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CC07 PEU
Original Poster
637 posts
73 months
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If I buy a triple set of cordless phones for different locations throughout the house am I right in thinking that I will need a telephone socket at each of the three sockets?
Are there any phones that are sophisticated enough to mean that I can have one phone's base linked to a socket while the other two can receive some sort of digital signal from the main base thus not requiring to each be plugged into their own socket?
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Pints
14,677 posts
63 months
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No.
I have a twin set of the Siemens Gigaset and only the main phone requires connection to the BT line.
The other is simply plugged into a standard UK power socket for charging purposes.
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fulham911club
1,730 posts
111 months
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CC07 PEU said: If I buy a triple set of cordless phones for different locations throughout the house am I right in thinking that I will need a telephone socket at each of the three sockets?
Are there any phones that are sophisticated enough to mean that I can have one phone's base linked to a socket while the other two can receive some sort of digital signal from the main base thus not requiring to each be plugged into their own socket? You only need I phone socket - there are loads of digital cordless phones on the market
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croyde
8,742 posts
99 months
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Last set of triples I owned only had one base station that needed to be plugged into the telephone line. All the others had charging stations that had to be plugged into the mains but the actual phones were left lying around the house and garden. Biggest problem was losing them and getting them wet 
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CC07 PEU
Original Poster
637 posts
73 months
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Ok, good to hear that the technology has moved on since the last time I had to buy a cordless phone.
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croyde
8,742 posts
99 months
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Was this yours? 
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davidd
4,857 posts
153 months
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We have.. http://www.johnlewis.com/230649922/Product.aspxTwo of those which are utterly rubbish. I'd like to replace them with something less rubbish that also does not look s  te... any suggestions? Need an answerphone and two dect handsets... Cheers D
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RevHappy
1,139 posts
31 months
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Panasonic seem to be the default for a decent home phone
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Pferdestarke
4,147 posts
56 months
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There seems to be many poor quality home phones on the market. Ours tend to last, with light use, about three years before going haywire.
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mrmr96
11,924 posts
73 months
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RevHappy said: Panasonic seem to be the default for a decent home phone Yup. Base station in the lounge or hall plugged into mains and phone line. Then 3 "satellite" phones around the house whose base stations need only mains power.
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prand
2,572 posts
65 months
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As above - Siemens and Panasonic seem to get the best reviews. I've got a Panasonic KX TGA 850 base station/answer phone with 4 phones in our house, that just plugs into the phone line.
All work fine even the one in the top loft room. Easy enough to set up, sound quality is good. Each one also has a jack socket so you can connect a handsfree headset for conference calls.
We used to have a load of BT hands free (about 4 years ago) but they seemed to be from the ark.
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Tonsko
2,543 posts
84 months
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Bought a couple of the gigasets. Expensive, but solidly made.
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MagicalTrevor
4,782 posts
98 months
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Panasonic or Siemens We bought these recently and they seem alright, although the first one failed immediately so returned it.
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CC07 PEU
Original Poster
637 posts
73 months
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I've been looking at Which? online and all the best rated phones are the Siemens Gigasets with a few Panasonics sneaking in there too.
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netherfield
1,157 posts
53 months
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Siemens gigaset here also, set of four, 12 months use and no problems so far, and this is in a stone built old house, no problems getting a signal.
My daughter as a BT setup,from Staples, on three floors without problems either, other than the phones seem a bit flimsier and the display is not as clear as the Siemens.
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dingg
630 posts
88 months
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Siemens gigaset sl785 well recommended
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LooneyTunes
2,433 posts
27 months
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Gigasets are great, with some really nice but simple features (like being able to share phonebooks across DECT so you don't need to manually enter numbers into every handset, not ring for withheld numbers, etc).
They've just launched a VOIP + landline version (you can, but don't need to, hook up both connections at the same time) which is really handy (and has a great feature set).
Bought a couple of sets about 2 months ago and found some storming deals on Amazon.
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Simpo Two
54,202 posts
134 months
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CC07 PEU said: Ok, good to hear that the technology has moved on since the last time I had to buy a cordless phone. You will need a mains socket for power though!
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CC07 PEU
Original Poster
637 posts
73 months
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Simpo Two said: You will need a mains socket for power though! Damn it, I was hoping it could be fuelled with oil!
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fadeaway
1,357 posts
95 months
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Have Panasonic improved their menus and interface? Had a twin set of theirs a few years back. Phones were fine, quality was good etc, but using them was a pain in the arse - all multi level menus (press 4 for this, 5 for that) with random unhelpful pictures on the buttons
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