Comments on: VTech 6042 Two Handset Cordless Phone System

By: Itanel

Itanel — Sat, 08 May 2010 20:27:18 +0000

Is your internet service based on DSL technology? If so, do you have the filters that your internet provider sent to you in your welcome kit? Did you install the filters between your phone and the wall phone jack?

Good luck!

By: maria-anna enders

maria-anna enders — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:01:08 +0000

since we got the high speed internet, our v-tech model 6042 will not work right. we never had problems before and we really liked the phone. the problem is that some calls ring through and some don’t, it is always hit and miss. this also rings true for the answering machine, when the phone rings through then the answering machine works and when the phone doesn’t ring through the answering machine doesn’t work either. it is very frustrating and we complained to v-tech and to our phone company, the phone company came out twice and said the problem is with the phone but they did agree to give me a different modem/router. unfortunately that didn’t solve the problem. has anyone else had this going on? i hate to go out and buy a new phone, this one is only 2 years old and it’s a nice phone.

By: juan carlos guengue

juan carlos guengue — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:01:52 +0000

i need the technical manual for my phone model 6042 in spanish if there are possible.
thank you for your help!!!!

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:40:00 +0000

@Angela Tendrá que ponerse en contacto con VTech directamente de un Manual de español.

By: ANGELA

ANGELA — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:57:52 +0000

NECESITO AYUDA COMPRE UN TELEFONO INALAMBRICO VTECH CS5111 Y DENTRO DE EL SOLO VINO MANUAL EN INGLES Y NO ENTIENDO COMO FUNCIONARLO.. POR FAVOR SI ME PUEDEN MANDAR MANUAL DE ESTE EQUIPO Y PODER UTILIZARLO.. DESDE COLOMBIA. GRACIAS.

By: Pedro Fano

Pedro Fano — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:34:37 +0000

Vivo en Peru y tengo un telefono vtech modelo 6042 dect 6.0 lo compre en EE.UU pero al instalarlo funciona solo la base pero no el auricular no entran las llamadas y sale en la pantalla un mensaje de buscando, que puedo hacer?
oh esta tecnologia Dect 6.0 no esta disponible para Sudamerica

By: Elena Garcia

Elena Garcia — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:01:37 +0000

Just, I bought a phone Vtech Dect 6.0
model 6042, and when I receive a call, the number
appears in the screen, but not the name that I have
registered in the agenda. Can you help to know what
it’s the problem?.
I’m very worried, and I need your help.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:50:43 +0000

Pete:

I just checked, the base unit and add-on handset cradles are not made to be mounted on a wall.

By: pete-in-ma

pete-in-ma — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 11:16:27 +0000

Just a quick question– Can the phone be wall mounted or is the base required?

Thanks,
Pete

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:02:07 +0000

Just heard back from my contact and as I guessed, the 6042 is not expandable.

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:15:44 +0000

Cydrome:

I don’t see channels mentioned in the manual either. I just got that info from the specs either on the box or Vtech’s site. I’m not sure if you can add another handset to this particular system… I’ll write to my contact at Vtech and ask.

By: Cydrome

Cydrome — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:35:29 +0000

I own a VTech 6042 and agree with your review…it’s the best cordless I’ve ever had.

My question is related to your mention of “5 channels” (a feature not called out in the user manual).

Does this mean that the base transmitter will automatically jump to another channel if it detects another system on the one its using?

Or is there some way I can set the channel manually?

(I want to install a second system in the next room.)

Thanks.

By: dellis67

dellis67 — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:21:15 +0000

Thanks Julie – Love you guys!:)

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:31:41 +0000

Yes, I can walk out the door and down my driveway without it dropping connection.

By: dellis67

dellis67 — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:01:28 +0000

I believe that the DECT 6.0 spec uses the 1.9Ghz frequency. Being a lower frequency should embue it with better range and penetration characteristics. Julie, have you noticed better range using the DECT VTech than with the 2.4 or 5.8ghz phones?

David.

By: MrBill

MrBill — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:38:58 +0000

And, if you want to try a DECT phone for free, Staples has a sale on the American Telephone DECT 6.0 cordless phone for $19.99 less a $20 rebate. I may pick one up today.

By: eichin

eichin — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:37:35 +0000

I first saw DECT phones in 1999 in Sweden, but they were apparently the “old boring” office phones even then They weren’t in the US because the frequency wasn’t available…

As far as features, I think vtech themselves make better phones than that (I thought they had at least one model that gets the phone-book caller-id feature right, for example About the only interesting thing about DECT in the US is “no wifi interference”…

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:08:13 +0000

Wow, 1998? I’m not sure when they first showed up here, but I’d never heard of them till just recently.

By: MrBill

MrBill — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:01:46 +0000

I was using a DECT phone system in Singapore in 1998. It was at the DEC Regional Lab. We used it for our in-house telephone system. I recall that it was made by Philips. The sound quality was excellent. I guess the technology finally made it over here to the US.

MrBill

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:28:33 +0000

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