The various mentions of DECT in the last day or so reminded me that I am supposed to be solving a problem.
We have two separate DECT base stations, each with its own handset and each plugged into totally separate phone lines. Perhaps oddly, both handsets are set up to connect to the same base station - let us call that the primary base station. (We can use a menu to choose the other, secondary, base station.) Anywhere between zero and, perhaps, four times a day the handset on the secondary base station makes a noise that says that it has lost contact with the primary base station that it should be using. Changing the handsets round makes no difference.
It seems that something is interrupting the ability of the 'remote' handset to communicate with the primary base station. On the display we can see that the handset loses its signal for a few seconds.
Having a fair amount of electronic kit (computers, wireless network, etc.) we understand if we are to blame for this problem - but it would be really nice to identify what is causing it.
The times at which the problem occurs vary widely - including the early hours when we are asleep and not in person using anything. And it is this that is most annoying as it sometimes wakes us up.
Any ideas or suggestions welcome.