I'd probably use the JavaScript parseInt() or parseFloat() functions. One thing to watch out for, though, is that they return NaN if the parse fails, not 0.
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Rob - Jan 13, 2010 2:32:06 pm PST #12289 of 25501
§ ita § - Jan 13, 2010 7:35:28 pm PST #12290 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Does anyone have a cordless phone system they're happy with?
I have had it up to here with the crap battery life of my Vtech. I'm looking for one that you can expand with handsets you just plug into power, not into additional phone lines. And that you can store phone numbers in. I don't want voicemail.
Anyone have any recommendations?
le nubian - Jan 13, 2010 7:40:24 pm PST #12291 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
ita, I like the Panasonic ones I've been using. I have three handsets on the same unit and apparently it can expand (but I think I'd have to buy another 3 handset kit). I believe you can store phone numbers in the phone.
Got these at Amazon.
§ ita § - Jan 13, 2010 7:58:31 pm PST #12292 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hmm. Looking at some Panasonic lines right now. All the ones I can see that have speakerphone from the base (nifty when you run out the batteries on the handsets) also come with a digital answering system.
Which makes me wonder--why am I paying Verizon monthly for voicemail again?
le nubian - Jan 14, 2010 3:19:22 am PST #12293 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
My set does not have a speakerphone in the base. It only has them in the handsets. Mine also did not come with voicemail.
This is the one I purchased in August:
Sue - Jan 14, 2010 3:19:44 am PST #12294 of 25501
hip deep in pie
I second the recommendation for the Panasonic, ita. And you can store numbers in the phones, and then transfer the numbers from handset.
Sue - Jan 14, 2010 3:23:44 am PST #12295 of 25501
hip deep in pie
I have the two handset version of this. I've had it for a year? or two? and have had no problems with it. I haven't used the answering machine, so I can't comment on that. I've also never tried the speaker phone from the base...only on the handsets...I'll have to try that.
le nubian - Jan 14, 2010 3:38:47 am PST #12296 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
ita, maybe mine does come with voicemail and I don't use it?
§ ita § - Jan 14, 2010 5:18:45 am PST #12297 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
LeN, doesn't look like yours comes with voicemail. Not sure why they tie the handset speakerphone with voicemail. But maybe I should divest myself of the monthly payout.
What's the battery life like? My main problem with my current phone is that they expire very quickly off the cradle, even without talking.
le nubian - Jan 14, 2010 5:22:12 am PST #12298 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
pretty good, I don't talk on a phone a whole lot, but I have had a handset off the charger for 12+ hours and it looks ready to roll. I think talk time is about 3-4 hours.