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Summary: Took a chance... it's AWFUL.
Review: ...I took a chance and bought the phone.It's beautiful, easy to use, and sounds great while you're using it... but on other end of the line it SOUNDS AWFUL!!! Literally... this phone makes you sound like you're on a cell phone, going through a tunnel.
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Summary: Phone with a very poor reception and voice quality
Review: Don't let the brand name fool you. This phone has a tinny voice and very poor radio reception. At times, it gives static between floors of a colonial house! If I could give 0 stars, I would.. no exaggeration here.. It is unlikely I would buy any autio/telecom product from Siemens again.
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Summary: Good phone...could be better
Review: I am quite impressed by the Siemens 240. It lacks sophistication, such as LCD display etc, but the sound quality is good. At times, it feels like there is some echo, but you could get used to it by moving the mic away from the mouth. Also there is disturbance around a microwave (only when the microwave is in use). Good coverage area and very crisp sound. Watch for the "talk" button, it is too easily activated.
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Summary: Siemens Has Lost My Business
Review: I bought a Gigaset 2420 2 line cordless phone from Siemens two years ago and have had endless problems with the 3 handsets that I have for the system. My problems started soon after the purchase. I turned one off and it wouldn't turn on again when the power button was pressed. I dropped another one soon after a VERY VERY short distance and it went dead. I called Siemens to see about getting replacements since I was still in warranty and was told that the Gigaset 2420 was a new product and they didn't have their replacement process setup yet and I should call back sometime in the future. What the...! So, I replaced those two handsets with my own money. And then the buttons slowly started failing on two of the handsets that I use most often. I had to press the number buttons a certain way to get them to work. It was a major pain when dialing a number. I called the support center again. I'd had the phone for 13 or so months at that point. The support people told me that they'd had a lot of problems with the durability of the handsets. They acknowledged reported cases where the phone had been turned off and would not turn back on. They didn't seem too surprised about my buttons failing. They offered to replace my current handsets with refurbished ones. That was about a year ago. In the last few months I noticed the buttons are failing again on the 2 main handsets. It?s getting harder and harder to dial a number. One of the handsets also seems to have a worsening reception problem that sounds like I'm getting interference from a microwave but that's not it. The other handsets don't have this problem. I called the support group the other day and was told that my product was out of warranty since I'd had it for 2 years. I told them that I respect warranties but this is a defect problem. I expect a handset to last longer than one year before it starts to fail. They told me to basically take a hike. I moved up the ladder looking for someone that would even care to listen to my story but all I got was the company line that they had no authority to authorize a replacement out of warranty. So, I'm now posting my experience everywhere on the web that I can find. Letting people know that Siemens does not make quality phone handsets and they don't stand behind their product. Does this apply to all the handsets on all Siemens cordless phones? Don?t know - but I wouldn?t buy another Siemens phone to find out. My advice is to NOT buy from Siemens and instead buy from one of their competitors.
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Summary: Siemens Has Lost My Business
Review: I bought a Gigaset 2420 2 line cordless phone from Siemens two years ago and have had endless problems with the 3 handsets that I have for the system. My problems started soon after the purchase. I turned one off and it wouldn't turn on again when the power button was pressed. I dropped another one soon after a VERY VERY short distance and it went dead. I called Siemens to see about getting replacements since I was still in warranty and was told that the Gigaset 2420 was a new product and they didn't have their replacement process setup yet and I should call back sometime in the future. What the...! So, I replaced those two handsets with my own money. And then the buttons slowly started failing on two of the handsets that I use most often. I had to press the number buttons a certain way to get them to work. It was a major pain when dialing a number. I called the support center again. I'd had the phone for 13 or so months at that point. The support people told me that they'd had a lot of problems with the durability of the handsets. They acknowledged reported cases where the phone had been turned off and would not turn back on. They didn't seem too surprised about my buttons failing. They offered to replace my current handsets with refurbished ones. That was about a year ago. In the last few months I noticed the buttons are failing again on the 2 main handsets. It's getting harder and harder to dial a number. One of the handsets also seems to have a worsening reception problem that sounds like I'm getting interference from a microwave but that's not it. The other handsets don't have this problem. I called the support group the other day and was told that my product was out of warranty since I'd had it for 2 years. I told them that I respect warranties but this is a defect problem. I expect a handset to last longer than one year before it starts to fail. They told me to basically take a hike. I moved up the ladder looking for someone that would even care to listen to my story but all I got was the company line that they had no authority to authorize a replacement out of warranty. So, I'm now posting my experience everywhere on the web that I can find. Letting people know that Siemens does not make quality phone handsets and they don't stand behind their product. Does this apply to all the handsets on all Siemens cordless phones? Don't know - but I wouldn't buy another Siemens phone to find out. My advice is to NOT buy from Siemens and instead buy from one of their competitors.
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Summary: It works, but not very well...
Review: I bought two of these 240 series phones. They have never worked very well. Too much background noise and poor reception. I like Siemens products. This is really a case that you get what you pay for. The other products made by Siemens seem to cost a lot more. I can only hope they are that much better.
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Summary: Don't buy this phone
Review: I hate this phone. Whatever you do, don't buy it.
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Summary: DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!
Review: I have been through three of these phones in the last four months. I am returning my third one to Best Buy today, and will be looking for something else. The phone simply refuses to come on.
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Summary: DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!
Review: I have been through three of these phones in the last four months. I am returning my third one to Best Buy today, and will be looking for something else. The phone simply refuses to come on.
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Summary: Sounds horribe
Review: I thought this phone would have good sound quality if nothing else (with few other features to speak of). I was wrong, the sound quality is horrendous. I have had times where I have had to switch over to my corded phone when I couldn't hear someone due to the poor quality. I would shop for a different phone.
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