True but you should be able to use the thing with only your hearing aid and no external connections. All telephones from the US I believe now have to be hearing aid compatible. It's quite common nowadays even in very cheap phones.
-----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 06 June 2011 01:21 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Siemens bluetooth Cordless Phone System I'm looking at the phone now and it has a dock connector so i wouldn't surprise me if that had an audio out as part of its connection so given that? Well it probably wouldn't take long to rig up an attachment to a necklace loop or something similar, perhaps Siemens themselves - given that they make hearing instruments - may already have something. On 06/06/2011, at 8:39 PM, André van Deventer wrote: > Dane > > Just curious. So the sound through the tech controller is good then? > And you get your telephone through both ears? > > Wonder if the handset is "hearing aid compatible" and will work with > the loop induction coil in a hearing aid? > > Andre > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org > [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan > Sent: 06 June 2011 11:19 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Siemens bluetooth Cordless Phone System > > Hi everyone! > Got my new Siemens cordless phone late last week, it has quite a few > features which may interest some so thought Id 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 phones bluetooth to do this. > So back to the phone itself, hands free is amongst the best Ive > 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, > havent fully read the manual yet and believe me its going to take > quite a bit of time to read as its damn thick. > Theres 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. > Were 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 Ive mentioned previously to my hearing aids. > I had a Uniden cordless phone which had bluetooth audio and it wasnt > too bad at all. > There dont 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, > thats the one I have. > Ill be posting more details about this phone as I familiarise myself > with it on my blog. > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
