>         
>         On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 20:08 -0700, Kim Lux wrote:
>         > My wife wants a cordless phone for around the house.  We are
>         going to be
>         > using VOIP exclusively very shortly.  Our current cordless
>         phone is aged
>         > and on the verge of replacement.  The other phone we are
>         going to use is
>         > a SIP Budgetone.
>         > 
>         > Should I buy a SIP to POTS converter and a new cordless
>         phone or a wifi
>         > SIP phone ?   
>         > 
>         > Is anyone using the Pulver WiSIP phone ?  Any comments ?
>         > 
>         > How about the zyxel ?
>         > 
>         > Thanks
>         > 
>         -- 
>         Kim Lux,  Diesel Research Inc.
>         
>         
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Kim Lux,  Diesel Research Inc.