Hi Dane can you post a link to your blog.
So that we can go up and read these comments and the comments on other
reviews that you have done.
Casey
On 6/6/2011 4:19 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
Hi everyone!
Got my new Siemens cordless phone late last week, it has quite a few features
which may interest some so thought I’d give it a mini review here.
The first thing which sets this phone apart from most other cordless phones is
its size and looks, one could be forgiven for mistaking the handset as a mobile
phone its that small and yet the base is just a big black box with a single
button on it.
I bought this phone not because of the size so much but because it can be used
with a Bluetooth headset, actually it can be used with many bluetooth devices
including your mobile phone so this alone makes the system very flexible as you
can transfer items from your mobile to the Siemens phone such as contacts etc.
You can purchase an optional accessaries cable which allows synchronisation of
your contacts and such from your computer to the phone, you can also use the
phone’s bluetooth to do this.
So back to the phone itself, hands free is amongst the best I’ve heard, its not
harsh sounding but yet is quite loud. Those who have heard the hands free from
the Siemens report that it sounds crisp and clear.
The model I have has an answering service built-in, again the answering service
itself seems to be in the handset. When calls arrive and the answering machine
is triggered you can hear the caller leaving a message through the loudspeaker
on the handset, “Call Screening”, I suspect that this feature can be disabled
should you wish to do so, haven’t fully read the manual yet and believe me its
going to take quite a bit of time to read as its damn thick.
There’s a “Record” button on the handset so I suspect that you can record voice
memos, maybe even record phone calls in some countries which allow that sort of
thing.
We’re all familiar with the control one has over just about every aspect of a
mobile phone? The same applies to this cordless phone system, custom ring
tones, distinctive ringing, SMS tones, alarm tones, calendar tones and even a
vibrating alert.
I was first made aware of the Siemens cordless phone range thanks to a tipoff
from some friends of mine in the U.K. who recently bought themselves one. The
model range over there is different to what it is in Australia and may be
different again in the U.S.
I have a fondness for bluetooth devices as they can connect through the Tek
Controller which I’ve mentioned previously to my hearing aids. I had a Uniden
cordless phone which had bluetooth audio and it wasn’t too bad at all.
There don’t seem to be too many places in Australia who stock the Siemens range
so you may have to do a little searching.
Siemens in Australia have a web site for their cordless phones which contains
much information including downloads of owners manuals.
Be warned however that some of the models featured have touch screens and thus
would be next to useless I would think to totally blind people though if you
have someone set up the Bluetooth facility then you may get around it that way.
In Australia the model you may wish to look at is the Siemens SL375, that’s the
one I have.
I’ll be posting more details about this phone as I familiarise myself with it
on my blog.
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