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Long range cordless phones >> 74+ miles
I have noticed a flood of so called "Long range" cordless phones on eBay this month for less than £40 (plus shipping from Germany).
With a coverage of "up to" 120km or 74 miles which of course is a clear line of sight etc etc. - I was wondering if these are legal in the UK? Transmission power is 5 Watts and you need a discone aerial on your roof. Anyone know
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I know ones a few years back that had a 100 - 120KM range used to run over AM, those were illegal to use in the UK, haven't looked at them recently.
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Legalities aside, would they even work on UK exchanges?
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Can't see any reason why they wouldn't. Though unless they had the right impedance you might have some small problems with the quality of the sound, however many phones are able to adjust to the correct impedance the various systems use.
The UK uses: 370+620||310nF |
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the world will hear your calls even on the ships at sea
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It's good to talk.
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The FCC weren't too impressed with the sellers (not the ebay people) of the product see this http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_publi...-05-1622A1.pdf
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The phones should work when plugged into the phone line in your house. You may need a converter plug however.
The base station transmits between 146-147Mhz (Just outside the UK 2M ham band and right inside the USA 2M ham band) & 229-230Mhz. They will be illegal in many countries including the UK. I see they are offering Mobile phone & WIFI Bluetooth jammers as well! |
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I remember Sainsburys installed molbile phone jammers at one time in all all their stores
They soon went though! Public pressure? Or the fact that their computerised hand scanners did not work... I wonder?
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I remember Sainsburys installed molbile phone jammers at one time in all all their stores
They soon went though! Public pressure? Or the fact that their computerised hand scanners did not work... I wonder?http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/i...mmers/#content |
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I just come back from sweden and they have jammers in the opera house
![]() On the trains the mobile networks have mini transmitters so imagine a train in the UK only 40 times worse |
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Originally Posted by ukweatherguide
I have noticed a flood of so called "Long range" cordless phones on eBay this month for less than £40 (plus shipping from Germany).
With a coverage of "up to" 120km or 74 miles which of course is a clear line of sight etc etc. - I was wondering if these are legal in the UK? Transmission power is 5 Watts and you need a discone aerial on your roof. Anyone know ![]() |
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With a mobile you have to pay rip-off prices for phone calls.
With a landline you can get free calls or cheap calls. With VoIP you can get free calls and no monthly fee. |
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With a mobile you have to pay rip-off prices for phone calls.
With a landline you can get free calls or cheap calls. With VoIP you can get free calls and no monthly fee.
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SO you want a 74 mile VOIP compatible cordless phone! Nice one!
![]() The cordless phone doesn't need to be 'VoIP compatible', it just needs to be a cordless phone, and plugged into an ATA. But yes it would be nice to have a 74mile range cordless phone, working through VoIP. |
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Originally Posted by digimon900
I remember Sainsburys installed molbile phone jammers at one time in all all their stores
They soon went though! Public pressure? |
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Probably because hubby kept coming back with the wrong size of nappy.
I looked after my baby all by myself from the day he was born and I never got him the wrong size of nappy. Quote:
Originally Posted by BexTech
plugged into an ATA.
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I looked after my baby all by myself from the day he was born and I never got him the wrong size of nappy.
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Analogue Telephone Adaptor, it allows you to use a standard corded/cordless phone with VoIP.
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Please don't take it personally. Just that it is the single most common complaint I get from the people I deliver supermarket groceries too.
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Dont be mean!
I looked after my baby all by myself from the day he was born and I never got him the wrong size of nappy. You're not the only on, never once have I got the wrong size nappies, their mother wouldn't have a clue, but then when you are lucky if you get to see her once every 6 months, it's not surprising. |
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Originally Posted by BexTech
Well they ain't gonna admit they can't use a PC properly are they?
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Please don't take it personally. Just that it is the single most common complaint I get from the people I deliver supermarket groceries too.
I happen to be against disposable nappies anyway and never used them on my son. I was on TV with my son when he was a few weeks old promoting the availability of modern cotton nappies and laundry services, versus the environmental consequences of using disposables. We went on ITV This Morning Programme as well where my son modelled different types of cotton nappy. Quote:
Originally Posted by BexTech
You're not the only on, never once have I got the wrong size nappies, their mother wouldn't have a clue, but then when you are lucky if you get to see her once every 6 months, it's not surprising.
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Who? The pickers wandering around the supermarket getting in the way of the shoppers or the baby-jugglers?
![]() I was thinking of the baby-jugglers, but it could also be the order pickers. |
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You got twins? Or two of different ages? Quote:
Originally Posted by digimon900
I happen to be against disposable nappies anyway and never used them on my son. I was on TV with my son when he was a few weeks old promoting the availability of modern cotton nappies and laundry services, versus the environmental consequences of using disposables. We went on ITV This Morning Programme as well where my son modelled different types of cotton nappy. |
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They soon went though! Public pressure? Or the fact that their computerised hand scanners did not work... I wonder?