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

[Paul Fielding]

I think some people are missing the point.   You can't throw your cordless 
phone in your pocket, go to your office, hotel or buddie's house, turn it on 
and get a signal.     You can with a WiFi phone, however....



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kim Lux" <lux at diesel-research.com>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" 
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Looking for a wireless phone... wifi 
ortraditional wireless ?


>
> 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.
>
>
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