How is "range" determined? Does carrying around a cordless handset extend range or are you limited to the base? Thank you!
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I didn't have both - no cordless hand set, but I can't imagine that the range would be affected very much by having two "receiver" devices in close range of each other. Some of the phones have repeaters available if range is going to be a problem for you - - - they would definitely extend the range .
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I have found mine to not work after about 8-10 feet away. I push the button at about 8 feet away and its unlocked before I get there. Its hard telling how old the batteries are that came with it, it may have more range with new batteries.
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Actually J Ingraham is not exactly correct. If the phone is paired with a cellphone, you can dial a number from the cordless phone and press the "cell" key, and the number gets dialed over the cellular connection. This is very useful if you don't have long distance on your landline, because you can dial from any cordless extension and use your unlimited cell calling minutes for the call. Just be sure not to dial 1 for long distance, in case you accidentally press the "call" key instead of the "cell" key to make the call. Of course this trick only works whil you have a paired cellphone connected. Actually J Ingraham is not exactly correct. If the phone is paired with a cellphone, you can dial a number from the cordless phone and press the "cell" key, and the number gets dialed over the cellular connection. This is very useful if you don't have long distance on your landline, because you can dial from any cordless extension and use your unlimited cell calling minutes for the call. Just be sure not to dial 1 for long distance, in case you accidentally press the "call" key instead of the "cell" key to make the call. Of course this trick only works whil you... » Read More Actually J Ingraham is not exactly correct. If the phone is paired with a cellphone, you can dial a number from the cordless phone and press the "cell" key, and the number gets dialed over the cellular connection. This is very useful if you don't have long distance on your landline, because you can dial from any cordless extension and use your unlimited cell calling minutes for the call. Just be sure not to dial 1 for long distance, in case you accidentally press the "call" key instead of the "cell" key to make the call. Of course this trick only works whil you have a paired cellphone connected. « Show Less
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I don't know; I'm bad with distance but my parents house is passive solar and none of the portable phones seem to have problems with getting a signal from the base.
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Miles??!!!!??!!! This is a cordless house phone not a short wave radio. Ask Panasonic, but I fear their answer will be the same as mine.
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As long as you have the power to plug the unit in (use the extension cord), I believe you can extend the range very far because this unit is not dependent on blue tooth or anything else.
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I believe the Range Extender is designed to work with the native phone frequency. The Cell phone has to remain within 10 to 15 feet of the base unit or the voice transmission will be very intermittent
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My range is at times as much as 50 feet. Most of the time I can have the transmitting source at one end of my home and I can venture to a different room at the opposire end before the Knivio begins to lose contact. There are instances when the range is much less. My range is reduced when the transmitting source is inside and I step outside the home. Reception is lost when the separation is as little as 10 feet. Another instance is when my bathroom's tiled walls seperate reception from transmission. Even at less than 7 feet.
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Hi when the phone rings and the machine picks it up it will play the call so you can scan your calls. Has a dynamite call block feature too. Stop those pain in the butt 800 numbers. Reception is good all over the house and around the yard. Best cordless phones I have ever had and I have had at least 5 different v tech, a couple of GE and several other brands. You wont be disappointed.
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the farthest i have set up from the caller was about 30 yards. i havnt tested how far out it will reach. at the distance i set it at it does need direct line of sight from the remote to the caller or the caller wont respond to the commands.
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This is a cordless land line telephone with a bluetooth feature that allows you to link up to 2 cell phones (you can only use them one at a time, however).According to the operating manual (see page 18) this feature allows you to make or answer cellular calls using your land line. But bluetooth only works up to 30 feet so you have to have your cell phone close to the land line phone to use it. Unless you have places in you home where cell reception is very poor, I fail to see how this "link to cell feature" will be of much use. I have no use for it, myself. I use my cell phone independent of my land line phone This is a cordless land line telephone with a bluetooth feature that allows you to link up to 2 cell phones (you can only use them one at a time, however).According to the operating manual (see page 18) this feature allows you to make or answer cellular calls using your land line. But bluetooth only works up to 30 feet so you have to have your cell phone close to the land line phone to use it. Unless you have places in you home where cell reception is very poor, I fail to see how this "link to cell feature" will be of much use. I have no use for it, myself. I use my cell phone... » Read More This is a cordless land line telephone with a bluetooth feature that allows you to link up to 2 cell phones (you can only use them one at a time, however).According to the operating manual (see page 18) this feature allows you to make or answer cellular calls using your land line. But bluetooth only works up to 30 feet so you have to have your cell phone close to the land line phone to use it. Unless you have places in you home where cell reception is very poor, I fail to see how this "link to cell feature" will be of much use. I have no use for it, myself. I use my cell phone independent of my land line phone « Show Less
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I have taken my phone out to the greenhouse which is at least 120 feet from the base. I do not know what the range from my cell phone to the base would be. When I am home the cell phone is in the house with me. I do know that it will ring when my cell is in the kitchen and the base is in my bedroom, which is opposite ends of the house. Hope this helps.
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Maybe you're asking the wrong question. Bluetooth is intended to be used at close range - 10 to 15 feet or less. Since the PhoneLynx is to convert calls coming in on your cell phone to a jack where you can plug in your house phone, there's no need to separate your cellphone from the PhoneLynx by more than a few feet. If you want to answer your calls from other places around your house, plug the base unit of any cordless phone into PhoneLynx and use the cordless handset (or handsets) to answer the phone from where you are.
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We need to know the model of the base in order to answer your question. Many AT&T; cordless systems can be expanded with additional cordless handsets. Please provide your base model.
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The manual says 10 feet...but we've had our cell phone further than that. Generally Bluetooth range is 30'. Just leave your cell phone within range of the base unit. The base has lights indicating whether BT is connected - yellow for not, green for connected. Keep an eye on those lights, today the base light was yellow with the cell in range - somehow the BT was turned off on the Cell. Turned it on and the phones reconnected.
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Hi Dale, the instructions specify that it can only be used with telephones that do not have keys in the handset which I think would rule out cordless hand sets. Great product, worked flawlessly for me.