Alternative Portable Phones
- Many portable phones nowadays come with a variety of alternative features and options.blue cordless phone image by Jim Mills from Fotolia.com
While fewer people have landlines than in the past, a landline is still a useful thing to have in case of an emergency or natural disaster. A land line also gives you a verified backup in case you lose or break your phone. But landline phones can be just as portable as your mobile phone; portable land line phones have a charging base that remains stationary. Nowadays, many portable phones come with cool alternative features. - Now you can get portable cordless phones that portray your favorite pop-culture icons. For example, an array of novelty phone retailers sell cordless versions of their most sought-after phones. You can purchase phones in the shape and form of Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse and many others. These portable phones don't offer you as many features as the more technologically-savvy phones, but they provide you with an interesting conversation piece for your home. The websites Wired.com and Cordless-phone-update.com review cordless and corded novelty phones, and various online boutiques like Merlin's Limited and Novelty Telephone sell a variety of cordless and corded novelty phones.
- In the past most, big-button phones were available only in the corded variety. While designers create big-buttoned phones with vision-impaired users in mind, this kind of phone is useful for anyone, as it makes dialing a breeze. Moreover, the large buttons of the phone give it an alternative look that is a welcome break from the appearance of most phones. The large buttons create a striking effect for any room, desk or table top.
- One of the major advancements in portable phones nowadays is that they do so much more than simply let you make and receive calls. For example, portable phones now have visual and talking caller ID, visual voicemail, call blocking, increased talk time without the need to charge the phone, buttons spaced farther apart for ease of dialing, and the ability to recharge with standard AAA batteries. Some of these phones are multi-line, allowing two to 12 users to take advantage of the phone at once. Many of these phones are headset-compatible, allowing you to walk far away from the base when using your headset.
