Hands Free Bargain……

So you’re one of those last second bidders who have nerves stronger than mine :evil: !!!! LOL – fun init.

Phones, I wish I could get a blue tooth home phone. I saw an advert once recently for a touch screen home phone, tried to remember the companies name and then forgot it, tried googlng but got nowhere. It was like the smart phones but not a mobile a home landline digital one … of course I have not seen the advert since

I do not have much problem with my current phone. Sometimes grabbing it in a hurry my fingers do not always co-operate, but holding it is not too bad. Unless my bestest is chatting to me in which case I have to tell her to hush while I switch arms, positions etc.

Just the topic I was thinking of starting lol good old forum :-)

My set up is currently:

Landline = BT Converse 425. Had it with access to work many years ago. Has a handset, largish easy buttons, and when you answer it you either lift the receiver, press handsfree for speaker or headset to send the audio to the headset. It’s what call centres used to use. I have a Plantronic? headset (light weight, over ear with speech clarification thingy for crystal clear audio and speech). The phone has a special socket at the back to take such headsets as the term ‘universal’ is a bit misleading (apparently most will work but only with adapters and a landline phone with a headset socket).

I either used handsfree if I can speak loud enough or my headset which picks up my faint voice. However, the receiver is broken and the audio is not being sent to the right place. Basically the whole system was about £200 which I can’t afford. My headset is still working though but I can’t find a way to adapt it for the computer!

So I was thinking of alternatives… we don’t use the phone (I tend to talk via written means as talking makes me tired within minutes and hubs never calls anyone!) but for emergencies we do need a landline. I’m keen on the cheap Skype deals (computer headsets are cheaper (I have a microphone for loudspeaker) and you can get a landline number but of course if your computer isn’t on it goes to answer machine. Was cheaper than paying telephone rental though for just a few phone calls!

I usually make short calls on my mobile (I have one tap picture App to dial the person which is cool and easy) and put it on handsfree (but my soft voice isn’t often picked up and I can’t put a bluetooth headset on quick enough)

…. so if anyone finds out anything else or a bargain then would be interesting :-)

One thing I find really annoying is people who say either phone or use a text phone (like the Job Centre). As someone who can’t use a phone at the moment very well and communicates via e-mail, they just assume people with speech difficulties will have a text phone – maybe for me that would actually be better so I can type a message but they cost a fortune and it seems silly when I don’t use the phone that much :-/

Oww the Argos thingy looks cool …. can see me travelling down that route if Santa brings me any crinklies this year. Worth additional investigating. I have a two hand set digital so the second hand set can be in the bedroom but does not need a phone sicket [if you get me], if the niy little box can work with my existing stuff, that would be the clincher.

yes you got to love Ebay.

I started on ebay around 04 as well. First sale was for a giggle. sold a Bicardi Breezer promo Tom Cat- cat coller. cost me nothing, was a collect token caps deal. sold it for £25.. only had a couple of itmes never turn up. never spend more than the itmes worth and never take a high risk with my cash as never found Ebay and paypal very helpfull in getting moeny back. if the seller has cleared the paypal account you get nothing or in the case of one of my items ie dodgy DS game the customs peeps took all the cash as evidance..

But for the 700 odd feedback for buys/sells I have had very little bother. had a few dodgy buyers