<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by blott
Some homes provide these for guests but you'd need an adaptor for the electrical socket and also need to make sure that it works on 110 volts.

They use radio waves to work and I've just found this info.

Parents should place the monitor and the baby several feet away from electrical devices such as televisions, oscillating fans, and humidifiers. Although uncommon, interference from such devices may affect monitor performance. In rare cases, severe interference from local television and radio stations or from "ham" or CB radio transmitters may affect the monitor.

So it sounds as if they use particular frequencies?
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Yes, Baby Monitors use specific frequencies. I'm not sure what they are, or if the UK ones are legal to use here. Check with your homeowner, they may already provide one. Like other have said they are not expensive and can be easily picked up.