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Central cell phone ring

by dbeckman1 Oct 13, 2005 10:11AM PDT

We have eliminated our land line phone in favor of cell phones, and it is working well for us except for one area. My wife does not like to wear her phone while in the house, but then when she is on one end of the house she cannot hear her cell phone ring. Is there a device which allows us to put our cell in a cradle and would ring loudly to be heard throughout the house?

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Cell Phone to Replace Land line

by kentsc777 Oct 22, 2005 11:48AM PDT

We also wanted to get rid of the house land line. The one thing stopping us is hearing the ringing of the phone throughout the house withour carrying the cellphone. There were some posts here on this subject. Hopefully your cellphones are supported by these docking devices.

http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-7817-0.html?forumID=74&threadID=12790&messageID=157438

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I use an external speaker that attaches to my cellphone

by SpeakerGuy Aug 29, 2013 1:13AM PDT

There are a couple of options out there for wireless speakers that ring when your cellphone rings. You can place the speaker anywhere in the house (up to 33 feet away from the phone). If someone calls the phone, the ring tone plays through the speaker so you know your phone is ringing and who is calling. Works when your phone is on silent too and also lets you know if you get a text or Facebook update.

There are two companies that I know about: Renny and Celly. Renny run about $100 right now and the Celly speaker is $40. I personally use the Celly speaker (www.TheCelly.com).

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