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Post by fancollector12 on Aug 12, 2016 0:27:42 GMT -5
I guess I'd better update:
We now have only 1 remaining VTECH CS-6629-5 out of the 5 we originally had (it's in our kitchen).
I was using an NOS VTECH 2.4GZ white/silver 2-handset system in my bedroom from 2002 up until recently when it mysteriously died for no reason.
My parents have a cheap black Uniden corded Trimline with CID (Uniden has apparently stopped making phones) in their bedroom from about 2014 or so. It has the early 1990s-style electronic ringer in it like some of the "slim-line" phones from that era did, which is cool.
We also have a 15-year-old black GE Slimline with CID that we have in the garage, and hardly use. Due to the fact that we don't use it a lot, some of the buttons don't work, but we don't dial a lot of numbers on it anyways, so ti doesn't matter to us much.
I'm thinking of getting an NOS 2500-style corded pushbutton phone with an NOS CID box for my bedroom, though I'm worried about not being able to shut off the ringer (Jordan, since you're an expert with telephones, do you know how to turn the ringer off on the older 2500-style phones that don't have ringer off switches?).
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Post by Cole D on Aug 12, 2016 20:48:40 GMT -5
I aught to do an update on this,, I've gotten quite a few more phones since my first post..
Hey Cole S. ,, are your Vtech phones still holding up? One of my handsets checked out,, the display is completely gone on the other,, and the last one the display is about half-gone.. They come up on eBay for pretty cheap from time to time,, I'm thinking of ordering a new set..
I was just looking for something in a drawer and happened to find that 900mhz Uniden was in there. It reminded me of this thread. lol For some reason it's gone yellow and the batteries are probably no good, but it's still here, just forgotten about. Probably not unless something happens to the other phones. I could put it in the other bedroom I suppose. |
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Post by Jordan U on Aug 12, 2016 21:10:12 GMT -5
I guess I'd better update: We now have only 1 remaining VTECH CS-6629-5 out of the 5 we originally had (it's in our kitchen). I was using an NOS VTECH 2.4GZ white/silver 2-handset system in my bedroom from 2002 up until recently when it mysteriously died for no reason. My parents have a cheap black Uniden corded Trimline with CID (Uniden has apparently stopped making phones) in their bedroom from about 2014 or so. It has the early 1990s-style electronic ringer in it like some of the "slim-line" phones from that era did, which is cool. We also have a 15-year-old black GE Slimline with CID that we have in the garage, and hardly use. Due to the fact that we don't use it a lot, some of the buttons don't work, but we don't dial a lot of numbers on it anyways, so ti doesn't matter to us much. I'm thinking of getting an NOS 2500-style corded pushbutton phone with an NOS CID box for my bedroom, though I'm worried about not being able to shut off the ringer (Jordan, since you're an expert with telephones, do you know how to turn the ringer off on the older 2500-style phones that don't have ringer off switches?).
As for the rings,, its not something I've explored to great detail as I've never wanted to prevent my phones from ringing,, but I do know that there are phone cords which have in-line ring filters which will resist the higher voltage going to the phone.. Those are generally designed for cordless phones,, which work off a much lower REN value.. a 2500 consumes around 1 REN.. I just tried a 2500 on the ringer switch cord.. It filters out the ring,, but when switched off,, the telephone doesn't dial out correctly.. So if you could live with the phone not fully working when you switch off the ringer,, then that would work for you.. Otherwise I'd recommend getting something of a similar style,, say an AT&T 100,, which has the same general design but incorporates a few more features.. Only drawback is you loose the real heavy handset,, as well as the bell ring.. Or in terms of cordless,, a Uniden EXAI7980, one of my personal favorites, is a great choice.. Vintage feel and quality,, long range,, true analog sound,, but a few modern features like caller ID and ringer control (off and volume levels).. |
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Post by fancollector12 on Aug 13, 2016 2:04:37 GMT -5
The other one I'd consider would be a Model 100 or Lucent whatever (Home Depot tends to use the wall-mounted version of this because it's compatible with their PBX).
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Post by benson41063 on Sept 24, 2016 16:14:54 GMT -5
I have a few,
two brand new *boring* Panasonic phones
But...I also have two vintage phones
One being a 1960's Western Electric rotary phone in a beige/apricot color that I bought at my favorite flea market, and the other being a Conair Corp. Conairphone in an off-white/almond color from the 80's that was left behind by the previous owner of our house
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Post by Jordan U on Sept 27, 2016 12:25:35 GMT -5
Have any pictures?
