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65 of 65 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Phone - stylish and simple, 7 Jan 2009
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.
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
OK except for Names, 29 Oct 2008
I stuck with BT as I'd previously had a Studio 1500, also a Twin DECT TAM phone. The Freestyle 750 was a replacement for this. Compared with the Studio, the Freestyle has advantages of playing back messages louder, and a bigger phone book, You can also transfer data between the two handsets - you don't have to enter it twice, once into each handset.
The first disappointment was phone names are each limited to 8 characters, compared with 12 characters on the Studio. That meant I had to use a lot of abbreviations. With a 2-line display, I'd have expected BT to have let you use both lines for a name.
The second disappointment was no User Manual, just a Quick Start Guide. If you go to the website to view the pdf version of the full manual, it's in square page format, not A4 format. You'd have thought BT would have produced a print-friendly version.
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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Could have been so good., 20 Dec 2008
Good Points
I understand this phone was designed together with the Royal National Institute For The Blind so the buttons are nice and big and the display large and bright. Buttons on the base are nice and big. Set up was easy. Generally easy to use.
Bad Points
Names are limited to 8 characters...lots of abbreviations needed. For something like "Andrew Mobile" you have to put "Andrew M" and for "Cathy & Pete" try "Cath & P or Cat & Pe". The earpiece level is very low. The speakerphone is also quiet...and yes I have adjusted everything to full. The ring tones are dull and boring and very similar to each other and very quiet. With the TV on we can't hear the phone in the next room. It is heavy and for long calls it gets tiring. The speakerphone would have helped but that's not good. I didn't like the buttons on the side...they get in the way and aren't that easy to use. They are used mostly for setting things up and not for normal use.
Shame as it looks nice...I'm afraid it will have to go back.
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