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Summary: Great system
Review: I read many of the dismal reviews of this phone system which almost prevented me from buying it. I must say that either I got really lucky or many reviewers are smoking some good stuff :-) Seriously, I don't doubt that reception will vary. For me, this is a great phone system, well engineered: great reception, excellent features and looks very nice compared to some of the others. The speakerphone feature works very well. My only complaint is that the FLASH function is poorly implemented (or I'm using it wrong): its hard to use it to switch calls. I have the base and three handsets. Can't say anyhting about service since I've only had them for about a two months. Previously I owned the 2400 series which eventually stopped working. This is much better (so far) than the 2400. Good luck in your decision.
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Summary: Stay away from this awful phone
Review: I actually already wrote a negative review on this phone two months ago and my displeasure with the phone has increased to the point that we are headed out to the store to buy a new phone. I do not write many reviews but I felt compelled given my incredibly poor experience with this phone. We bought the phone 3 months ago on the recommendation from a friend. PROS: 1) when the phone isn't clicking every other second the sound clarity is very clear. 2) It looks pretty good CONS: 1) Battery life is abysmal. The screen face and blinking message light consumes too much power when the phone is not being used. You can not leave the phone off the hook for more than hour or it dies. 2) The phone is beyond complicated to use and I and my wife are technofiles. 3) When you finally figure out the call waiting function it often does not work. 4) the phone is constantly clicking this occurs even when our microwave and wireless computer network are turned off (when they are on the phone is virtually not usable) 5) Aggravating delay when you dial a number (sort of the like the old phones that had pulse dial) Bottom line this is a poorly engineered product, that is distinctly NOT user friendly, and to top it all off it is expensive. The day after I posted my original message another appeared that this was one of the greatest cordless phones ever. I wonder if the person worked for Siemens or for Amazon (I think they sometimes buy in bulk at a discount from manufacturers). I can say without hesitation that you should save yourself the aggravation and buy ANY other phone, but this one.
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Summary: I love it, Great features and Clarity
Review: Previously I had the Siemens 2415 and I wasn't all at impressed with it. I had too many problems, for example, no one could hear me because of static and also it the batteries couldn't keep charge. So when I received this as a replacement, I didn't have many expectations. I was mistaken. First of all, it has more functions than even my cell phone. Voice Dialing is great. Granted, you have to record how to say the name for the phone number, but that's just so it would recognize it. To use voice dialing, all you have to do is lighly press the UP arrow and then speak the name of the person you want to call. (someone mentioned that you have to go through many menus to use this function, but truly you don't). It has a speakerphone too, I haven't used it yet, so I can't comment. So far, clarity has been great and the batteries have retained their charge for a few days. I love how it looks and all the features that it has... even though I haven't used some of them yet (speakerphone and voice memo).
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Summary: Many Features (some flawed), but AMAZING cust. service
Review: This phone has more features than most cordless phones, although some of them are strangely designed. The truth is, no cordless phone is made nearly as well as the mobile phones we have all come to love. Why this is so, I cannot say. However, as much as the Siemens 415 pales in comparison to cell phones, it still is the closest of any cordless phone I've seen. There are some dumb design mistakes (the MEM button being the flash button and the lack of a headset jack being the worst), but as I said, in comparison to other cordless phones this one is tops. The best feature, though, is their customer service. Almost no hold time, and both reps I spoke to knew EVERYTHING about their phones. This was a refreshing change from most cust. service reps I speak to who seem to know less than me. I can't say enough about how good they were.
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Summary: User thoughts
Review: I think it is OK but my wife does not. Voice clarity not as good as land line, but no wireless is. I think the worst feature is the small screen, need to wear your glasses to read it. Also, you have to scroll to get to the names of callers. All the unit puts up in the 1st instance is the telephone number. Sooo, you need an encyclopedic memory for this feature to have practical value.
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Summary: If you want a phone that breaks buy this one
Review: I spend over [$$] on their top of the line model. At first I thought this is great. My friends bought similar models and for the first six months I was happy. Then the buttons on all the handsets started to not work. By the time the problem had become intolerable the warranty had expired. I was told by Customer care that I could buy another one referbished. Wow, what a great deal....Spend more money on their cheaply made technology...Don't Buy From Siemens.
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Summary: Customer Care-less
Review: My 4215 was sent back twice in the first year. The first time Siemens cross shipped the replace and I wasn't out a phone. The second time they wouldn't do that so I sent them the base only to find out that they were out of stock on the replacement and couldn't give me any type of lead time information. I have 3 handsets that go with the phone that are USELESS as paperweights right now. I even told them I was going to right this review and they didn't seem to care. I'll not have another phone of theirs.
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Summary: worst cordless phone experience ever
Review: I bought the siemens based on the company reputation and the features / price comparison. The base station unit easily recognizes all units, and the phone system is very easy to set up. However I've experienced horrible reception with many snaps, crackles. More frustrating is that it frequently and intermittently disconnect during calls. Reception and drop-offs did not seem to be related to distance from the base unit. I may have experienced these problems due to the fact i'm running a wireless network in my house; there have been many comments elsewhere about 2.4G phones interfering with wireless lands. However, turning off the Wireless lan temporarily did not improve phone reception. i lived with the sub-par performance of the siemens for a few months and could never get it to improve. Finally my household forced me to purchase a different phone system. I moved to a 5.8G phone from another vendor and have experienced no problems.
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Summary: I HATE this phone! It's a real dissapointment, don't bother!
Review: ... We have already had to have it replaced once, as it was chirping the entire first week we had it, claiming not to be sitting in its cradle properly. It still chirps when someone walks near it now, that is how unsteady the connection to the charging contacts is. The remote access feature is difficult, and getting messages from the answering machine just isn't that easy, even at home. Deleting them is a chore as well. It has no buttons on the base, everything is operated from the handset, and frankly it is a real pain. The speakerphone part is acceptable but lacks volume. The phone also clicks frequently while talking, as if it is switching channels or something, and during a conversation this can be quite annoying, as you have to continually ask, "are you still there?" We had a Panasonic cordless that I liked a lot better but it broke, so we were leary of getting another. I really liked the appearance of this phone and the multiple handset option, which we also got, but there are others out there...like Vtech and Panasonic. Don't bother with this one.
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Summary: Awful phone, Worse Customer Service
Review: I purchased this phone several months ago because of all the wonderful "cell phone like" features it had. Unfortunately this phone is nothing like any cellphone you may have. The menus are awful and navigation is difficult and confusing and incredibly slow. Each button must be pressed hard and then you must wait 1 - 5 seconds for the menus to switch or commands to run (such as deleting an answering machine message takes 3-4 seconds.) Next, the battery life is extremely poor, I was initially getting 12 hours stand by on a full charge. I then contacted customer support and let them know and they sent me new batteries. They were just as bad. I contacted customer support again and they told me not to expect more than 12-24 hours of stand by. I told them that on the web it states that i should get 10 hours talk time and 150 hours stand by time... Anyway, the phone is an incredibly good idea gone incredibly bad. Dont waste your time. I was excited too before I got the phone but it ended up being one the worst purchases I ever made.
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