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From: okie@ihuxs.UUCP (B.K. Cobb)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Nomad 4000 Responses
Message-ID: <653@ihuxs.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 6-Nov-84 11:16:48 EST
Article-I.D.: ihuxs.653
Posted: Tue Nov  6 11:16:48 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 7-Nov-84 08:17:19 EST
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
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A few days ago I posted a query on the AT&T Nomad 4000
cordless phone.  Thanks to those of you who responded
and helped answer my questions.  A summary of those
responses follows for general interest.


NOMAD 4000 QUERY RESULTS

Tally:	5 for purchasing
	1 against purchasing

Positive comments:

	"Like it a lot" (twice)

	Sound on the other end of transmission from the Nomad 4000
	"perfect"

	Very easy to use

	Batteries last about 16 hours (average use)

	No interference (respondent lives in the country)

	Durability seems to be akin to pre-divestiture standards
	("40-year" quality)

	Can use out to advertised range limit

Negative comments:

	"Security" feature can be inconvenient if switched on
	and someone takes the phone from the base without knowing
	it is "secured"

	You can tell you're on a cordless phone, but that's true
	of all cordless phones

	Some noise farther out in its range

	Mic also picked up sounds within the room

	Some hum/buzz beyond 200 feet, as on other 2-way radios

	Supposedly, you can "eavesdrop" on conversations up to two
	miles away (this was not specific to the Nomad 4000, but
	another article posted for cordless phones in general and
	then sent again in reply to my questions)

Again, thanks!

B. K. Cobb
ihnp4!ihuxs!okie (before 1600 today)
ihnp4!ihuxi!okie (after 1600 today)