Best Hearing Impaired Telephones-Cordless Phone Reviews

Sales of hearing impAired telephones are booming and the reasons are clear. According to the Better Hearing Institute 1 in 6 Europeans suffers collarbo from some degree of hearing loss. The same is true in America where 14.6% of baby boomers (ages 41-59) and 7.4% of Generation Xers (ages 29-40) also have some form of hearing loss. In Australia, it is estimated that 1 out of every 6 people over age 15 are hearing impAired.

Best Hearing Impaired Telephones-Cordless Phone Reviews

Best Hearing Impaired Telephones-Cordless Phone Reviews

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Best Hearing Impaired Telephones-Cordless Phone Reviews

Best Hearing Impaired Telephones-Cordless Phone Reviews

As populations age phone manufacturers have responded with a variety of innovative solutions. Clarity and Uniden are the two brand names most commonly associated with phones for the hard of hearing. Before attempting to compare cordless phones we need to review some of the terminology that is commonly encountered in the field ofhearing impAired telephones.

Talking the Talk

There are two basic types of cordless telephone -analog and digital. As in most areas of technology, digital innovations have pretty much superseded first generation analog devices. In the world of cordless communication DECT 6.0 phones are the latest and greatest.

DECT is an acronym for Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication. In the U.S. DECT 6.0 phones 1.9 GHz frequency use the. They are popular because they are immune to most forms of interference, deliver impressive cordless phone range, consume little power and enable secure communication. They are also expandable up to 4, 6 or 12 handsets depending on the make and model.

Cordless Phone > Frequencies

While most new cordless telephones are DECT 6.0 phones, there are many consumers who remain loyal the technologies of the early 00 's, 90 's and even 80 's.

-900 MHz-the oldest and least secure cordless telephone frequency. On the other hand 900 MHz phones deliver the best cordless phone range.

-2.4 GHz-more secure, but subject to interference from WiFi networks and less range.

-5.8 GHz-secure, immune to most forms of interference and excellent cordless phone range. On the down side it's power hungry, which means that batteries need to be regularly recharged.

-DECT 6.0 1.9 GHz- phones conform with an international standard. DECTtechnology adDresses most of the issues encountered by cordless phone users from the 80 's through to the mid 00 's. It's essentially trouble-free.

Evaluating Hearing ImpAired Telephones

The top two brands of phones for the hard of hearing are Clarity and Uniden.

Clarity Phones -the leader in hearing impaired phones. It has developed patented technology (DCP or Digital Clarity Power) that intelligently amplifies telephone conversations without introducing noise or distortion. The Clarity range includes both DECT 6.0 and 5.8 GHz amplified cordlessphones. There is a Clarity phone for every level of hearing deficiency from mild through to severe.

Uniden Phones -whileClarity specializes in hearing impaired telephones the key to Uniden's success is that it manufactures phones to adDress the requireMents of many niches: big button cordless phones phones, waterproof, long range cordless phones and phones for the elderly. In general Uniden phones are most appropriate for users with slight to moderate hearing loss.

Conclusion

For elderly people, hearing loss is a common cause of social isolation. Phone conversations with friends and family are avoided because of the associated frustrations. These challenges can be overcome through the use of hearing impaired telephones, but it must be the right phone for the user.

Best Hearing Impaired Telephones-Cordless Phone Reviews

Answering Machine Greeting-Things to Remember

You've experienced it anytime you're about to leave a message for someone: You sit through 30 seconds of instructions on what to do to leave your message when it is common knowledge that we wait for the beep and speak. And then we turn around and make the same greeting on our own answering machine when we get one. The vicious cycle continues.

Answering Machine Greeting-Things to Remember

Answering Machine Greeting-Things to Remember

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Answering Machine Greeting-Things to Remember

Answering Machine Greeting-Things to Remember

There are 3 things that you need to communicate to a person who is bound to get your answering machine:

1) A brief introduction

2) You're not available

3) A reminder to leave a contact number

The reasoning behind this is simple. Some people may not realize they're initially getting to machine and quality on the machines are much better than they used to be, so you want to communicate quickly that you aren'tthere. to minimize confusion.

The reminder to leave a number is important because people leaving a message will get so wrapped up in delivering the information quickly that they often neglect the most important piece: contact information. And don't expect to rely on caller-id either, since more and more people either install call blocking, or call from numbers that are re-routed, resulting in incorrect caller-id results.

There are two opposing schools of thought on the introduction. One states that you should never leave personal information up for grabs on the greeting, while others maintain that a simple first name won't hurt anyone. The answer lies in your own personal comfort level, but the advanTAGe to announcing your phone number in your greeting is that youwill reduce the number of wrong-number messages that are left for you. Simply using a name might not be enough to inform the caller they called the wrong number. However, using a phone number in the message is very impersonal and makes for a more robotic greeting. Utilizing both the phone number and your first name in the greeting is a slightly longer, but best of both worlds solution.

An example of all this could be as follows: "You've reached 555-555-5555. We're sorry we missed your call, so make sure you leave a number where we can get back to you. "Thank you".

Or, for a personalized message: "Hey, it's Julie. Sorry to miss you call, but make sure you leave a number so I can call you back right away! Thanks ".

Answering Machine Greeting-Things to Remember