ok, will do, and thanks for all the good information.
At 06:37 PM 10/24/2015, you wrote:
I wouldnât like to give a price as I donât
know what you can get it for in the U.S. so
youâre best to look it up, its not the
cheapest phone but nor does it feel or act cheap.
RTX is a company in Denmark.
> On 25 Oct 2015, at 12:32 PM, Curtis Delzer <curtis1...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> how much does this phone cost?
> THANKS
>
> At 05:25 PM 10/24/2015, you wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> IâÂÂve had the RTX Dualphone for well
over a month now so thatâÂÂs given me plenty
of time both to use and explore the system,
find its strengths and weaknesses which I
present for your evaluation and comment.
>>
>> I use 3 different cordless phone systems in
my house and I do wish that all the features
and functionality of all three systems could be
combined into one but the fact is this
wonâÂÂt ever happen given that the price of
such a system would be one very few people would be willing to pay.
>>
>> The RTX Dualphone is the system I most often
use as it gives me connectivity between two
Skype accounts and my PSTN line as well as a
few bonuses IâÂÂve found along the way.
>>
>> The first is that the Dualphone works very
well with Hearing Instruments whether you wish
to connect them externally through the 3.5MM
headset jack or use the T-Coil of your
instruments if applicable, the sound is very
loud and has quite a wide dynamic range,
something to be expected I guess given the
phone is to be used with Skype but such a
dynamic range makes a great deal of difference
when talking to people via a standard landline
call which the Dualphone handles quite nicely.
>>
>> The layout of the phone is simple enough, to
soft keys left and right of a navigator key
with, a call end end key above a standard numeric key pad.
>>
>> The Soft Keys change their function
depending on what mode youâÂÂre in but I
found these changes easy to remember once
IâÂÂd read the layout of the menu structure
and so forth which is clearly outlined in the
manual, as yet I havenâÂÂt experimented as
to whether the number buttons will act as shortcuts in the menu system.
>>
>> Setting the Dualphone out of the box is the
hard part as this device doesnâÂÂt come with
a HTML Interface so setup will have to be done
with someone who can see the screen but the
steps are in a logical order and easy for anyone to follow.
>>
>> The Dualphone first asks for information
about the country it is to be used in along
with a matching country code. The code
determine the structure of outgoing numbers
when using a Skype account or PSTN line.
>>
>> The Phone then prompts for a Skype Username
and password and its here that I found things
get a bit tricky. The password is easy enough
to enter using the key pad however the password
must be 10 characters or less in length and I
didnâÂÂt see any reference to this in the
manual, I only found out about this by trial and error.
>>
>> Once all the user data is entered and saved
the phone logs into Skype though you can choose
if the phone automatically does this upon startup.
>>
>> Making calls using my âÂÂSkype-OutâÂÂ
number was easily done by dialling the number
on the key pad and pressing the
âÂÂCallâ button. By default the Phone
prompts the user which line to use for dealing,
the âÂÂSkypeâÂÂ-out or âÂÂPSTNâÂÂ
number, âÂÂSkype-Outâ is highlighted as
the default so pressing of the left soft key
has the phone use Skype for dialling, you can
change the default behaviour in the settings
menu of the phone so that youâÂÂre not
prompted and the phone just uses Skype or PSTN at the touch of the button.
>>
>> I also discovered that if the
âÂÂCallâ button is held down in
âÂÂStandbyâ mode the phone by default
will use the PSTN line for dialling which is
handy to know for emergency situations.
>>
>> One of the small annoyances with this phone
is that you obviously donâÂÂt know which of
your contacts is online at any time so dialling
them directly using letters on the key pad
really isnâÂÂt an option but this is trivial
for me as I bought the phone really to be able
to answer calls at those times when I was away
from my computer and this is easily done by
pressing the âÂÂCallâ key as you would
with any other cordless phone when you hear a call come in.
>>
>> At this point the left Soft Key acts as a
toggle between the speakerphone - which is quite reasonable - and the earpiece.
>>
>> An Apple compatible headset can be connected
to the Dualphone thus allowing the use of an
external microphone built into the headset and
the use of the âÂÂEndâ button found on
the inline control to answer/end calls on the phone.
>>
>> Ring Tones can be selected to personalise
the phone for both incoming Skype and PSTN calls.
>>
>> The phone has a good range of tone
selections as well as flexible tone
configuration options such as turing on
notification tones to alert you of changing
Skype conditions such as contacts coming
online, a missed call, a voicemail left etc.
>>
>> I can scroll through the contacts though
this is really an exercise in memory more than
anything else, I donâÂÂt have many contacts
so IâÂÂm able to remember in which order
they appear in my contacts list given that it
is sorted in alphabetical order. The Contacts
list can be further customised depending on
what contacts you wish to view such as just online or all contacts.
>>
>> IâÂÂve been able to play voicemail
messages and the hands free speakerphone
function works in the playback voicemail.
>>
>> to sum up I think the RTX Dualphone is a
little beauty even though there are a few
functions that a person without sight cannot
make full use of but this doesnâÂÂt concern
me and doesnâÂÂt actually prevent anyone from making good use of the phone.
>>
>> Sound is detailed and this does distinguish
the Dualphone from most other cordless phone systems around.
>>
>> I like the styling of the handset which is
slim and short making the handset easy enough
to slip into a shirt pocket but not small
enough to make the handset impractical to use.
>>
>> Keys are big and well laid out on the front
below the display but they do require a firm
press, the keys can be programmed to beep when
they are pressed. Keep beeps are fairly low in
volume but do have a distinguishable low
frequency beep sound so its unlikely they be
confused with any other phone or appliance you may have around the house.
>>
>> The RTX Dualphone runs Skype software and a
firmware update facility is provided though
upon checking for a firmware update when the
phone was up and running I didnâÂÂt find anything to download.
>>
>>
>> **********
>> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of
mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
**********
Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind
will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
