My Philips handset is easily out of range Published on 2017-07-07 The reception range is affected by environmental factors such as electrical devices or walls between the base and the handset. To improve reception: Move the base station to another corner/room. Move the base station away from other electrical appliances that could interfere with the range (for example, routers, TV, radio, etc). Do not put the base station on a metallic desk or a metallic table top. If your model has ECO mode, turn off the ECO mode.