I've been very lame at returning ratings recently because I've become dooyoo obsessed. I will try to...
I've been very lame at returning ratings recently because I've become dooyoo obsessed. I will try to be better. Happy writing.
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Ok, I'm going to plagiarise now. I too, like the previous reviewer bought this phone because - it's red. That's it. It was, and still is red. And that's about as good as it gets. I could say it's slim. And it's got a little colour screen. But mostly it's red. The phone, I think, sucks. It cost about £100 from argos and I was, and am, disappointed. As soon as it came out of the box it looked poor. It may have lots of features and it may look stylish (and red) but it is a horrible little plasticky thing with no oomph about it at all. It's screen has a choice of wallpapers, all naff with a resolution from the dark ages. It's menu system is rubbish - if your expecting slick icon design akin to a mobile (even from 5 yrs ago) you'll be disappointed. It's frankly boring to navigate and not intuitive at all - the number of times I've pressed the wrong button is unbelievable and very frustrating.
Anyway, I'll run through some of the features. You can download contacts from your SIM. Allegedly. I couldn't make it work! There is a range of ring tones you can ascribe to different callers. All of the are tinny, horrible things. Especially the one for my mum. There is an integrated answering machine with about 30 mins record time. When you delete the messages it still tells you there are 3!!!??!!! You can SMS - no predictive text though so it takes forever. It retains the last 30 numbers and the phone flashes at you if you've missed one. Great. It has a large 300m range which I have never had call to use but the phones good sound does carry the distance when I've been in the garden. The base module has a find button for when you can't find the phone. This makes both handsets ring out - but which one if the one you can't find? It is slim - 4cm. But I find that it is disproportionately long at 15.5cm. It just doesn't feel right! Both handsets are rechargeable from their respective bases and the batteries do seem to have a good life.
I know it all sounds a bit flippant and damning and to be fair my real bugbear is its plasticky unsubstantial feel, but I just don't like it and don't feel I would recommend it. I'm sure there are better phones out there for the current going rate of around £80.
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Hmmmmm, now if there was a phone available with a moose on it, I'd get that!
greenierexyboy 08.11.2007 14:25
Personally, I recommend not making any purchases (apart from painting and decorating ones) on the basis of colour. (Although obviously canary yellow is NEVER good). ;-)
The BT Verve 500 DECT answering machine is fully GAP compatible, with up to 255 name and ... more
number directory. It has a SIM card reader/writer, caller ID with 30 number calls list, is hands free, with a clock, date and call timer. It also has conference ca...
The BT Verve 500 combines two GAP compatible digital handsets with text messaging ... more
capabilities, along with a telephone answering machine that features 28 minutes recording time. The phone has a six line 1.5" LCD, a 255 name and number directory with 20...
Nov 8th, 2007
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