Two phones on the same call?

Posts: 51 · Full Forum Member Joined: Nov 02, 2008 Posts: 51

Some phones don't allow for this. My GE two set forces you to transfer a call from one set to another. Ergo you can't use both of them at the same time.

Posts: 5 · New Forum Member Joined: Dec 25, 2008 Posts: 5

VonTechMgr wrote:

I was actually looking into getting new DECT 6.0 phones so I just took a look for you. It seems the new phones will allow only 2 handsets to be on a call at the same time. I looked over the user manuals and they say that when the first phone is on the call, the second phone just needs to hit the flash or speakerphone button to join the call. So it might not be what your looking for if you would like to have more then 2 handsets on a call simultaneously.

http://www.vtechphones.com/vtechui/store/dsp_products_list.cfm?parent=23560

Pull up a user manual and search for Conference under Telephone Operation.

The Panasonic phones can conference in up to 2 handsets as well. I have looked at some of these models because they also offer call blocking of numbers you don't want calling you and talking caller ID.

http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Phones-Fax/Telephones/DECT-6-0-Phones.list.75070_11002_7000000000000005702

The Uniden phones I looked at also say they can conference in up to 2 handsets with an external caller.

http://www.uniden.com/products/productlisting.cfm?cat=Cordless%20Phones%20DECT%206.0

So you will have to shop around and read through the user manuals to find the features you really want.

Two phones would be sufficient. I have two daughters, so you can guess what I need this feature for. The Panasonic phones seem to get decent reviews and I will be going out to do some shopping later on today. I have spent quite a bit of time browsing the forum just seeing what I can do with my new service. Needless to say, there is a wealth of information here. I look forward to learning a ton about Vonage and Voip in general.