Wall Mounted Phone

Although there are already several counts of communication devices present these days, the telephone is still considered a main medium used to connect one to the rest of the world. Despite the advancements made on other forms communication devices, the use of telephones will never be out of the scene. Mobile phones and the Internet are two other giant communication mediums that are obviously being used for more than what they were intended to perform.

However, there is no doubt that using telephones for all sort of communication oftentimes offer a lot of inconveniences in many aspects. Firstly, telephones are dependent to line connection. Without a functional line communication is impossible. That also limits mobility. Secondly, the size of a telephone is absolutely unfit for mobile communication. Desktop telephones are the top contenders when thinking of the second concern.

But have you ever thought of the benefits of using a wall mounted phone? The design of a wall mounted phone addresses many of the limitations of telephones. Like traditional desktop phones, wall mounted phones are designed to receive calls from another line or accept in coming calls and make outgoing calls. However, you normally won’t see these phones sitting on top of your desktop, but instead they are mounted on walls.

A wall mount phone is not just suitable for a business. Thousands of households have at least a set of wall mounted phones installed on different areas of their homes. In most cases, a wall mount telephone is commonly seen in the kitchen where a desktop telephone is absolutely off limits. Placing a desktop in a kitchen can hinder some functions of a person, thus many of us do not have telephones set in our kitchen.

There are several designs of wall mount phones. You can have the ones that are made with keypads similar to what you see on many desktop phones. This type functions like other types of telephones which allow incoming and outgoing calls.

Unlike desktop phones where dropping the unit is always an issue, with a wall mounted phone there is no fear of dropping your telephone since it is securely locked to the wall. No matter how far you’ll reach with the handset you won’t be worrying about dropping the unit. The handset is also locked to the phone with a nicely designed holder that prevents it from slipping when not in use.

There are also wall mounted phones that do not contain numeric keypads. This type of telephone is suitable as an extension of the main line. The mainline can either be a desktop phone or another wall mounted telephone with a numeric pad for dialing. A phone without a keypad can still receive incoming calls, however outgoing calls is not possible. This type of wall mount phone is normally seen in business establishments such as bars, barbershops, and food chains.

Technological innovations are also made on wall mounted phones. From the traditional wired phones, a more sophisticated design of wall mount telephone can go wireless and can even have multiple extensions with wireless capabilities. The wireless technology applied on wall mount phones is usually seen between the handset and the unit. Aside from the basic calling functions, some units are added with other features such as alarm, LED backlight, LCD screen, and a phone book.

When purchasing a wall mount phone, it is very important to consider the design, features and make. If you decide to go for the more classic look, then conventional telephone designs made with plastic may suit your taste. Matching your phone with the appropriate color will surely bring a good look to the place were you’ll be adding the unit.

Features of modern day telephones like wireless capabilities between the unit and the handset, timer, phone book, DSL filter, and memory are few other features that are important when opting to use the wall mounted phone for business purposes. Phones that contain these features can bear a price tag of more than a $100 as compared to an ordinary wall mounted phone, such as the AT&T phone discussed on the next page, that can come as low as $20.