Re: Intercom recommendations please

["erikcouk" <erik@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Tim,

Sadly those units look identical to those at maplin
http://www.maplin.co.uk/3-channel-wireless-intercom-23041
which only have awful reviews.

We already have an ADT alarm system in contract for a while yet so sadly
comfort is not an option.

Thanks for your help though!

Erik

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Tim Hawes <timsyahoo@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Erik,
>
> Just a quick reply but would these suit?
> http://www.wireless-intercom.co.uk/2%20way%20wireless%20intercom%20wire%20free.htm
>
> There seems to be a 4-unit kit - it's not clear whether it can be
further
> expanded by just adding more units.
>
> Alternatively, I think the Comfort alarm system has an intercom
facility via
> keypads, and if you have / are planning a home VoIP system you could
> probably do it via that too i.e. ring all phones on a combination of
key
> presses.
>
> HTH,
>
> Tim.
> p.s. I've no connection with the seller/mnfr. of the kits in the link
:-)
>
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Erik Carlson <erik@...> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am looking for intercom recommendations, preferably wall
mountable,
> > though
> > this may not take place on day 1.
> >
> > We have recently moved from living in a flat to our first house
with 3
> > levels and lots of stairs. My wife, who is pregnant, has taken to
shouting
> > across the house at the top of her voice rather than going up and
down the
> > stairs all the time. Understandable if you ask me, but not ideal.
> >
> > I have considered using our DECT phones to call each other,
however this
> > doesn't seem to be workable, the phones get lost around the house
and any
> > given phone could be in any given room at any time and there is
no paging
> > function on our system. She would not have the patience to keep
dialing
> > through all the possible extensions to try to reach me.
> >
> > Years ago (10 years +) i used to have some plug in intercoms that
sent
> > radio
> > around the mains, but these are long gone and I can't seem to
find a
> > replacement any more. searches for intercoms seem to turn up door
entry
> > phones which is not what I want.
> >
> > I am looking for a system that would allow me to put multiple
units
> > (probably 4) around the house, be wall mountable (eventually) and
allow any
> > room to announce a message around the rest of the house. I don't
care about
> > addressing an individual room, only broadcasting to the whole
house.
> >
> > Do you have any recommendations for wireless intercoms that would
do the
> > job? if they could do video that would be awesome, but just for
geek value,
> > it's only really audio that's important.
> >
> > Similarly if there is anything I should avoid please say so.
> >
> > Most of the house has cat 6 wiring providing Gig Ethernet , there
is also
> > 802.11N.
> >
> > I have searched through archives of this list before posting ,
but most
> > conversations seemed to center around using software on PCs which
is rather
> > outside of the scope of this requirement.
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Erik
> >
> > --
> > Erik Carlson (erik@...) http://www.erik.co.uk
> >
> >
>
>
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