OT: any telephone tinkers here? :OT

RRP

For personal reasons my wife and I still prefer land lines. We now have 2 base phones which have 5 wireless satellites. I want to keep one satellite in my work shop. Since I frequently might have some equipment or electrical tool running I'd like to convert that phone from ringing to instead triggering a flashing red light somehow.  I'm sure that some such equipment is available for the hearing impaired, but since this is wireless I doubt that equipment would work.  

Anybody have an idea how to do that?

Photo Egg

You would need a phone jack in that room to activate the light going on/flashing. Then just turn off ringer on wireless handset.

RRP

Photo Egg said:

You would need a phone jack in that room to activate the light going on/flashing. Then just turn off ringer on wireless handset.

That's what I was thinking as well, but the nearest wire to a jack is 35 feet away.

FlyOverCountry

What?

HeavyG

I'd be surprised if there aren't already wireless phone sets on the market that have some sort of "light trigger" for the hearing impaired.

blasting

I'd check out what tech exists for the hearing impaired.

Your post got me thinking... it's been 17 years since I had a landline.  I googled it, and you are not alone Ron.  As of last year, 40% of households still have a landline.  

Carolina Q

If you're running a table saw, you'll be concentrating on that and probably won't see the light anyway. Just let 'em leave a message and call back. 

RRP

Carolina Q said:

If you're running a table saw, you'll be concentrating on that and probably won't see the light anyway. Just let 'em leave a message and call back. 

I agree Michael, but the way my shop is set up I would have my back to the phone while using my most dangerous stationary tools of table saw, radial arm saw, chop saw and lathe. 

HeavyG

blasting said:

I'd check out what tech exists for the hearing impaired.

Your post got me thinking... it's been 17 years since I had a landline.  I googled it, and you are not alone Ron.  As of last year, 40% of households still have a landline.  

Still have a landline. Still get the newspaper delivered everyday.

Not all the dinosaurs have died just yet.

nolaegghead

Wish I could afford a satellite phone!

xfire_ATX

HeavyG said:

blasting said:

I'd check out what tech exists for the hearing impaired.

Your post got me thinking... it's been 17 years since I had a landline.  I googled it, and you are not alone Ron.  As of last year, 40% of households still have a landline.  

Still have a landline. Still get the newspaper delivered everyday.

Not all the dinosaurs have died just yet.

Landline gone ~3 years ago when I gave that number to teen #2
Just got rid of 'delivered' paper, still get it on my iPad app
Getting close to saying goodbye to Cable- testing Direct TV Now and You Tube TV.  They both have + and - for us.

nolaegghead

...and Ron has FIVE of them!!!

WeberWho

My coworker always says, "How would I find my cell phone if I didn't have a landline?" 

SGH

When I first read the title my hunch was that you was wanting to know how to make a fish shocker out of an old 5 bar phone. Atlas, I was mistaken.  

Mattman3969

RRP said:

Carolina Q said:

If you're running a table saw, you'll be concentrating on that and probably won't see the light anyway. Just let 'em leave a message and call back. 

I agree Michael, but the way my shop is set up I would have my back to the phone while using my most dangerous stationary tools of table saw, radial arm saw, chop saw and lathe. 

So the light would only be usable a small amount of time?  I also have a woodworking past and in our cabinet shop no one was allowed to carry their phone. Too many dangerous tools that need full concentration.  I vote skip it.  Even if you don’t directly see the light you will surely notice some kinda flash.  All it take is a quick lapse and an appendage is gone.  IMHO 

HogFather

What you do is ya buy these and then you drill a bunch on holes along the top of your handset. Wire them in a series and snip the wire going to the speaker to power them. When the phone rings it lights up.

RRP

OK OK OK - no phone so no light advice needed! 
Thanks for the responses anyway!
Topic closed!!!

thetrim

 Just get a 750’ cord and walk around your house with the phone.  Problem solved.   Thank me lagern.  

alaskanassasin

Hook it up to a bell

nolaegghead

Rube Goldberg 

DoubleEgger

nolaegghead said:

Rube Goldberg 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RBOqfLVCDv8

lkapigian

My only landline and yes it works....check the number 

JohnnyTarheel

Ron said this topic is CLOSED!!  

HogFather

I told him how to fix it! What else does he want

Botch

I've got a VOIP phone which is connected to my Wifi, but is also plugged into my house's "land line" system, with old-style phones in the basement and bedroom, and a "cordless" phone next to my easy chair.
Don't know if that counts as a "land line", or hybrid, or what.  

thetrim

I bet Ron owns a flip phone.  

bgebrent

Nope

RRP

thetrim said:

I bet Ron owns a flip phone.  

Yes, two of them to be exact! Both are in our two regular drivers in case of calling out for some road emergency.

SGH

thetrim said:

I bet Ron owns a flip phone.  

I bet he owns the phone company

thetrim

I still Ron runs lines like a Fahkin bossssss!

RRP

thetrim said:

I still Ron runs lines like a Fahkin bossssss!

huh?