Advantages: Many features, "pretty" good voice quality Disadvantages: Too numerous to mention
I now have my second S455 Gigaset. The first one had a speaker phone, which worked intermittently. Before the phone could be sent (at my expense) to Texas for repair, customer service had to be called to get a necessary number. More than a week and four calls resulted in nothing. I filed a formal complaint with the BBB and the number was finally receiver via email.
The following comments apply to both S455 cordless phones: The keypad is small and the keys are close together, neither of which is convenient for a man. To make matters worse, the keys require considerable pressure to activate. Only some of the keys are lighted, which means that they must be identified using normal room light or by key position on the pad.
The instructions are vary badly written, apparently be someone with only a clausal understanding with the English ...
Advantages: Small, easy to use and relatively stable Disadvantages: Poor support and old drivers
I purchased the SiemensGigaset USB Adaptor 108 from Play.com for £7.99 including P&P. An absolute bargain when you consider what lesser devices retail for.
This USB adaptor supports the 108Mbps SuperG wireless standard, and is backwards compatible with a, b and regular G networks too. It supports WEP, WPA and WPA2.
The unit is very small, about the size of a box of matches. It has, what appears to be, a shielded cable about a metre long with a standard USB plug on the end. There is a little aerial which folds down, though this doesn't really make it any more convenient to carry round. There are two green LEDs to tell you the power is connected and to show wireless network activity. The unit is light, but feels like it's well made.
I had read on a few websites not to use the installation CD as the drivers on it are old ...
Advantages: Stylish, easy to use, outstanding battery life Disadvantages: Don't expect the colour screen to be like your mobile phone!
Not long ago, I wrote a review of my BT Synergy Quad phone set, stating how happy I was with it. And I was happy with it, although I did state that the battery was starting to give me problems periodically.
Now I could have gone on using my Synergy set for some time, but the battery issue was starting to get me down...occasionally I would be chatting away on the phone only to have the line and phone go dead in mid conversation.
I had already decided that when I replaced the BT set, it would only be for phones with colour screens and I shall unashamedly admit this choice was made on aesthetic grounds rather than through thorough research.
My mind was finally made up when I received a VIP invite to the Next summer sale online and spied upon the SiemensGigaset C475 Triple available for the bargain price of £50 - so far as I was ...
Product Information for "Siemens Gigaset PC Card 108" »
Manufacturer's product description
Offering a data transmission rate of up to 108 Mbit per second, the Gigaset PC Card 108 quickly and easily connects your PC or laptop to a wireless network. Compact in size, the PC card can easily be taken along when traveling, allowing you to access the Internet via one of the numerous high-speed Internet hotspots in hotels or airports and to listen to a favorite web radio station or watch a favorite film right on your laptop display.
