| There are two main choices when you decide to buy | | | | may be attractive to you even if you have an existing |
| home intercom systems. Those choices are between | | | | wired system. One of the advantages of a wireless |
| a wired intercom or a wireless home intercom system. | | | | system over a wired system is that the units are more |
| Really the only way you would decide to buy a wired | | | | portable. If you are sitting in your favorite chair and |
| system is if you already have an old one installed in | | | | someone pages you, with a wired intercom you have |
| your house, or you are building a new house. | | | | to get out of your chair and go to where it is installed |
| Otherwise the installation cost of running the wires | | | | to talk back to someone. With a wireless system, you |
| would be too high. | | | | can put a portable unit by your chair and just reach |
| If you are building a new house, you can simply have | | | | over and press a button. |
| the electricians run the wires for the system when | | | | If you like the looks of a home intercom system that is |
| they are doing the rest of the electrical and phone | | | | installed in a wall, you can get wireless units that have |
| wiring. They can also do the final installation of the units | | | | a combination of flush-mounted wall units, along with |
| after the drywall is installed. | | | | portable units. So you have wall-mount units in some |
| If this is the route you want to go, you just need to | | | | rooms, and a few portable ones in strategic locations |
| give the electricians the installation manual for the | | | | that will talk to the wall units. |
| system so they can see what kind of wire they need | | | | The advantages of a wired intercom system over a |
| to run, and so they know what to quote you for final | | | | wireless one, is that you never have to worry about |
| installation cost. There is nothing too complicated about | | | | interference from some other wireless device. Some |
| installing modern home intercom systems so any | | | | wireless systems minimize this possibility though. If you |
| electrician or even a telephone system installer should | | | | are building a new house, it would still probably be wise |
| be able to do it. | | | | to consider a wired system. There is never a cheaper |
| To choose a wired system you really just need to find | | | | time to install wires in a wall than before the drywall |
| one that has the features you are looking for. Most of | | | | goes up. |
| them come with a built-in AM/FM radio, but you may | | | | So the right home intercom system choice for you just |
| want one with a CD player too. If you want to go | | | | depends on your personal choice and the house you |
| really basic, and spend less, you can get a basic | | | | are installing it in. Either way you go, you'll appreciate |
| system with no music. | | | | not having to shout at your family members every |
| If you have a house that isn't wired for intercom, then | | | | time you need to talk to them. That's truly the biggest |
| the best choice is to go with a wireless system. These | | | | benefit of home intercom systems. |