How come when I'm on my cordless phone I can hear other people talking?

Answer 1

My guess is that there are other people in your neighborhood who also have cordless phones on the same frequency. Most cordless phones have a "channel select" feature -- if you press the button, the phone will select a different channel (frequency) to communicate on. Keep trying until you find a channel with no unwanted noise. Of course, tomorrow, one of your neighbors may change THEIR channel and end up on the same channel as you again. If this continues to be a problem, a newer cordless phone may solve the problem. The newer phones use encoding techniques that virtiually guarantee you won't have cross-talk between neigboring sets.

Answer 2

you did not state what frequency your phone operates on...

40-50Mhz (1st generation) cordless phones will have this problem

900Mhz phones may cause this problem, especiallay if they do not have DSS

2.4 Ghz phones should not really have this problem, although they can get interfearance from wifi networks

5.8 Ghz phones should not really have this problem

DECT phones to my knowledge can NOT have this problem...

have you checked with a corded phone? there may be a problem on your line, an unbalanced pair between the central office and your location can cause induction where you hear people in the back ground but can not talk with them... a ground will cause a hum on the line, and on occasion also cause an induction trouble, or cross talk if other lines on the same cable or in the same terminal are grounded. Check with a corded phone, if you still have the problem call your local phone company repair department to troubleshoot and repair your HOOL issue..

Answer 3

your telephone frequency is high and that tends to catch some other radio communication. otherwise, you can be catching some party lines.

Answer 4

it is a radio for lack of better term and you are picking them up on your frequency