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Summary: A very good cordless phone
Review: I have been using this cordless phone for a week. The speaker phone on the handset is GREAT! with great sounds clarity. The phone is quite easy to program (very similar to most cell phone menu system). The only thing that needs to be improved is the response time when pressing any button.
Overall, I like this phone a lot.
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Summary: return it. get your money back. buy something else. smile
Review: mine did not properly program, it was actually new in the box, sealed, but defective, but i was able to use it for phone calls, just not some programming of functions... it was a 2.4 siemens, not this exact model, but i did the right thing..... i returned it. pronto. i thought the clarity would be great, it was not good outside of the house, approaching my neighbor's house, only about 40 footsteps away, started fading. the battery life was the worst of any device i've ever used. although my panasonic 2.4 was big, fat, bulky, with a pocket clip, it way outperformed the siemens model on battery life, ease of use, range, and of course the volume and clarity. i could hear people with the panasonic, not so well with the siemens product. boo hiss. poor design. i really wanted to like it because it was a bit pricey and very light and it had the ability to add a 2nd or 3rd set on the same main station. okay, so this model pictured was not the exact one i bought, but i am looking for the "best phone in the world" and so far, i've got to say the bang & olufsen is getting my vote. i am about ready to buy a main and 2 add-on handsets. it got 5 stars out of 5 on all five reviews i read on another site. upon returning my siemens unit, i asked the store clerk whether others had done the same. yes, a few had been returned, but not a single return on the panasonic model i had, so i purchased another one of the panasonics. now i have two. bravo for the return dept. get your money back. then begin smiling again. you will hate this phone. you will hate the battery life. if i have erred, and you really love your siemens phone, then you'll simply hate me and my stinky review. i can live with that. kevin@kevins.com
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Summary: Want cellular phone features for home phone?
Review: This phone is awesome. If you are used to Cellular phones, you will feel right at home. The rechargeable "AA" batteries are holding up great. Very clean and simple design and very intutive to use. The handset speaker works pretty well. Voice Activated features like announcing pre recorded caller ID, VAD are neat. I wish there are more than 20 numbers to record for VAD. In the same price range, compared to Sony or Panasonic, this phone is just loaded with features and comes from a well know European company.BTW, the users manual, is very easy to read and follow the instructions.
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Summary: Excellent phone
Review: ... After I got my unit and used it for a few weeks I must say that this is probably the best phone I ever used. The sound quality is excellent and I don't think I can tell a difference between the quality of sound in this phone and in normal phone. So go and buy it I think it worth every dollar.
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Summary: Awesome---Once You get used to it
Review: This telephone works great!!!! You have to read the manual and you have to remember that the Mem (as in Memory) key is also the flash key as it's not marked with the word "Flash". You have to use this flash key to accept a Call Waiting call and not the menu. The handout does state this as does Customer service when you call. That's the only minor hang up with this phone.Other than that it handles Call waiting and Caller ID beautifully. I love the way that it displays the telephone numbers of the callers with their Voice Messages. It makes it very easy to call them back. Just hit the Talk button and it dials their number. I get very clear reception and the Speaker Phone is So much better than I thought it would be. It's very clear and becuase It's cordless you can place it very close to you so the caller can hear you clearly. This phone is the true meaning of Handsfree. I love the Alarm clock feature and the voice activated calling is excellent too. I love that if you delete the caller ID log, it's deleted on every handset. I don't have to go to each handset to then delete what's in them if I don't want it. Great Phone, Great Quality. It's not the easiest to figure out initially but once you do. It's awesome!
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Summary: Digital Poetry in motion
Review: This is the best cordless phone on the market. It has all the features you could possibly want and then some. Guess what? 90% of the features most of the reviews claim this phone does not have... it does. The only thing this product lacks is a headset jack. This phone is the best cordless phone on the market bar none. If some of the people who wrote a bad review about this phone would simply sit down for an hour or two and read the manual and program this phone properly they would be impressed. This phone DOES have a mute feature. This phone DOES NOT have any clicking or static. That is probably cause by to many electronic appliances to close to it or phone and electrical lines near your house. Now on to the real review... The sound is flawless. The speakerphone volume is factory set a a lower volume that I would like but you CAN turn the speakerphone volume up if you read the manual. I blew a lot of money on a Panasonic phone that was a piece of garbage. When I tried to use the Panasonic the static on the line prevented me from hearing callers. The Gigaset 4215 has no static and I don't hear the clicks people talk about. The answering machine is perfect, the voice dialing feature is nice, but I prefer to use the standard directory. This phone has many different rings to it, much like a cell phone. By reading the manual I found this phone easy to set up, and simple to use. If you can't operate a VCR DO NOT buy this phone. If you like tech gadgets, this phone is for you. On a scale of 1 to 10 I give the sound a 10, the speakerphone a 10, the answering machine a 10, voice dialing a 9 and the entire Gigaset 4215 a perfect 10. This is a cell phone like cordless phone without an antenna. Its beautiful to look at and the performance is even better. BUY THIS PHONE NOW. IT IS WORTH THE PRICE!
