It says you can 'take phone calls from up to 50 feet away' - I assume this mini speaker has a pretty good microphone as well. Can anyone confirm?
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I don't believe it has a microphone. I believe your phone still acts as the microphone similar to when you have headphones plugged in.
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I have answered many phone calls and the caller has been able to hear me quite clearly. I am usually outside with my UE Boom. So running in to answer the call and realizing I can hear, say my sister, saying hello from the porch is no less entertaining. I wouldn't recommend it for private conversations LOL.. but you can totes carry it around and have no issue with clarity. I love this thing.
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These are great little walkie talkies and I would highly recommend them but that's a pretty long distance away. I don't know of anything that has that type of distance on it. There are cell services that offer walkie talkie type comunication that you can talk directly without ringing that are nice and even some walkie talkie apps for some of the phones that let you talk directly without ringing the phone just like a walkie talkie. With the apps you have to have it installed on both phones to work. I use one of these apps at home when I'm working to see when dinner is ready or if I'm needed for something they work pretty good.
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Yes, the range is 700 feet. The ringer can be turned off and adjusted. The phone amplifies incoming sounds up to 30 decibels. It is also hearing aid compatible.
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I'm not sure I would be comfortable making business calls with this device.. It seemed kind of raspy when I was using it. The speaker would definitely be loud, however; the quality wasn't that I would use for an important business call. I used it on the beach, and near the pool.. Fit it's purpose, but not for much else. Hope this helps!
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Hi Framroz, there is no specific range for the built-in mic to work properly. Just make sure to be near the mic when receiving party is not hearing you. The built-in battery is not user replaceable. -Vincent
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hi. i spoke to panasonic according to them the range is about 50 feet; but from my experience it depends a lot in the surroundings, for instance some remotes can cause interference and shorten the distance.
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It will work as long as you are close to it. The sound quality is fantastic but the microphone isn't that great. So you need to be within a few feet if the speaker for your audience to hear you.
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Probably a mistake, Bluetooth is good up to about 30 feet depending on the area involved and obstructions.
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Hi B., Sony Portable Speakers doesn't have phone capability for answering calls. Its main purpose is for producing sound from connected devices. -Vincent
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Hello, My husband said you can get about 60 feet away from phone depending if there is no metal walls around you, then it is a shorter distance. But he just loves his. You do not hear any back ground noise with it. Hope this was helpful.
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The best you can do is either put a dead cat on it or a blimp. It doesn't pick up much noise outside anyway unless it's REALLY windy. Mild wind noise will cancel itself out unless it's hitting the mic dead on the front end.As for distance, the sound quality will deteriorate with distance. I would not go more than 5-8 feet from the subject. Use a boom if needed.
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It's got a very good range, I've gone outside, upstairs and around the side of the house (about 50 feetor so, on a Samsung Note 2) and still hear clearly until the voice says "device disconnected". You can easily go 3 or 4 rooms away without any problems, and the clarity is GREAT! Love it!!
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Sandra M, understanding that its not a high quality system its pretty reliable for its price range. If you hold the mic at the bottom where your hand can touch the antenae you may get some interference. I used it in an awards presentation on a stand by the podium. The received was some 60 feet away and it worked fine. So I think you should be OK to go.
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The sound from the microphone is somewhat medium to low PHONE-QUALITY, so you know what to expect. I have not tried to pair with a Mac Book Pro, but paired with Windows and also an Android phone. The USB (micro) serves ONLY for CHARGING. Don't expect to use it as a USB microphone.Also, the range of the microphone (in my testing) was reliable to about 15 feet from my laptop. As they say, your mileage may vary. Battery life is unknown as I have only used for brief conversations under 15 minutes.
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i have a created some recordings and have used the mic with some distance and let my normal voice, it sounds awesome! check the podcast i created with that microphone! http://traffic.libsyn.com/crmbuzz/CRMBuzz001.mp3
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I can go out to our shop which is approx 50 feet from our house and it still works. This is with the phone base at the other end of the house from the shop too. It starts beeping at you when you go to far which is nice that it doesn't just cut out. I don't see a headset jack on it though.
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I use mine with a Samsung Galaxy S4 and, if there is nothing to block the signal between the phone and the right earbud, I easily get 50 ft. before cut-out. At this distance, just turning your head causes drop-out, so it's not really usable range.