(Part 2) Best landline phones according to redditors
We found 128 Reddit comments discussing the best landline phones. We ranked the 77 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
Something you need to realize with that, those are both third party sellers.
You want something sold by amazon.
A better example would be:
Third party sellers are allowed to set their prices to whatever they want. They can set it to 1M if they want, it might not sell, but it might.
Was it really rotary, or just looked like one? I've seen some corded phones that replace the actual rotary device with a wheel of touch-tone buttons.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010N403SQ
This new-ish Panasonic cordless phone does exact what you want. Panasonic KXTGH263B Dect 6.0 3 Digital Cordless Handset We have it at home and use it exactly like you describe above. It shows whose cell phone is ringing and will also show when texts arrive.
How about something like this
Also has very high audio amplification + dial by picture capability
When you say he has "access to wifi", do you mean he has an internet connection and a wifi router? If so, something like an OBi 200 will let him use his landline phone with a variety of VOIP services. http://smile.amazon.com/OBi200-VoIP-Phone-Adapter-T-38/dp/B00BUV7C9A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458233626&sr=8-1
Alternately, you could get a cordless phone with Bluetooth capabilities, and connect it to whatever cheap-o cell phone you can get. Something like this would do. http://smile.amazon.com/VTech-DS6511-2-Expandable-Cordless-Bluetooth/dp/B00IIMRITS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458233492&sr=8-1&keywords=bluetooth+cordless+phone
Yes you can. IF you want to use the existing jacks, u/totally_rocks has an interesting idea from within this thread.- permalink here
If you have a phone similar to this one you just need to plug in the main base unit into the ooma unit and then the other 3 phones will also work.
Yo mandé traer este para mis papás. Debe estar llegando en esta semana. Por las opiniones parece lo mejorcito que tiene Panasonic en este momento, y estéticamente me pareció el menos feo.
Lo paila es que al parecer el teléfono base deja de funcionar cuando se va la luz, y habría que mantenerlo con baterías recargables.
Still got these Motorola home phones, near-mint condition. Only used a couple times.
$50 OBO.
BW 2.4'' Wireless Quadband GSM Classic Desk Telephone Telephone handset for Business or Family (Especially for Older Folk) - Black https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01HTEEE9W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_X8NkDbETFGBYD
Maybe this one?
For my landline that I keep around, I use CallCentric with a Siemens Gigaset phone and I'd STRONGLY recommend it. In college I used this setup for a landline and it worked fantastic.
https://www.amazon.com/Gigaset-GIGASET-C530IP-Cordless-Expandable-Landline/dp/B014A781GS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1465944605&sr=8-4&keywords=Siemens+Gigaset
Not the exact phone I have though.
I haven't had issues with Callcentric, but I will note that I have been trialing voip.ms. Unfortunately they don't auto-bill like CallCentric so it's annoying to fill my account up every few months, but they've been stable, too.
I got my dad one of these pendant's.
Basically, you can program up to 4 phone numbers for it to call once the button on the pendant is pressed. You can also program it to call "911" (which you can turn off). When it calls the first number, it asks the person answering to press "7" to continue. This is to make sure it hasn't reached an answering machine. If no one answers or doesn't press "7", then it will call the next number.
Once they press the pendent button and the call is made, they can speak to and hear the other party directly from the pendant.
If you'd rather get an e-mail/text rather than a call, you can get a cheap VOIP (Voice over IP) telephone number and program the pendant to call the VOIP number. Then you program the VOIP to send a text or e-mail upon receiving any calls to that number. Well, you don't "program" anything, you just check a few boxes in the VOIP set-up menu system offered by your VOIP provider.
A VOIP phone number can be as cheap as $1.00/month. Take a look at Callcentric or VOIP.ms.
Good luck!
Are you technical? have the patience for a DIY method?
PBX (voip) system:
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Here's a guide on configuring a PBX system:
FreePBX tutorial
Here's how to install FreePBX on a raspberry pi ($35 device, supposed to be able to handle ~5 active callers):
FreePBX Raspberry Pi install video
RasPBX site <-- (os in video above)
From their FAQ:
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>What is the performance of Asterisk running on the Raspberry Pi?
>In a typical setup with RasPBX, 10 concurrent calls are possible on a Pi 1. This is also the case for conferences, meaning 10 participants can join a conference. More than 10 calls do work, but audio quality decreases considerably with every additional call.
Voip phones:
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Here's the affordable phone I use (works great):
Yealink T21P
^ !!!! YOU NEED TO BUY THE ADAPTER SEPARATE OR HAVE A SWITCH THAT HAS POE (Power over ethernet, 802.1at [PoE] or 802.1af [PoE+] will work for this phone). Plenty of cheap switches on amazon or you can get a PoE injector.
Just google / youtube Yealink for other models. There are more feature rich, depending on what you need.
VOIP Provider:
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I use voip.ms (I'm in Toronto, Canada). But they have servers throughout US. You might find a better wholesale voip provider, just do some research. I can tell you that $25 deposit on voip.ms goes a long way.
