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Once upon a time, just about every home had a landline phone. It was an essential lifeline to friends and family, as well as being essential for running a household.
According to Roy Morgan research back in 2001, 96% of Australian households had a landline but by 2020, the number had shrunk to 40%, with the majority of people preferring the convenience of the ‘go with you everywhere mobile phone’.
With modern hearing aids being Bluetooth compatible, the convenience of streaming calls from smartphones has also reduced the need to be reliant on a landline telephone.
However, some of our clients do not wish to have a mobile phone, or prefer the security of having a landline phone as well as a mobile. We are asked about what landline phones are available which are compatible with Phonak’s Marvel and Paradise hearing aids.
We have found that one brand in particular, called Gigaset, has a range of telephones which are compatible with these hearing aids.
The model numbers are:
- SL78H
- SL450H
- S810
- S850H
- SL910
- DX800A Landline PRO Cordless Phone
- DL500A
- SL750H PRO
- S650H PRO
- SL910A/SL910H
- SL450A GO/SL450HX
- S850A GO/S850HX
- S820A
- C530IP
Gigaset is a German company which you might better know as Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices and specialise in Digitally Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) telephones.
The advantage of these phones is that you will be able to stream phone calls to your hearing aids via Bluetooth, just as you would with a mobile phone.
Phonak hearing aids can be used as headset with any phone as long as the phone provides the Hands Free Profile (HFP), this includes landline or cordless phones (e.g. DECT standard).
- Follow the instructions included in your landline telephone’s user manual.
- First open for 5 seconds and then close the battery door, or for rechargeable models switch the hearing aids off and on again with the multi-function button to place the hearing aid in pairing mode.
However, it is important to note that many Many (older) landline phones only support older Bluetooth versions < 2.1. Also, they often do not provide HFP but only HSP (HeadSet Profile), which will not work with Phonak hearing aids. Please check your phone's Bluetooth specification in the data sheet or user guide.
