I am guessing I need t buy 2 base units to talk room to room. It looks like the intercom as advertised in Amazon is a single piece and cannot talk anywhere without a second unit. So, will two base units talk to each other? I am guessing I need t buy 2 base units to talk room to room. It looks like the intercom as advertised in Amazon is a single piece and cannot talk anywhere without a second unit. So, will two base... » Read More I am guessing I need t buy 2 base units to talk room to room. It looks like the intercom as advertised in Amazon is a single piece and cannot talk anywhere without a second unit. So, will two base units talk to each other? « Show Less
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Yes, you need two or more of these. These are especially good for house to house since they transmit and receive a relatively long distance. Regular so-called wireless intercoms depend on the house electrical wiring and do not often work if the units are in different houses. Remember, since these transmit over the air, your communication can be monitored by others who use the same channels within a few miles.
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Multiple people in the household can share in one "outside" conversation - one on each handset at the same time. You can't dial another number e. g., call a second party from a second handset while someone is talking on the first handset to the original party. You would have to have two separate telephone lines with two separate base telephone units - one connected to each of the two separate lines - in order to conduct two independent conversations at the same time. I hope I haven't created confusion!
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I don't know. Not sure why you would need a 2nd base unit. I use one with 5 cordless handsets and 2 cellphones.
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You have to buy the distribution module to go along the intercom units. I bought the kit that included 4 selective intercom units. I had my home wired with CAT6 to each intercom unit, and it has been a great system. The module supports 8 total, and I have 7 running at my home. Here is a link to distribution module or the kit that includes everything you need (other than the CAT5 or CAT6) to get it hooked up. Intercom Module http://www.amazon.com/On-Q-IC5001-Intercom-Distribution-Module/dp/B001874ECE/ref=pd_bxgy_hi_img_y - Module http://www.amazon.com/Legrand-PW1030-24VDC-Power-Supply/dp/B001BAZY18/ref=pd_bxgy_hi_img_y - Module Cord Intercom Module Plus 4 Intercom Units Kit http://www.amazon.com/Legrand-IC5400WH-Selective-Intercom-4Location/dp/B00186Z1FY/ref=pd_cp_hi_0
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You can call any of the handsets from other rooms and talk to each other on the intercom setting. I love these phones they work great and serve my purpose very well. They are clear and I have no problems with them. I bought them for a voip phone setup in my house I needed 3 wireless phones and these are the best ones I found for the price and they work GREAT!
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No, one of them is used as the base the main intercom. Directions explain how to program them
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Good question. I've never used the "intercom" -- I use the speaker, is that what you mean? If using the speaker, it is very easy and quick - just one button, clearly labeled. Sorry if this does not answer your question.
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If you look at the Sena website (http://senabluetooth.com), it subtly shows the SMH5 units offer multi-pair intercoms with up to 4 people. This means 2 people out of the 4 can connect and talk at the same time. If you have 4 people using SMH5's, there is a process by using the dial on the headset to choose which person you want to talk to in the group. Also from the website, note for the SMH10 headsets, it states a full conference intercom is available allowing one person to talk to the entire group. Likewise, you can also choose to only talk with one person if desired. I hope this provides some clarity.
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We have two sets: The base units are in two different rooms. We frequently use both headsets at the same time in the same room. The reason: Infrared comes from the front of the unit; it doesn't CARE how many Infrared detectors there are in the room at the same time.
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You can connect 6 intercoms but you can only talk to one at the time, you can't do any type of conference call if that is what you mean
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Yes, this is exactly how we use this. You push the talk button and can speak into the room where the other unit is placed. One challenge- if your kids have headphones on, they may not hear you. There is also a cAll button that is a ringer to help get there attention before you speak. Great device!
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Yes. you set them up each with number 1-6 you choose a unit number to talk to. Example: you have Unit on channel 1. the other 5 units will be channels 2-6 and each can be in a different room. To work, on YOUR unit choose the channel you want to talk to (Ex: press ch.5). you talk back and forth on ch. 5. If you want to page ALL units, all of the units must be on the SAME channel. ALL Units must be on ch.1 for them all to hear you at the same time. Basically, you can only broadcast on one channel at a time. I am pleased with the units. I use them at work.
