BT Freestyle 750 Twin DECT TAM Phone - Titanium Grey

 

 

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I bought the triple phone pack from Argos. The phone is great! The other comments sum up the functionality: -

1) Good Points
50 number phone book
Clear & large display
Good choice of ring tones (style and quantity)
Intercom function
Can transfer phonebook from main handset to all other handsets
Hands free functionality
Large keys with a good solid feel
Simple to use and setup
Good control over volumes (ringer, msg playback and talking)
Can use more than one handset at the same time (multi-person conversation)

2) Bad Points
Phone book entries limited to 8 characters each

I bought this phone for my 83 year old Mum, it had to be simple to use, large clear display and keys and good sound levels. This phone scores highly on all these.

It looks good too, big improvement over previous BT phones. Its colours and shape look business like and work well with any colour scheme of a room. The phone feels solid with well designed large keys giving a nice feel. The operation of the phone and answer machine is simple and clear. adjusting the volume is easily done using the 2 buttons on the side of the handset, or on the front of the main base for the answer machine. Although the phone is large I would happily use it in my home - its a neat solid performer. I have only just got it so I cant comment on its ruggedness but it feels solidly made, more so than previous BT phones I have used.

Limiting the number of characters to 8 for each phonebook entry is a limitation but one that hasnt proved significant in my case. The display is large so hopefully the next model will make use of this and increase the number of characters.

The volume levels go from very soft to blowing my ear drums. The default was low and couldnt be heard by my Mum. I cranked it up to maximum and you could hear the talk from the phone across the room! I cannot imagine the maximum sound level for talking being insufficient for anyone without a hearing problem. My Mum uses it a couple of levels below maximum. I can only guess that anyone not hearing conversations loud enough should maybe check they dont have a faulty phone.

The phone has a classic style ring setting option which pleased my Mum; she doesnt like modern fancy chirps and beeps!

The intercom function is handy; instead of having to shout upstairs/downstairs to one of us my elderly Mum can pickup the phone, press the Intercom button, select the handset she wants to talk to using the 2 buttons on the side (handsets have default numbers but you can give them names instead) and press the dial button. Thats it. Very handy.

Reception is crystal clear.

The phone is slightly heavier than most but I dont see this being a problem at all. If it is you simply put the phone down and use the handsfree (press the dial button while talking). The handsfree volume does appear lower but was adequate in my case. Note that before use each handset requires charging for about 20hours; batteries are included.

This phone has the appearance and feel of being very well thought out and built. It is large and simple; attractively designed and styled; easy to use and clear reception. It is easily the best BT phone I have bought and ideal for my elderly Mum. The phonebook characters is a minor detraction from what is a great phone to use. I cant imagine ever needing to replace this phone unless it breaks.

The full user manual is freely downloaded from the BT website.
A tip for printing the manual if needed:
a. download and open the manual (in Adobe),
b. select full page view and size the window so that there is minimum space around the sides of the viewed page,
c. then select "Alt+Print Screen" keys; this copies the active window as an image.
d. Now paste the window into an application (e.g. Word or Powerpoint) and resize/orientate the image as required, can fit 2 pages of manual on single side of A4 easily.
e. repeat for each page of the manual and print out the manual from the chosen application.

Bought this telephone for my ageing parents, as their old analog hissing and crackling phone needing replacing. What a great buy! Buttons are large for their weakening eye sight. The phone is easy to use as is the answering machine. The design is apealling, all together a great phone for the elderly and the not so elderly. I can actually hear them with clarity now everytime i call them. In a nut shell, Clarity - Good, Looks - Good, Easy to use - Good, Big buttons - Oh Yes!

I purchased this item for my aged Mother-in-Law (92) because her old phone requires replacing. She has poor sight and frail hands. She is very impressed with it, it is so easy to use, especially the PHONEBOOK button which is the built in address book. once contacts have been loaded into the BT750, it is so easy to use, although the large keys are easy on the eye, she does not need to press the keys to dial out, just keep pressing the PHONEBOOK Button until the family name shows and press the Green Call button..Hey Presto..so so simple. Great quality sound, well built..We liked it so much that we have purchased one for ourselves, admitted we are not hard of hearing, or have poor eyesite, but this model BT750 with built in answerphone is such an easy to use phone and good looking too, it doesn't have to be only for the elderly. With up to date techno built in, this is one of the best handset phones BT have made. My Sister in Law is also purchasing one too, and like me is very fussy about what she buys, It's good enough for my Mother-in-Law, good enough for me, and good enough for my Sister-in-Law.

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5.0 out of 5 stars great phones
these are the best phones i have owned,nice chunky buttons so you cannot press the wrong numbers.also comes with a hands free speaker so you can talk to someone while useing both... Read more

Published 3 days ago by kale23

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost but not quite.
Bought for the bigger buttons and size as have average to plus size fingers and find most phone buttons a bit fiddly so miss dial often. Read more

Published 9 days ago by snowy

5.0 out of 5 stars Spot On
I had been looking for a freestyle phone as a gift for our secretarial daughter.'She' has so many 'needs' for a hone..mail receive.ID display..call barring.. Read more

Published 11 days ago by hobby 1

5.0 out of 5 stars easy phone to use
A good phone,having extensively looked at dect phones i decided on this model.And i can confirm that its ease of use in setting it up and the larger buttons on the handset are... Read more

Published 19 days ago by cuddly boy

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
I am 77 years old - at the stage when numbers need to be bigger- and rings need to be louder!! I found all this with the BT Freestyle 75O Twin Dect Tam Phone. Read more

Published 25 days ago by Ms. G. Mcdougall

2.0 out of 5 stars useless in Spain
When we bought these phones there was no warning that they may not be compatable in Spain. They were sent to a Spanish address so i thought some thing may have told us they may... Read more

Published 27 days ago by carol

4.0 out of 5 stars A great phone for the elderly
Mum aged 81 years is a rather deaf technophobe so we had a stormy start. Being able to view the instructions manual online was a boon as I was able to talk her through it... Read more

Published 1 month ago by quilterc

4.0 out of 5 stars Clear sound
Very clear sound from the handsets and the larger buttons mean easy to use. The clear sound is the best of all the cordless units I have used and surpasses the quality of much... Read more

Published 1 month ago by Phattz

4.0 out of 5 stars Great phone
My husband is hard of hearing and wears two hearing aids. This phone has been fantastic
he can hear clearly without removing the aids and there is the added avantage of a... Read more

Published 2 months ago by flourgirl

3.0 out of 5 stars good solid system
Looked for a system that was clear and simple to manage. However was slightly disappointed that the size of the handset was large and heavy. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Muswell Hill

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