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Post by fancollector12 on Dec 30, 2016 3:33:29 GMT -5
UPDATE: We recently bought a new cordless phone system. Our VTech CS-6229-5 5 handset cordless phone system stopped working to the point where the handset blanked out every time we went to answer a call. We went to BJ's (a wholesale club like Costco or Sam's Club for those who don't have a BJ's in their area) and got a Panasonic 6.0 GHz model with 5 handsets and Bluetooth functionality. While we'll never use the Bluetooth functionality (we also don't use the answering system since we have voicemail through Verizon FiOs), I quite like the phone system itself. It has a base speakerphone with dialing keypad for making calls if the handset is not on the master base unit, room-to-room intercom, a large and easy-to-read display, and a large keypad, plus the handset fits nicely in your hand. I don't like the Talking Caller ID feature, so we turned that feature off. I don't like having people over and everyone hearing who's calling if it's a private call. All in all I think it's a great system to have even if you don't have a landline because it allows you to have your cell phone in one place and be able to take calls wherever you may be in your house. You can set distinctive rings so you can know if you're getting a call on your cell phone or on your landline if you have both, and you can connect 2 cell phones at one time.
So now we have the following phones in our house:
* Panasonic TX-KG585SK 5-Handset 6.0 DECT Cordless Phone System
* GE Slimline Corded Phone w/ Caller ID (Garage phone only used as a backup)
We took the Uniden corded Slimline phone w/ Caller ID out of my parent's bedroom.
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Post by Jordan U on Dec 30, 2016 23:38:26 GMT -5
DECT 6 is 1900 MHz,, not 6000 MHz..
I would have spent 8 dollars on batteries and kept the Vtechs.. That model has been around for a while and is pretty solid.. Panasonic's latest offerings are super cheap in many aspects compared to what they used to produce..
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Post by fancollector12 on Dec 31, 2016 1:38:11 GMT -5
Well whatever it is, I don't understand that technology  The batteries on the VTechs weren't the problem... the speakers were blown, the keypad didn't always respond, and the display characters started to fade out just like on 90s and early 00s SAABs that have the information display for the radio and things like that... it wasn't worth repairing. My only complaint with the Panasonics are that you can kinda hear your own voice through the earpiece when not on speakerphone when you're not talking to someone... I guess that's a quality issue like you mentioned... all in all though, it's hard to find a phone under $100 (we paid $99 at BJ's) with 5 handsets! I think we paid $120 or so for the VTech 6 or so years ago... |
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Post by Jordan U on Jan 4, 2017 22:46:37 GMT -5
Well whatever it is, I don't understand that technology The batteries on the VTechs weren't the problem... the speakers were blown, the keypad didn't always respond, and the display characters started to fade out just like on 90s and early 00s SAABs that have the information display for the radio and things like that... it wasn't worth repairing. My only complaint with the Panasonics are that you can kinda hear your own voice through the earpiece when not on speakerphone when you're not talking to someone... I guess that's a quality issue like you mentioned... all in all though, it's hard to find a phone under $100 (we paid $99 at BJ's) with 5 handsets! I think we paid $120 or so for the VTech 6 or so years ago...
On a real phone,, you should be able to monitor what you say in the earpiece.. I'm surprised it does that actually,, not many phones are made like that anymore..
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Post by fancollector12 on Jan 4, 2017 23:54:04 GMT -5
Yeah IDK I just feel it's a "cheaper" quality that the VTech didn't have... we weren't about to invest a bunch of money into all new batteries... I think the plug was messed up actually, so it was sensitive if you moved the phone a certain way while you were using it, so probably bad prongs.
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Post by Jordan U on Jan 5, 2017 17:36:06 GMT -5
Yeah IDK I just feel it's a "cheaper" quality that the VTech didn't have... we weren't about to invest a bunch of money into all new batteries... I think the plug was messed up actually, so it was sensitive if you moved the phone a certain way while you were using it, so probably bad prongs. |
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Post by fancollector12 on Jan 5, 2017 23:28:36 GMT -5
Don't the batteries cost that much just for one? It was just time to replace the phones anyways... if the phone were an older 1980s or 1990s or even early 2000s model (for example, my aunt and uncle have a late 1990s or early 2000s 900 MHz Uniden cordless model with caller ID on BOTH the base AND the handset and a base speakerphone, or we used to have an early 2000s 2-line Uniden cordless model with caller ID on the handset and a base speakerphone), then I'd consider repairing a broken one, but for this, it's not as worth it...
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Post by Jordan U on Jan 7, 2017 17:50:35 GMT -5
Don't the batteries cost that much just for one? It was just time to replace the phones anyways... if the phone were an older 1980s or 1990s or even early 2000s model (for example, my aunt and uncle have a late 1990s or early 2000s 900 MHz Uniden cordless model with caller ID on BOTH the base AND the handset and a base speakerphone, or we used to have an early 2000s 2-line Uniden cordless model with caller ID on the handset and a base speakerphone), then I'd consider repairing a broken one, but for this, it's not as worth it...
Those Uniden 900 MHz phones are solid,, if those ever get replaced I'd be happy to take them off your hands.. |
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Post by fancollector12 on Jan 8, 2017 2:10:38 GMT -5
The only one still in use is my aunt and uncle's set I don't think they'll be upgrading anytime soon but I'll let ya know.
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