Re: Comfort - choosing a DECT phone

["paul gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

Is the 4-second window between off-hook and star, or between star &
sign-in
code?

Cheers.

Paul G.


>From: "Andrew Roberts" <andrew@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Comfort - choosing a DECT phone
>Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 10:47:57 +0100
>
>The Comfort site has some information under 'Which Phones' to aid with
>choosing
>a DECT  phone which works on Comfort as you would expect.
>http://www.comfort.org.uk/support/index.html
>
>Comfort has a 4 second window with which to press the star key,
otherwsie
>after this time the star is injected into the telecom networt for
access to
>network services
>etc.
>
>You can report your DECT phone to us using this form
>http://www.comfort.org.uk/phonform.html
 so we can add it to the site for
>others to benefit from to help in making an informed choice when buying
a
>DECT phone.
>
>If a DECT phone has a built-in delay above 2 seconds then it is
unlikely to
>provide sign-in access for Comfort but will work fine for all other
Comfort
>functions. BT Phones are one of the worst on this score.
>
>Alcatel 'Easy' is ok though.
>http://www.comfort.org.uk/products/main.html#easy
>
>Maybe Keith might know why some DECT phones exhibit this kind of
behaviour?
>
>
>
>Regards
>
>Andrew Roberts (Technical Sales Manager)
>Comfort Home Controls
>(New Sales Line 44(0)1244 680675)
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: paul gordon <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Sent: 28 October 1999 09:57
>Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Comfort installation problems...
>
>
> > Good News!
> >
> > Following Marks advice, I've sucessfully got the Telephone
connection
> > working 100% (Thanks Mark!)
> >
> > As it hapenned Mark, I didn't need to connect wire 3 on the
master
>socket
> > for the internal phones to ring - I've just connected 2 & 5,
& all
>internal
> > phones ring just fine...
> >
> > Also, I've got the BT Diverse 2010 DECT phone system in the
house, and
>these
> > are a little bit fussy about exactly how they can sign in to
Comfort -
>If
>I
> > press "green" to go off-hook, and then attempt to
sign-in, it doesn't
>work
> > (I get the nice lady at BT saying "you have dialled
incorrectly....)
> > However, if I leave the handset "on-hook" and pre-dial
the sign-in code,
> > then press "green" to go off-hook & dial, it works
pretty much OK,
>Except
> > comfort initially responds with "wrong code", but I can
then sign-in
>again
> > and I'm in like Flynn!!
> >
> > Has anyone else experienced these "funnies" with DECT
phones, and if so,
>is
> > there a workaround for this behaviour?? - I could live with it,
but it
>would
> > be nice to be able to use the DECT phones as simply & easily
as a corded
> > phone, because I don't actually use any corded phones in my
house!!
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Paul G.
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Mark McCall" <Mark@xxxxxxx>
> > >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > >To: <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>, "'Ukha_D@xxxxxxx'"
><ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > >Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Comfort installation problems...
> > >Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 18:00:20 +0100
> > >
> > >Hi Paul
> > >
> > >I had an old BT Plug to RJ11 modem lead that I cut up.  I
then put the
>BT
> > >plug into 1st analogue port on Highway and wired this into
the
>Telephone
>IN
> > >on Comfort (wires 2 and 5).
> > >
> > >Then take the two wires Out of Comfort and wire them into a
Master
>Socket
> > >(onto positions 2 and 5 again obviously).
> > >
> > >Now wire your phones into this Master Socket on wires 2, 5
and 3 for
>the
> > >ring.
> > >
> > >M.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > ______________________________________________________
> >
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