At work we just got a new phone system. Six of our phones we opted to have a cordless headset attachment. Each of these have a base (which the cordless headset recharges on), and these bases attach to each of our phones. With the base attached, we get this humming/buzzing noise like there's electrical or perhaps radio interference (it sounds electrical to me), and it's bad enough to discourage us from using the cordless devices.
The phone company that installed the system has been attentive to the problem, but they can't seem to figure it out either. They said that they've never run across this problem with the cordless headsets before.
They've suggested that we purchase some devices called RF filters. They said they look like little coils that fit around the telephone cord where the phone attaches to the cordless base. I can't seem to find any of these. Perhaps I'm not searching for it under the correct name?
I'd be grateful for any suggestions or links. Thank you.
2007-03-12 04:31:08 · 4 answers · asked by ●Gardener● 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Land Phones
Roger, I don't even know where to begin looking on that web site, or any web site, for the filter that needs to go on this phone. Do you have a specific suggestion? The people at the phone company said it looks like a little coil that coils around the telephone cord that attaches the base of the cordless device to the phone.
2007-03-12 05:36:35 · update #1
And I tried Radio Shack. After asking for a RF filter, I explained to them what the situation was and they sold me an interference filter, which seems to cut down on the buzzing noise a little, but it's still audible.
2007-03-12 05:44:45 · update #2
cordless phones will recieve interference from anything that uses electricity. Flouresent lights are a HUGE interference problem!!! so are computer monitors, and computers. if you have any other ac adapters plugged in next to where the phone plugs into the wall, they will backfeed noise into your phone lines. after you shut all the lights off and the computers, see if the noise is still there, if it is, it is probally outside interference, or bad connections at the phone box or in the building. hope this helps.
2007-03-12 08:59:43 · answer #1 · answered by MainBrain 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It could be RF interference if your close to a radio station or fire deptment then they may have there signal turned up to high. You can look into that they have limits on how high they can turn their signals up.
Also if its a small office the headsets might just be interfering with eachother. Or the lines might have been ran wrong (parrel to power lines, over floresent lights) rarely happens but it can cause a low hum on the line.
Thats bout my only suggestion, keep workin with the phone techs out there. Eventually one will get to the bottom of it.
2007-03-12 08:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by striderknight2000 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
in case you will get a 900 Mhz cordless telephone (they decide for extra or less $6.00) they have ultimate reception and least probably to have problems with different home equipment or telephone indicators...
2016-11-24 22:23:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, I've heard that before! it never hurts to try!!
http://www.cor.com/
you can get it a Radio Shack
2007-03-12 05:12:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