Pocket Size Phones Available? I am looking for a phone my elderly father can drop in his pocket and forget about until he needs it. The individual phone size and weight is not given in descriptions, and not many people comment about size or pocketability. Any suggestions? I prefer the DECT phones but not stuck on them. Just need 100' of range or so.Thanks in advance! Pocket Size Phones Available? I am looking for a phone my elderly father can drop in his pocket and forget about until he needs it. The individual phone size and weight is not given in... » Read More Pocket Size Phones Available? I am looking for a phone my elderly father can drop in his pocket and forget about until he needs it. The individual phone size and weight is not given in descriptions, and not many people comment about size or pocketability. Any suggestions? I prefer the DECT phones but not stuck on them. Just need 100' of range or so.Thanks in advance! « Show Less
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i too had 1 of the Uniden Pocket sized 2.4 Ghz 'hands-free' phones and i loved it!! sadly a new puppy chewed the 'dialer' part up once night and it had to be trashed. Uniden, hear our pleas!! Bring back the SKU: truc56 !!!
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Although I am unsure of the size, I can fit them in my pocket without the top sticking out and have extra room in my poxket.
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This was a great phone that is no longer available. I keep writing to Uniden hoping they will remake them. It was the size of a credit card and came with a headset. I still use my old one, the numbers can't be read and it's taped together. I will hate to see this friend pass on. Maybe if enough of us bugged Uniden they would reconsider.Uniden Pocket Size 2.4 GHz DSS Mini Headset Cordless Phone
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I've also found that the sound quality (for both parties) in this current generation of phones is not as good as my old digital 900 MHz AT&T cordless. I've tried (and returned) 4 phones (Panasonic DECT, Uniden DECT, Philips DECT, Uniden 5.8GHz) because either the clarity was low, or the maximum volume was too soft. The Panasonic DECT came the closest to perfection, but the low earpiece volume and harsh tone of the caller's voice broke the deal for me. I've found that trying a different phone jack in the house can help. I've decided to buy a new battery for my old phone and wait for the next generation. I'm just baffled at all the stellar reviews of these new phones... even CnsmRpts states that the sound quality of digital is less than analog phones nowdays.
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Funny you mention it. I've read a few people stating so, not many though. I think people are more worried about hearing others, not others hearing them. However, this is the key feature I'm looking for. I'm trying to replace my Panasonic KX-TG2730, which my Dad can't hear me on at all. I thought he was going deaf, until a house guest called me at work from my phone and I realized it's been my phone the whole time. I have numerous other people asking me to speak up too. I would like this phone, it's got excellent reviews, but I'm going to do a little more research first.
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Don't have it in front of me, but it is like the size of those old Nokia bar phones, I usually carry in my front pocket & it is very light. I really like it. Good luck .
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The phone can be answered by either the touch screen on the front or open up and hit OK button to answer. If your Dad is anything like my mom I probably would not recommend this phone as the touch screen locks itself to prevent butt dialing and so you have to unlock before you can answer it. If you open up the phone to answer you can set it to automatically be on speaker which is great for anyone with hearing aids. I love the keyboard for texting which is the main reason I've held out so long in upgrading to the new tech savvy phones.
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I'm in the USA right now and the phone in question is at my house in Costa Rica. But yes it is a full-size phone as they were years ago. It's very basic and works even when the power is off. The keys don't "click" so there is no feedback. I have been used to a speaker phone , but again this is very basic and works well. Guessing I'd say it was near 10 inches from top to bottom. This phone will work forever. It's a great backup phone, however, I use it as my primary phone.
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Goes anyone know of a good "stand-alone" (as in NOT with a telephone) PDA?If so. PLEASE let me know. Thanks.
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I agree! I also use voicemail & wont be using the answerg machine on phn. I want a speakerphone on handset & base unit. Can additional handsets be purchased to expand the unit?
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I think the phone you choose is the ans. to that. I bought a Vtech which had a base phone and a hand held. In my case it works well. At least as well as a cell phone.
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I wish I could help you. I think being able to ask questions of someone who already uses a particular product is great. Unfortunately I no longer have or use this product. I remember really liking it. I bought another phone that allowed me to sync with my cell phone and have my cell calls ring on my home phone. Sounded great but had issues so I disabled that feature. It's been a while but I think another issue I ran into was this phone stopped holding a charge and replacing the battery was expensive. Good luck getting your question answered.
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I bought this phone for my 96 yr old grandfather. He is able to use it easily and I think the buttons are bigger than most phones. I have used the phone to answer calls for him and I too think it's a great phone for the money.
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I am not quite following you. In any case this phone is quite too old and not the best option as a smart phone. Try better a Samsung Huawei or LG. You will find some that are cheap and at the same time quite reliable.
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Thanks, John. Now if only I had pockets big enough both to purchase the S5 IS *and* to hold its bulk. :-/ So I guess I'm still wondering: Just what the heck IS the reason none of the pocket-size digi-cams seem to allow zooming in video mode? Too expensive? Too noisy? Simply not possible due to some technical constraint? If anyone has a good answer, I'd still like to know. Thanks for the good discussion so far...
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Michael is correct. You can chose the cord length of your choice for both the handset and the phone itself. When I bought my phone, I also purchased a longer coiled cord for the handset. Great phone.
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Smaller than current smart phones. The think I liked most about this HTC, is it fit in your shirt or front pocket. The new HTC will not, not much larger the new one. But still to big now. You would like this phone, I used it for 5 years. Still have two new ones in my desk as back ups. Good phone, still a lot of apps available for it.
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You don't even need to take it to Verizon. You can literally handle it all over the phone. My dad is 70 and I got him this phone. It's extremely durable and the speaker seems pretty loud. He texts me also using it so the keys are a decent size and they have a bit of a raise to them. Anyway hope that helps.
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I've been searching like crazy for a stand-alone PDA. I'm so happy to find that I'm not the only one that just wants a PDA not a cell phone. I haven't finished reading all the post but I'm hoping someone found one. Do I hear a niche marketing area calling here.