colo phones

Thu Apr 4 18:25:19 PST 2002

Well, most Radio Shack phones are pretty damn annoying in their ring tone
and volume.  Look at something with the 2.whatever Ghz transmitters.  They
seem to go pretty far.  Just don't step in front of an operating microwave
with one, it receives mondo interference from the mickywave.  :)
As far as headset, there are many models that have one.  Try an earpiece
that goes in the ear?  I do know that the larger the speaker, the more
current that it requires to operate efficiently so a large cup covering the
ear may not be an option.  Nothing stops you from modifying a set of over
the ear protectors to cover what you need.  They will look a little silly
though.  Also consider getting a remote ring indicator so that if you aren't
around the base or handset, you can still see a flashing light or something.

Anyone else have any input?

Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Gross" <jgross at stimpy.net>
To: <baylisa at baylisa.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 5:25 PM
Subject: colo phones

> Does anyone have a favorite phone they use in their colo? I have a crappy
> cordless phone that doesn't have good range and is difficult to hear due
to
> nose.
>
> I have a couple of requirements that I'm having trouble filling:
>
> - It must be cordless
> - Relatively unaffected by EMI and can go at least 25 ft while surrounded
by
>   computers
> - Must have a headset jack
> - Rings really loudly (or can be set to do so)
> - Can be used in a noisy enviornment (cupped earpiece, volume control,
noise
>   canceling, etc)
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Joe
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