FAR Cordless Phones at OD B&M and Best Buy - Starts Sunday 05/29

Best Buy: Sunday and Monday only
PhoneMate 5.8 Ghz Analog Cordless 34.99 - 35.00 MIR = Free (Model PM5800 6769865)

Office Depot: 5/29 thru 6/04
VTech 2.4 GHz Cordless Phone with Call Waiting/Caller Id
22.99 - 20.00 Mfr MIR - 2.99 Instant saving = Free (Model T2426 Silver, 854-542)
also,
2 Logitech Quick Cam Chat Web Cam with Headset(334-584) for 9.98 after $40 MIR at OD

There is 10% off instore Best Buy coupon- not sure if rebate will be affected because of coupon.

Any OD instore Coupon ?

Do you have the SKUs or model numbers on the phones? Thanks.

thx

pompoms said: I only see $20 MIR here

You are looking at a different model, Model PM5800 doesn't have caller ID

Is the web camm deal at BB or OD? I was not able to find it.

Thx OP, great deal on the webcams.

Is this B&M only? Please put in title OP

OD phone in store only, not sure about BB though..
Sagesads said: Is this B&M only? Please put in title OP

Thanks OP
Way to go!

pootboy, the web cam that you say is crappy, it it the same one at OD?
2 Logitech Quick Cam Chat Web Cam with Headset(334-584)
I'm interested, but are all of them worth crap? I haven't heard fron anyone that found a good one yet.

i got the PM5800 phone when there was some price mistake end of last year, and i used it for awhile. not bad for a free phone, but it kept interfering with my wireless-b signal and knocking me offline. analog 5.8 means it's actually 2.4 so be prepared for it to cause interference with wireless routers. there was often an echo in the sound too. i'd say the vtech is more reliable - i'm using a vtech 900 mhz now (so it doesn't interfere with wireless) and the sound quality is much better. just my 2 cents.

MYSASHAPOO said: Thanks OP.
I got 3 at OD and 3 at BB. I will return them tommorrow and get the rebates.
PS Cincinnati Springdale has some left at BB but the OD I got the last three there.

No wonder good deal always OOS quickly becasue people like you. please give a chance to other fatwaleters to get some. Be consider for others is always appreciate.

What are you talking about? All cordless phones are analog - the bandwidth varies from phone to phone but regardless of the phone, digital data must be converted to an analog signal that is transmitted through different bandwidths, 2.4 GHZ being one, 5.8 Ghz being another. 5.8 GHz is not equivalent to 2.4 GHz, nor does it prove that its range is any better - Power ratings, transmission line of sight, reflections all must be taken into consideration - tech specs usally quote 'open field' transmission ranges, anything conducting will reflect your signal - ex. a subway train or elevator... maybe that's why your cell phone reception is bad in there. A low power crappy 5.8 GHz phone can perform just as shoddily as a 900 MHz high power phone... don't buy the phone just based on the GHz ratings. These are not clock cycles on computers but good old eletromagnetics. My two cents.

You can read what I just posted above... I'd rely more on the user heresay than having to delve deep into tech specs. Specs are never a surefire way to measure performance although I would keep your comparisons between current generations (5.8 vs 2.4) not 5.8 vs 900 Mhz. FYI, your cell phones operate on 2.4 GHz bandwidths and they can communicate to a satellite in space. Nuff said.

thanks op

danchan said: All cordless phones are analog - the bandwidth varies from phone to phone but regardless of the phone, digital data must be converted to an analog signal that is transmitted through different bandwidths

Quoting an FAQ from uniden.com:
Question: What is the difference between Analog and Digital?
Answer: A digital cordless phone converts your conversation into 1's and 0's when transmitting back to the base unit. This provides better security, but analog transmissions may have better sound quality since they do not go through a conversion process.

AznAirMax said: anyone know what time that BB and OD are open?

I'm sure it depends on the store. I believe the OD in DeSoto opens at noon on Sunday, but I am sure others open at other times.

ccrows said: How's the quality of these phones?

I missed them on Black Friday & I need a new cordless.

save ur stamps on the PM5800. i got it a cple mths. ago on a FAR deal at BB and hat a junk it was. If u set the volume to High , be prepare for torture. It often make ear-deafening high pitch sound while u use it and the only solution is set it to LOW.

Thanks OP for the heads up....Just ordered one....Rebate is online.

Geez, this phonemate PM5800 is one of the few phones since the old ATT rotary dial models to not even have a display. No caller ID. Not true 5.8GHz.

OTOH, keep an eye out for Uniden TRU-8800 series phones at BB. They are closing them out and getting ready for Uniden's new series (which by the way is b/w compatible with the 8800's) Add the 10% off coupon and get some great deals.
Yesterday (Sat. night), I convinced them to sell the floor model TRU-8888, on closeout table by main entrance, for $50. I'm a happy camper.

Can anyone tell me (PM me) the Phonemate 5800 $30 MIR Best Buy Offer Code (5-Digit) I'm trying to track my rebate and I can't get the status without the offer code even though I have my order number.

Thanks in advance.