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A '''cordless phone''' consists of a [[headset]], [[handset]], [[base station]] | A '''cordless phone''' consists of a [[headset]], [[handset]], [[base station]] | ||
and [[power supply]]. The headset is typically connected to the handset via a 2.5 mm wired jack. The handset is usually a [[worn device]] capable of [[touchtone]] signals and low-quality [[voice]] that communications with the base station via some local radio frequency, which could eventually be [[Bluetooth]], but is more likely to be [[DECT]] specified. The base station communicates with a typical [[POTS]] "land line" wired network, but could also be boosting a signal from a [[Wireless Local Loop]]. ''Probably only [[DECT]] cordless phones can be fully integrated into [[healthy buying infrastructure]].'' | and [[power supply]]. The headset is typically connected to the handset via a 2.5 mm wired jack. The handset is usually a [[worn device]] capable of [[touchtone]] signals and low-quality [[voice]] that communications with the base station via some local radio frequency, which could eventually be [[Bluetooth]], but is more likely to be [[DECT]] specified. The base station communicates with a typical [[POTS]] "land line" wired network, but could also be boosting a signal from a [[Wireless Local Loop]]. | ||
''Probably only [[DECT]] or [[802.11g]] cordless phones can be fully integrated into [[healthy buying infrastructure]] and expect to become widely used by those with their own phones. Other phone-quality-[[audio]] options like [[GMRS]] or [[Bluetooth headset]]s have exterme limitations or are very expensive.'' | |||