Home Phones & DECT Technology
Gone are the days of Bakelite phones sitting dormant in the hallway. Home phones have come a long way, becoming an extension of your personality, and with rapid advances in technology providing us with practical and labour saving features and functions, they are fast becoming an integral part of our home lives.
DECT cordless phones are allowing people to move freely in their home, unlike with traditional corded phones, everything does not come to a stop because you’re on the phone.
But what is DECT technology?
Technically, the term DECT specifies a means for a portable unit to access a fixed telecoms network. Connection to the fixed network (in other words the phone line) is done through a base station which is technically known as a ‘radio fixed part’ and this terminates a radio link. The cordless handset then talks to the base station through radio wave technology, offering you up to 50 meters of wireless roaming from the base station in typical indoor conditions. Ususally the base station is connected to the Public Switched Telephone Network (or PSTN) however, connectivity to newer technologies such as Voice over IP (VoIP) is now available.
Other terms you may hear of in relation to DECT cordless phones is GAP. GAP (Generic Access Profile) is a feature that most DECT cordless phones have and it basically means that multiple handsets can be registered to one base station and one phone line. Additional handsets are usually supplied with their own charging station rather than a base station and do not require additional telephone sockets.
Walk and Talk - Hey, even Men can do it now!
When this technology is put into use in a home enviroment it offers an indespensable level of freedom. Calls can be made and taken anywhere in the home, upstairs, downstairs, even in the garden. You can simultaneously walk and talk on the phone and with the release of DECT wireless headset that register directly to the DECT phone, you can also have both hands free to do anything from preparing a meal to painting a wall, all whilst on the phone.
Taking advantage of GAP technology, you can have multiple handsets throughout your home. Up to six handsets can normally be registered to one base station, meaning you can have a phone handset in every room in the house!. Calls between handsets can be transfered, if the calls not for you pass it on. You can also intercom between handsets.
Designed to Keep you Moving
Specification varies greatly between makes and models, from feature packed state of the art sets to more basic sets. Technology has definately moved on, DECT home phones are no longer large, cumbersome things that hiss and crackle. The new generation of DECT phones have crystal clear clarity, larger cordless ranges and are compact and discreet - if you want them to be. You are now offered DECT cordless home phones in a myriad of shapes and colours to match your home and your personality. From state of the art phones with polished mirrored finishes and sleek lines to child friendly rubberised and splash resistant models than can withstand being dropped.
You can personalise many of the current models to suit your needs, as some have colour LCD screens with a choice of wallpapers and screen savers and the choice of a host of polyphonic ringtones. Choose between models with digital answer machines, caller display and handy SIM card readers that take the hassle out of loading numerous names and numbers into your DECT phones directory by automatically transfering them across from your mobile phones’ SIM card. Even SMS text messaging is available on many current phone models.
All these features and many more life enhancing features you can find on todays DECT home phones. They are features no longer exclusive to the likes of Nokia and costly system phones you would find in the workplace, they are now available to everyone, in their home.
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