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I don't know for sure. They have one sending unit and two monitors that you can purchase. I think what you want is two sending units (microphones) and either one or two receivers (speakers). They have several channels on which they can broadcast so I think it should work with two units. Each unit would have to be broadcasting on different channels. Changing channels on the receiver is as simple as pressing the up arrow. It is also simple on the sending unit. I think it will work, but I haven't tried monitoring two rooms.
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You can always buy 2 or they have a 4 channel 4 unit version. Just go to their storefront in Amazon.
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I should have read the information here instead of just a click from a non-Amazon recommendation. You positively MUST use two of these. Diagram was included in package, not on this site :( But First One connects into two Ethernet Jacks on your modem and then into a single Ethernet cable to location where you want two Ethernet's. Connect Second One to this Ethernet and then two Ethernet cables to the two jacks of Second Unit.I have just one and absolutely nothing is fed from either output Jack when connected to my WiFi Ethernet Adapter.Now I know what I need is an Ethernet Switch!Can't even ask for return as it's my fault for not looking at all the information here! I should have read the information here instead of just a click from a non-Amazon recommendation. You positively MUST use two of these. Diagram was included in package, not on this site :( But First One connects into two Ethernet Jacks on your modem and then into a single Ethernet cable to location where you want two Ethernet's. Connect Second One to this Ethernet and then two Ethernet cables to the two jacks of Second Unit.I have just one and absolutely nothing is fed from either output Jack when connected to my WiFi Ethernet Adapter.Now I know what I need is an... » Read More I should have read the information here instead of just a click from a non-Amazon recommendation. You positively MUST use two of these. Diagram was included in package, not on this site :( But First One connects into two Ethernet Jacks on your modem and then into a single Ethernet cable to location where you want two Ethernet's. Connect Second One to this Ethernet and then two Ethernet cables to the two jacks of Second Unit.I have just one and absolutely nothing is fed from either output Jack when connected to my WiFi Ethernet Adapter.Now I know what I need is an Ethernet Switch!Can't even ask for return as it's my fault for not looking at all the information here! « Show Less
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I believe that the asker is inquiring if a speaker can be purchase without another transmitter and remote control. Hopefully it would cost less than a complete system. I haven't found one yet but I would be interested. I also feel that the system is misrepresented as "stereo". With only a single load speaker in the cabinet, the system can't truly reproduce stereo sound unless another unit is purchased.
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The answer is you can do HALF of that. You can have up to 4 base stations on one Internet connection to one house. But if you want to have two handsets with a separate Skype account on each handset, you must have two base stations. This was exactly my question because my wife and I each have our own Skype account and we wanted to use a cordless handset without having to turn on our computers to make a Skype call. The solution is you buy two base units and two handset -- actually 2 of the VOIP841 product because each comes with one base and one handset. I can tell you after having these two VOIP841 phones for about a week that it works really well and the set up for two Skype accounts was easy. I thought I would have to configure something to get it to work. Not at all. The instructions say to connect the bases to your Internet connection and landline and power, then power up the handsets. I guess Philips designed this system for this situation because by default each handset seeks its own base. Presumably if I turned off one base and reset the orphan handset it would seek and connect itself to the remaining base, but I have not tried this. (But then both handsets would be on a single Skype account.) Each base provides its own website where you can go and change settings and check status. It is actually in the base that the Skype account info resides, not in the handset. I really recommend this phone! I have a SkypeIn number, and it is nice to take and make calls through Skype on a cordless and leave the computer turned off. I haven't tried to see how far the cordless range is, but it works anywhere I take it, inside or out. Also, we are frequently on two Skype calls at once, using each of our handsets, and we notice no degradation or impact on our calls. But then again, we have a high capacity broadband connection -- 5mb down, 650kb up. Good luck! :)