Aussie phone in shed

[BlackbuttWA]

To those guys in Australia who have phone in their shed.
What supplier, phone models do you use ?

I am in WA & I am sure that Telstra are the only option down here.

Col

[MrFez]

What supplier, phone models do you use ? I am in WA & I am sure that Telstra are the only option down here.
Col

My provider is Optus, but that aside it really is simple. I purchased a Uniden wireless phone system from Costco (although it is available through other outlets). It has three indoor handsets and a tradesman style fourth handset that is waterproof, dustproof and shockproof. And its yellow!

The set is promoted as having a very long range. I have placed my base in the house at a point closest to the shed (about 50 metres) and the yellow phone is in the shed. Works perfectly.

Edit ~ and the beauty of it is that I can turn the ringer on and off as required, so the neighbours or anyone else, aren't alerted to me not being home. The down side is that SWMBO can now speak to me from inside the house using the intercom function.

[Robson Valley]

Buy a wireless/cordless set of telephones. Plug in the master and plop the others all over the place.
Or do you have such restrictive telecom regs that you are told you can't do that?
I do what I want to do with whatever comes along into the plug in my house.
You might want to make some sort of a kakked-up dust cover for the shop phone.

[OldGrain]

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This is the only phone i have in my shed & its not really a phone - its a Country Belle AM radio - as the last thing i want is some one ringing whilst i`m busy doing something.

[Fuzzie]

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This is the only phone i have in my shed & its not really a phone - its a Country Belle AM radio - as the last thing i want is some one ringing whilst i`m busy doing something.

For the same reason there is a fire extinguisher here, there should be a real phone as well if there is ever a need to make an emergency call after a serious accident. Probably should be hardwired just in case the power is off or battery flat.

[Boringgeoff]

I've got one just inside the door of the shed, hard wired as Fuzzie suggests and in the event of a power outage it still works. Digitor brand bought from Dick Smith in Midland.

Geoff.

[Robson Valley]

Clean forgot about the hassle with power outages. I do have a hardwire phone ready to plug in for failures.
Cordless is convenient just as long as I remember where it is. The VTech set has a finder/ringer button.

When we had about a meter of snow followed by several days of -30C, we had 5 power outages, 1-4 hr each.
I can go off the grid at the push of a button and stay warm. 120 channels of satellite radio keeps me cheerful.
There was a day, not many years back, when the girls in the grocery store counted power failures on a Saturday.
They gave up after 60. Store owner dropped $3k on a power system for the cash registers.

No computer connection so left the wire phone plugged in for several days.

[OldGrain]

I have no landlines so keep a mobile phone on me & i have three extinguishers at hand,one of which is above the 'phone' at entry.

[BlackbuttWA]

Thanks guys for the replies & suggestions.

We are on a 5 acre heavily wooded bushblock & have very poor reception here. Had to buy a Telstra repeater for &720 to get any signal indoors on the mobile.
Thanks to you all I now have several options to look at.
Any provider we select we still have to use Telstra lines so we are limited.

Have to get the Little Lady to do some phoning round for me.

Cheers
Col