BT Verve 500 TWIN

...one!) so I purchased a BT Verve 500 Twin. So, you're probably wondering why I purchased this particular phone. Is it exceptional in performance, is it really cheap, or does it perhaps vibrate in an appealing manner? Well, if I'm being totally honest, I picked it because it comes in red, and it certainly is NOT cheap. Now, at between £60 and £98 (and believe me, I'm really kicking myself right now for paying the higher price) it's not exactly cheap. ...
...does it offer? Its pretty smart looking for a start, as far as I know, available in black, silver., or red, with a very modern, simple., slimline deisgn. Well, one of the things it offers is the ability to store up to255 names and numbers. I don't know that many people and I don't really see any situation where I would need all those slots, unless I added in every Chinese takeaway in the greater Nottingham area. However, it has (surprisingly) proved ...

Thehonesttruth 25.08.2007 · Read full review
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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 ...
...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 ...

dhillcrest 08.11.2007 · Read full review
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Excellent cordless slimline digital house phone with answer machine & loud speaker. DESIGN: GOOD Available in both silver & black, both the handset & base system are slim, sleek & attractive. A large lcd backlit screen makes it easy to see numbers & features clearly plus the blue lighting effect on the keypad is a good indicator as to whether calls have been missed or new messages have been received. Fully featured menu that is very similar to ...
...to navigate. Longer than average recording time plus extended battery life. POOR As the phone is so slim the buttons have been designed to be slim too in which case it makes it more difficult to operate as there is a tendancy to press 2 buttons at once & if you have large digits then potentially you could end up pressing several buttons at once when dialling. However I haven't really had a problem using the keypad & once numbers are added to ...

dragonsurge 10.01.2008 · Read full review
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We bought this phone a little over six months ago, and so have had plenty of time to form an opinion of this phone. It was definitely the stylish look of this phone that influenced our purchase, plus the good range of features. To be honest I am not sure that we would purchase the same phone again, or at least would have a good look around to see what else was available for a similar price. The main disadvantages are the small and very fiddly ...
...have tiny fingures!), and the short delay from the time you press the number to the number coming up on screen or ringing. This means that you have to be very careful dialling numbers, especially long ones, and wait a few seconds between pressing each number to avoid missing any numbers out. The menu is also a little awkward, especially if you are used to using similar menus on your mobile phone. However, on the upside, the phone's modern design ...

NickleIckle 04.01.2008 · Read full review
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I bought this phone a few months ago and am really happy with it so far. Both the receiver and the base unit are nice and compact, yet feel sturdy and well-made. It's pretty easy to operate and even has a sim card reader so you can copy all the numbers off your mobile, which is really handy. It also has a colour screen and looks good in general (I have the black version). It's also possible to buy further handsets for different rooms as well. Audio ...
...life. Because the answer machine is digital, it's really easy to skip through and delete your messages. Two other nice little features about this phone are that it will tell you if you've missed a call (and who it was if you have CLI) even if they didn't leave a message, and (assuming your call provider has the service) you can send and receive SMS text messages. The only downsides to this phone is that the numerical buttons are small and fiddly ...

d_biro 16.05.2007 · Read full review
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