schwartz.osbunorth@XEROX.COM (Victor S. Schwartz) (08/13/86)
I have purchased a number of clock radios over the years, and I have developed a list of features I have found very useful. Now I am contemplating the purchase of a combination clock radio/telephone, but the one feature I deem essential to such a combination seems to be missing from every model on the market: I would like to be able to set the alarm time(s) by direct keyboard entry... which would logically be accomplished via the keypad on the telephone. I.e., to set an alarm for 6:30 AM I would key in 6...3...0... perhaps followed by an AM indicator. This technique is opposed to the clumsy Fast/Slow or Hour/Minute buttons found on most digital clock radios. Unfortunately, virtually all the combination clock radio/telephones on the market consist of a clock radio with a telephone "stuck" on the cabinet. Aside from a mute switch (to quiet the radio when you pick up the telephone), there is NO integration between the telephone functions and the clock radio functions. If anyone has discovered a model which meets this requirement, please provide details. Many thanx, Victor Schwartz