We've had an answerphone at home for most of the last twenty years and so when our BT Response 123 plus stopped deleting messages I thought it was time to replace it.
Off I went to Tesco where I found amongst the array of phones on offer a BT Synergy 4500 and at £59.99 it looked to be a decent deal. Most of the other phones appeared to come in 2's or 3's and I immediately thought "too confusing for me".
The Synergy though, was a piece of cake to install - plug into the wall and plug in the connector and the phone was working. The only problem was that the instructions said "charge the battery for 24 hours before using" and so I had to disconnect the line whilst the battery charged.
It is almost a mobile phone connected to the land line with an external range of 300m and an internal range of 100m - I could use it from my neighbours home if I ever needed to!! It also has a SIM card download feature so I could down load all my mobile numbers onto the handset - a capacity of 255 numbers! It comes with a choice of 15 ringtones although you only need one to hear the phone ringing. It is loud with 5 or 6 volume options and allows you to record a number of messages for incoming calls It has a microphone feature too and it is clear and easy to use. Very high tech for a standard home phone.
I've not been brave enough yet to try some of the more advanced features but I must say I am impressed - it just shows how far mobile technology has come and is now being incorporated in home phones. I can even buy additional handsets in the future to replace the other phones in the house as they pack in.
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Advantages: SUFFICIENT FEATURES, LARGE MEMORIES AND LONG TALK TIME. Disadvantages: DOES NOT CHARGE LIKE THE ORDINARY MOBILE PHONES AND DOES NOT HAVE ALL THE FEATURES LIKE THE MOBILE PHONES.
apatra 21.03.2007 ·
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Advantages: SUFFICIENT FEATURES, LARGE MEMORIES AND LONG TALK TIME. Disadvantages: DOES NOT CHARGE LIKE THE ORDINARY MOBILE PHONES AND DOES NOT HAVE ALL THE FEATURES LIKE THE MOBILE PHONES.
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