Plain analog instrument that just works?
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Posted by sphealey on January 11, 2007, 10:48 am
Please log in for more thread options Can anyone point me to a plain, simple, one-line, analog telephone that just works (in the US of A)? None of the consumer electronics retailers near me carry any simple analog phones anymore; I have been through all three on the Radio Shack shelves with no success, and I can't find anything by googling. I have taken to casting longing gazes at old Western Electric sets in antique stores, but one of my family members has a shoulder condition that makes it impossible to hold up the receiver of such a beast for any length of time. Is there anyone out that that still makes a simple, rugged, yet not terribly heavy analog set? Thanks. sPh | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Reed on January 11, 2007, 8:58 pm
Please log in for more thread options sphealey wrote: searching on "telephone 2500" got 1795 hits. One being a nice-looking 2500 (standard touchtone desk set) for $29 with volume control. Also, have you considered a speakerphone, or headset arrangement if weight is a problem ? BTW, "Avaya" is new name for what was Western Electric | |||||||||||||
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Posted by John L on January 11, 2007, 9:28 pm
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>searching on "telephone 2500" got 1795 hits. One being a nice-looking
>2500 (standard touchtone desk set) for $29 with volume control. Also, >have you considered a speakerphone, or headset arrangement if weight is >a problem ? Not a bad thought. >BTW, "Avaya" is new name for what was Western Electric
You seriously misspelled "Lucent". | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Reed on January 11, 2007, 11:04 pm
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John L wrote: >>searching on "telephone 2500" got 1795 hits. One being a nice-looking
>>2500 (standard touchtone desk set) for $29 with volume control. Also, >>have you considered a speakerphone, or headset arrangement if weight is >>a problem ? >
> > Not a bad thought. > > >>BTW, "Avaya" is new name for what was Western Electric
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Lucent spun off the hardware biz as Avaya in 2000
> > You seriously misspelled "Lucent". > > > http://www.networkworld.com/news/2000/0627avaya.html | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Al Gillis on January 13, 2007, 12:55 pm
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And sPh, after you get your nice new 2500 telephone set (or a 2554 if you prefer a wall telephone) go to an office supply store and find a shoulder rest... it's a plastic thing with adhesive on one side that will stick to the handset. At work we call them "slugs" (someone put that name on them and it stuck!) as they're sort of shaped like a slug. Shoulder rests raise the handset a little and make it so you don't have to contort your neck a lot to hold the handset and have both hands free for other tasks. Here's a couple links: http://store.trendystore.com/shoulderrests.html http://www.abcplas.com/pages/RAP_about.html Another thing your family member might like is a wireless headset. We've used lots of Plantronics CS-50s and CS-55s. They're great. They're also spendy, but that might not be a factor. Another link: http://www.plantronics.com/north_america/en_US/products/cat1210152/cat29990032 (My connection to these links? None!) Good luck! Al > sphealey wrote:
>> Can anyone point me to a plain, simple, one-line, analog telephone that
>> just works (in the US of A)? None of the consumer electronics >> retailers near me carry any simple analog phones anymore; I have been >> through all three on the Radio Shack shelves with no success, and I >> can't find anything by googling. >> >> I have taken to casting longing gazes at old Western Electric sets in >> antique stores, but one of my family members has a shoulder condition >> that makes it impossible to hold up the receiver of such a beast for >> any length of time. >> >> Is there anyone out that that still makes a simple, rugged, yet not >> terribly heavy analog set? >> >> Thanks. >> >> sPh >> > Did you try Froogle ?? http://www.froogle.google.com
> > searching on "telephone 2500" got 1795 hits. One being a nice-looking 2500 > (standard touchtone desk set) for $29 with volume control. Also, have you > considered a speakerphone, or headset arrangement if weight is a problem ? > > BTW, "Avaya" is new name for what was Western Electric | |||||||||||||
> just works (in the US of A)? None of the consumer electronics
> retailers near me carry any simple analog phones anymore; I have been
> through all three on the Radio Shack shelves with no success, and I
> can't find anything by googling.
>
> I have taken to casting longing gazes at old Western Electric sets in
> antique stores, but one of my family members has a shoulder condition
> that makes it impossible to hold up the receiver of such a beast for
> any length of time.
>
> Is there anyone out that that still makes a simple, rugged, yet not
> terribly heavy analog set?
>
> Thanks.
>
> sPh
>