Cordless Phone Candidate

Some environments make cordless phones go haywire.

The cordless phone market has skyrocketed over the past fewyears. Some things you should know: Cordless and wireless aredifferent. Cordless phones have a smaller operating radius thanwireless, but they're also far less expensive. Depending on thephysical environment and use, cordless phones work well in certainconfined office areas.

Depending on the physical environment of your office area,consider a cordless phone under the following circumstances:

  • Your office does not have a lot of fluorescent lighting.
  • The transmission (voice) quality need not be the best.
  • You need to talk to people while you are walking around.
  • You don't mind spending $100 or more for a good cordlessphone.

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