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Summary: Two thumbs down!
Review: I bought this phone just over a year ago. Base phone plus one additional headset. Overall my recommendation is to STAY AWAY from this product, particularly at this price. It looks good on paper, i.e., long on feature, very short on performance. My additional headset died within the first year -- the LCD display didn't work at all, problems registering to the base set, etc. The sound quality is much worse than my 900MHz phone of a few years ago. I've tried moving the phone location, etc., but nothing seems to have worked. Using the phone initially is not very intuitive -- definitely need the manual for simple things sucha s turnign the ringer off, or muting!
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Summary: Full Functionality Available in Every Phone!
Review: I purchased a Siemens 4215 base unit (in white, to match my kitchen) and several 4200 remote units (in silver/black, to go elsewhere in my house). I think they're great. The 4215 has a digital answering machine -- which is accessible from all of the phones -- so I no longer need to run downstairs to listen to my messages. The system also allows me to input my phone numbers into the directory (on any unit) -- and then distribute them electronically to all of the others (cool!). And, best of all, all of the handsets have speakerphones, so I can listen to the answering machine -- and my voice mail messages (from work) -- while keeping my hands free! This allows me to listen -- and then transfer the info to a notepad (or to my Palm) -- without having to balance the phone between my shoulder and my ear. (Nice!) The 2.4 ghz reception is clear throughout the house and outdoors. And all of the phone stands are small and unobtrusive (which makes my wife very happy). My daughter chose one of the optional rings for the handset nearest her room; and I turned the ringer down for the unit next to my bed. I like how the intercom feature allows me to call any unit individually -- as if it were a phone. And it's great having full functionality -- answering machine, directory, and speakerphone -- on every handset in my house. I initially needed to call the Siemen's help desk because I couldn't figure out how to "register" (activate the communication between) the remote units and the base. The helpful technician was able to solve my problem ... in about 30 seconds! (Hint: place the remote handset in the stand of the base unit, and the registration happens automatically.) Overall, I've been quite pleased! This is easily the most capable home phone system I've ever owned.
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Summary: Siemens service leaves something to be desired
Review: this review concerns the siemens 242 2.4 spread sprectrum phone. well actually it concerns siemens support or lack thereof. i purchased three siemens 242 phones about 8 months ago and two out of the three died. one was sent back to service about 5 weeks ago and the other one was sent back one week ago. five weeks ago siemens support said we will send you a replacement phone as soon as we get your phone. two weeks, three weeks, four weeks, after finally calling them about 5 times, they said we are having an issue replacing your 242 phones and we will substitute a different model, model 2410. one week, two weeks, no phones so i call again and this time i am told we dont have any 2410's in stock to send you and we dont have any idea when they will be in stock. so i have been waiting for about 6 weeks for siemens to replace my phones and the best they can offer is we dont know when it will be. i asked them to replace them with some type of compatible phone, that is in stock and they refused to. the phone when it worked was ok but two out of three didnt make it one year and as far as service goes, i would rate them a zero.
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Summary: Not panasonic quality
Review: This phone is tempting. It looks great, feels nice on your ear, lacks an antenna, and has an inconspicuous base that doesn't draw attention. However, the phone is a poor performer compared to the excellent panasonic multi-handset KX-TG27X0 series. First, the panasonic can support 8 handsets and allow 4 handsets and the base speakerphone on the line simultaneously. The Siemens base supports just 4 handsets, and only 2 on the line simultaneously. The siemens handsets can subscribe to multiple bases, but will not switch from one base to the other as you move around. So if you move from one base's area to the other-whether you're on the line or not-your reception will fade and your call will be dropped. The siemens has terrible range. It wouldn't even cover my whole NYC apartment. The panasonic works all over my apartment, in the elevator, and 8 floors down in the lobby. That's impressive. The siemens' keypad is cramped, has stiff buttons, and has poor tactile feel. Not to mention an awful delay in the response to a button push. The Panasonic has a backlit key pad and buttons that are much more responsive and well spaced. And no delay on button pushing. The panasonic has "booster" function to increase the transmitting power and improve range and reception. Nothing but poor range and bad signal quality on the siemens. The panasonic does use menus, but the most used features during a call-speaker volume, flash, mute, signal booster-are all accessible with one button push. The siemens has no features immediately accessible.
The siemens does not have a mute, requires you to hold down the recessesed "mem" key to "flash" or use call waiting, The siemens does have a few perks. The sound quality is nice and you get to name handsets. It does call recording and voice dialing, but it's not easy. It uses AA batteries so they're easilly and cheaply replaceable. It does allow you to lower the ringer volume at night. It does allow the caller to directly access one particular handset. But those are the icing on a cake. And the panasonic's cake is much better. And cheaper too.
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