Re: pager/phone to caregiver

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

I would look at FRS radios.

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"bill" <williams12345@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  I am looking for something my father can use to page his caregiver.
>She is in the same house, but could be talking on the phone, watching
>TV, etc.
>Requirements:
>1. It should be small enough to comfortably wear around his neck 24
>hours.
>2. It probably should have only one button.
>3. It should be able to transmit 100ft through walls dependably.
>4, It would be nice if he could also talk to the caregiver.
>
>The x10 KR15A:
>1.  Maybe, not sure how big it is.
>2.  Yes
>3.  Based on my experience with UR19A, HR12A the range is dependably
>30 ft through walls.
>     I suppose we could have multiple TM751 receivers, but that may
>create other problems.
>4. No
>
>I see that there are services like lifealert.com that provide a
>pendant which calls a service
>and then he can talk to them via a speaker phone.  There is a monthly
>charge.
>This is obviously not what he needs, but parts of it seem appropriate.
>
>Are there any products that meet 1,2,3 and maybe 4?


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