Does the talk feature work both ways? I'm considering this for a child who would need to be able to communicate back, not just parent to child.
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Funny you ask that, the first time I talked to my husband he wasn't sure how to talk back. It made me laugh cause its a monitor after all you can hear everything, all the kid has to do is speak. You just have to hold the talk button on your end when you speak.
929198
This was a gift for our son and daughter-in-law and one of the features they were looking for was 2 way as well.It is extremely clear and has one of the longest ranges on the market.
929199
Yes, of course. The monitor transmit audio from the child to the control unit. And when the parent holds the TALK button on the control unit, it transmits audio to the monitor unit.
929200
All you have to do is hit the talk button and they can hear you. And they just talk. It's a baby monitor. Lol. Great monitor by the way for the money.
929201
Yes, if the transmitter(the part with antenna) is in the child's room it will pick up his voice. The receiver that you have has a button on the side that you push to talk back.
573265
There is a wire that attaches the two intercoms and the main one plugs into an outlet. Its like a baby monitor in that you can always hear what's going on on the secondary one, but you have a button you can push from the main intercom to speak to the secondary one. I use it with my kids because I can hear them and talk to them whenever necessary.
1032964
It is not voice activated. There is a button you press to activate the channel, once it's activated, you can talk on it like a telephone. If you have your device paired with an MP3/phone pressing the button will switch between that and the chat channel.
1259147
I have tried Skype only and it works well for my needs. We use it for an occasionally chat with my wife's family members currently in Europe as well as one of our close friends in Colorado that we don't get to visit often. Can't help with the Hangouts question as I've never looked into using that or set it up. Good luck to you, it is a great product and we're still raving about ours. We showed friends on Easter and it was a big hit.
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3 people can use at the same time,but only one can talk at the same time,the other 2 should listen.It is a good gift for child.We used it to coordinate three cars,when we traveling out.
1140888
The Jabra we have doesn't have that feature. Just an FYI, I have not had complaints from my husband as far as clearness in talking or hearing the other person talk clearly.
1354007
yes, you just push the side button and hold it down to talk.then release it to hear the other person talk.
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Great IDEA for a feature, but as far as I'm aware, the "baby unit" is always in the communication loop. However, as I think about this, it might be possible to lower the volume on the baby unit to the point it can't be heard in the nursery so the parents COULD talk on the other 2 units. It's late tonight, but I'll check this theory out for you sometime tomorrow & re-edit this answer so we'll know for sure. ***stay tuned*** ----------- Update 7/23/13: Checked for you this morning & unfortunately, the "baby" unit's LOWEST volume level is still audible. So, no, you can't communicate between the two "parent" units without the "baby" unit broadcasting the sound. Even though you can talk to one another, "baby" can always hear. Hope that helped you!
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I don't think this phone would be the best way for seniors to video chat with their children. Though I don't own an iPad I had a brief conversation with a very young nephew via Facetime. The little guy had no problem with it and it seemed very natural and easy. We love these phones at work but they are a bit much for non-techies.
1635513
Only if the two people are communicating via cell phone. It doesn't function as a Wilkie-Talkie.
1642309
Hello Tess, thanks for your inquiry. Yes, you can talk back and forth via this device, it's clear sounding and easy to use. The monitor is stationary, this is wired system, not wireless.
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Wondering if this worked for your child, or if you found something better? I am looking for a solution to the same problem with my son. Thanks!
1428834
These units are essentially 2 way radios. There is a simple procedure to allow them to recognize each other that is well documented in the instructions. After that, you just press a button to talk, and that's it.
2108144
The voice activation can only be used to answer a call. It cannot be used to initiate a call. You would have to use it in monitor mode which drains the battery rapidly. Also, if you parent tends to make sounds it can be a bit disturbing to be continuously listening to them.
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I cant say for sure, it took the kids age 6 and 7 a while to coordinate that you have to push to talk, and then release to hear someone else. Once they practiced for a while they got the hang of it though. However, it didn't take away from the fun they. The 3 year olds had as much fun just running around talking into it.
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No, you can have open 2-way communications. You have to each press the "speak" buttons to start this, and then you can converse without hitting any more buttons to transmit. Excellent device.
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You can use it as talk and text, but it also has optional data features ( never tried the data features though).