What is a Cordless Handset?
Cordless handset is a phrase used to differentiate the newer types of telephone handset that send their signals wirelessly from those which are connected to the telephone base by a cord. Modern cordless handsets send and receive electronic signals via radio waves with a base unit, which is tied into the larger hardwired telephone network. There were a few things that needed to be in place before telephone users could switch en masse to the cordless handset. First, there needed to be some kind of small onboard power source: a battery. In older, corded-style handsets, the electrical power needed to operate the phone was delivered by a wire that connected the handset to the base and the base to the larger network, or exchange. To be the most consumer-friendly, the battery for a cordless handset had to be small enough to fit into a unit of comfortable size, and the cordless handset battery had to be rechargeable. For the kind of use most phones get, running through dozens of batteries a we
