07-16-2005, 08:41 AM
According to this website,
900 MHz - Not great clarity, plus you might overhear your neighbor's phone conversations if they have a 900 mhz phone. Also easier to pick up on phone scanners.
2.4 GHz- Better clarity, but interferes with wLAN and you can't talk and use the microwave at the same time
5.8 GHz - No wLAN interference, expensive
I got an entry-level 5.8 uniden phone about a year ago when my 2.4 GHz panasonic died. I think I went through a couple of the 2.4 GHz panasonics in a couple of years. They were fine, but when they started dying, both started doing odd things. It wasn't as simple as working or not working- they would have strange problems to the point where I could sometimes use the phone, but could never count on it. I remember the slow death of the last one as being particularly bizarre, but now of course I can't remember any of the specifics.
I had a bit of sticker shock at the 5.8 GHz phone prices, but since we have a wireless network here 2.4 really wasn't an option for us. I have been really happy with the uniden phone in the past year, though.
900 MHz - Not great clarity, plus you might overhear your neighbor's phone conversations if they have a 900 mhz phone. Also easier to pick up on phone scanners.
2.4 GHz- Better clarity, but interferes with wLAN and you can't talk and use the microwave at the same time
5.8 GHz - No wLAN interference, expensive
I got an entry-level 5.8 uniden phone about a year ago when my 2.4 GHz panasonic died. I think I went through a couple of the 2.4 GHz panasonics in a couple of years. They were fine, but when they started dying, both started doing odd things. It wasn't as simple as working or not working- they would have strange problems to the point where I could sometimes use the phone, but could never count on it. I remember the slow death of the last one as being particularly bizarre, but now of course I can't remember any of the specifics.
I had a bit of sticker shock at the 5.8 GHz phone prices, but since we have a wireless network here 2.4 really wasn't an option for us. I have been really happy with the uniden phone in the past year, though.
Why can't we all just get along
--Pete
--Pete