Sprint Phone Connect 3 ($ 149.99, or free on contract) is more than the Elite. Such as voice-over-IP adapter, it is a low cost replacement home phone solution less expensive than what you are paying your monopoly provider of copper phone line. But this is a false savings. Have poorer voice quality and fewer features than a standard landline, and other VoIP solutions are cheaper and generally offer better voice quality Sprint Phone Connect.Physical Design and Setup
Sprint Phone Connect 3 is a silver box, designed by HUAWEI, which measures 5.4 by 5.4 by 1.2 inches (HWD) and weighs 14.1 ounces in all its parts. It has a 1.8-inch LCD on the front with some slightly confusing navigation buttons at the bottom; The interface lets you do things like turn on the Bluetooth device (more on that below), update the software, and check the phone number. There is a USB port, but it is for diagnostics only.
The setup is easy. Screw the big antenna, pop the battery, simply plug it in, and you are ready to run. There are two standard RJ-11 phone jacks on the back (though only Connect supports a number). I plugged in VTech cordless phone and dial tone there within seconds.
One of the more unusual feature here is the Connect can turn your home phone with a handset for up to two cell phones via Bluetooth 3.0. I paired Connect to a Google Nexus 5 $ 389.99 at Amazon quickly, and when I dialed the cell number, home phone rang and answers. Call quality is about what you'd expect from a Bluetooth headset; I'll hit more in the next section.
If you only want to use a home phone system over a cellular line, though, there are a bunch of cheaper solutions, such as the Cobra PhoneLynx $ 21.50 on Amazon and VTech Connect-to-Cell. They are no additional subscription fee, and piggyback off an existing cell phone.
Why would a landline? I can think of several reasons. Reliable 911, for one. A line that works during power shortage. Something with the same location that you can not lose. Better voice quality than cellular. A line for faxing, medical devices, point-of-sale, or home security system.
Phone Connect 3 overcome some of those points. You'll always know where it is, it has a 911 address attached to it, and the 36-hour backup battery will help in the short power shortage (even if you do not go down to Sprint's network).
But call quality was consistently disappointing in my tests, with background hiss and scratchiness. Cellular voice quality is generally lower in quality than landline except when making calls HD Voice, which now can only be made between the cell phones on the same carrier. Cell phones compensate for this aggressive noise cancellation and, in some cases, audio reinforcement. But landline phone does not do that, so call sound worse.
You have to make sure that you put the device in an area with very strong signals Sprint, which is not usually the center of your home, because the voice network Sprint is building a more frequency-wise than AT & T or Verizon that. Call quality will deteriorate the more weak signal.
I tried 3 Phone Connect with fax machines, and it did not work. It will not work on point-of-sale systems, security systems, or medical devices, either.
Connect 3 Phone worth $ 149.99 plus $ 19.99 / month for unlimited nationwide calling. The service includes call waiting, call forwarding, three-way calling, call ID (numbers, not names), and voicemail. That compares well to landline plan, which can be up to $ 55 per month for all of these services, but actually performing great VOIP system. Ooma $ 131.00 on Amazon, for example, is $ 129 up front and then be free. NetTalk Duo $ 42.00 on Amazon is $ 19.95 plus $ 29.95 a year.