Voip MS Wiki
QoS:
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Quality of Service is what gurantees a certain quality (priority and or bandwidth reservation) for your VoIP (or other traffic). So people watching the NHL playoffs will not screw with your calls and make you sound robotic :]
Get a router like this:
Ubiquiti Edgerouter-X
Here's a guide to setup QoS
EdgeOS QoS <-- (this works with FreePBX / voip.ms by default. May you will have to tweak the dscp values for another pbx / provider)
EdgeOS (Edgerouter operating system) has zero licensing fees and an extremely low cost of ownership. Also has an easy wizard these days (and a decent gui) to get started quick. Running it for my network/VoIP setup and a couple of my clients flawlessly.
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If you found any of this useful be sure to thank Chris Sherwood (Crosstalk Solutions) on youtube, the creators of RasPBX and feel free to join the guys & gals on the ubiquiti community forums.
I personally do not consult for remote clients but you could reach out to Chris and he may take you on as a client. He's been doing VoIP for a long time.
Feel free to reply here if you have any questions / comments.
cheapest solution, is a wired headset
https://smile.amazon.com/Telephone-Cancelling-Microphone-Earphone-Headphone/dp/B01BAJ3VOQ?sa-no-redirect=1
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no promises but I think I've got something workable and cheap, unfortunately you'll probably need your Bluetooth headset connected 24/7 & you'll need to wire a switch to pick up and disconnect the line. You can determine if that is worth the trouble.
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https://www.headsetbuddy.com/3-5mm-headphone-to-rj9-rj10-rj22-phone-adapter/
https://smile.amazon.com/TaoTronics-Bluetooth-Transmitter-Connected-Transmission/dp/B074QLB1Y7?sa-no-redirect=1 (you'll have to check around to make sure your transceiver will work with your mic
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This phone will pair a bluetooth headset
https://smile.amazon.com/Panasonic-KX-TG9581B-Link2Cell-DECT_6-0-1-Handset/dp/B00NCUVOAK?sa-no-redirect=1
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Really? Because this $8 hamburger phone has a mute function.
Edit: As does this $4 phone which is literally the cheapest I could find.
Well thing is, land lines are still being regularly made, even classic style ones, here is an example: https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Wood-Rotary-Design-Landline/dp/B00GINP6WA/ref=sxin_2_ac_d_rm?ac_md=0-0-cm90YXJ5IHBob25l-ac_d_rm&keywords=rotary+phone&pd_rd_i=B00GINP6WA&pd_rd_r=01682885-c2b3-4559-ae29-f808be04347e&pd_rd_w=z7uF7&pd_rd_wg=SvYZv&pf_rd_p=2938a786-9bec-4d37-8c06-456e3edce5d1&pf_rd_r=06E9M7AGVXG15VZARWJ0&psc=1&qid=1569783467&s=gateway
> so the 2g still exists by, for how Much longer?
They plan to reduce GSM to the minimum this year and retire it for consumers by 2020 (they will keep it longer for legacy M2M services). 3G is also going away by 2020.
If you want to future proof your setup hook a spare phone to power and pair it with a bluetooth equivalent of old school phone.
EDIT: by the way, AT&T is shutting down 2G this year.
I have had the LineLink for a few months now and I always get HD voice. I'm using this phone
There are two models, one is just a bluetooth accessory and the other can either be used as a bluetooth accessory or you can put a SIM in it. They are much thinner than the Dynatac and look more like a cordless phone to me. They aren't the same tech.
Edit: accessory | standalone phone
Wait. Lets back up. You say "instead of paying for expensive landline PHONES why not use a smartphone." (emphasis mine).
So you mean to tell me that your issue here is that the PHONE itself is the "expensive" component in your setup? Not the phone service? And your contention is that a smartphone + some other wireless device to make the smartphone do what it wasn't designed to do and connect up to an oldstyle copper POTS line is somehow gonna be cheaper than just buying a landline phone made specifically for that purpose?
Here's a 2-pack of wireless POTS phones for $55:
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-KX-TGE232B-dect_6-0-2-Handset-Telephone/dp/B00IWE0CYU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1425243243&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=landline+wireless+phone
I found that without even trying and those are new. Because landline phones are basically a dead technology, you can go into the electronics section of any second hand or thrift store in America and pick up a wireless phone setup for less than $20.
"The internet" is relevant in this specific case because there are a bunch of services that allow you connect up the POTS system in America over the internet for free. First one that comes to mind is Google Hangouts / Google Voice. After you set up a Google Voice phone # (which is free), you are able to make & receive calls from Google Hangouts running on a computer or Android device. Costs nothing to set up and costs $0.00/minute to make & receive calls in North America. Does not require any sort of phone line, land or otherwise. Google Voice also does a bunch of other nice stuff, but in this particular case its a nice way to take an extra Android device and turn it into a usable telephone device for free. It'll work as long as the device is on the internet. Some of my savvy-but-poor friends who don't have mobile data use this method with phones & tablets and just hop from WiFi network to WiFi network, since in the city there is now pretty good WiFi coverage for free.