Why that there are some telephones doesnt appear the number even it has a features for caller ID?

There could be several reasons for this but to name a couple:

- Caller ID service hasn’t been activated on your phone line (you need to contact your line provider such as BT)

- The caller has withheld their number

Shared addressbook is such a MAJOR feature of DECT that it’s a shame many phones don’t have it. The ones that do have it (e.g. some Panasonic, BT or Philips ranges) do not advertise it very readily. I can’t understand why it should be so difficult to find out what phones DO have shared addressbook, but IT IS – frustratingly.

Hi John, don’t you think that shared addressbooks have advantages and disadvantages? We are a family of 4 and each one of us has their own addressbook on their phone. That way the addressbook stays smaller in size and your contacts are much easier to find. And yes, we have 2 more handsets, where we have all numbers stored, just in case.

hi, daniel. i agree – there are some disadvantages to shared addressbook. and that is why it should be optional to use it. the great advantage, however, is that you don’t have to go round every phone manually inputting every number, every time you get a new one. and i still think, all the same, that with it being such a major feature it should be more clearly advertised. the only way i found out that philips and panasonic have shared addressbook is by going to their site, downloading the manual and scrutinising it with a magnifying glass. thanks for your comments!

John, you’re right. A shared phonebook is an important feature that unfortunately few manufacturers have this one their phones and even at that, they dont readily make this information available.

The more common feature is the ability to copy the address book from one handset to all otherrs by the press of a few buttons. Its not quite the same as a shared address book but I guess it makes life a little easier than having to put them in manually into every phone. If there are any phones in particular you’re looking to purchase and would like to know if they have a shared address book, post the model names here and we’ll do the research for you. I hope that helps.

I see that Argos has some very good offers until 16 Jan, Binatone brand eg.triple set for 29 pounds (half-price)
they also have Wharfedale brand a bit dearer – how British does that sound!!!

Is there anything we should know about BinatoneG11 or Veva 1210 bearing in mind the adage that you get what you pay for?

Does anyone think that 10 quids worth of replacement product cover for 3 years is a good idea?

Val

Val, I see that you are contemplating buying a Binatone Phone or another of the cheap range argos is offering. From my experience (Binatone), it is money thrown out of the window. The phones were completely useless, the sound was extremely bad, the functionality awful and after just 5 months the phone stopped working. I am now looking on this site for a proper phone and having read the blog and the reviews on the shopping site, I think I will just go for the Siemens S685, which is Which recommended. I will let you know how i will get on with that one. Daniel

Yet another complaint to add to the list. iDECT v2i single hanset.less than 1 year old (no receipt off course). Moved from its position for decorating. Now the hanset is receiving no signal from the base unit. All lines, power etc ok. other phones in the house (not iDECT ) are fine. The answer machine part still answers callers but there is no dialling tone or any thing on the appropriate hand set. Complete waste of money.

Your site is “probably” the web-best! Following extermination by lightening, we followed ….? advice
and replaced with a rubbish BT cordless… Checking reviews, I miss reference to the audio quality
at the “other end”, ie as perceived by the other party. Clear audio suggests a good quality phone with good signal processing characteristics, but this may not guarantee the same at “the other end”. This will necessarily be subjective as it will depend not only on the quality of the phone under review, but also on transmission loss, audio processing in the other party´s phone etc. It would nevertheless be a useful complement to reviews to have a “subjective” assessment of the average perceived quality of audio at the other end : “fuzzy”, distorted, soft/loud, clear, hi-fi etc.

I am looking for a new 4 handset cordless. Siemens has very good reviews, so, is the new Siemens SL785 available in this format & if so is it good to buy?

My present Panasonic Triple system KX-CD210e is fine but can longer read the phone displsy easily.What phone has the biggest, clearst displayand do I need to buy a complete system or just three phones, i.i. can \\\\\\\i use the docking cradles supplied with the \panasonic, thereby saving money and any installlation problems?

Hi Alan, I like your logic but unfortunately the handsets are not available on their own. They always come complete with cradles. There are a few phones with big displays – it really depends on your budget. I would recommend sticking to Panasonic or if you budget can stretch a bit, then Siemens. Here are a couple of nice phones:

http://www.cordless-phones.uk.com/cordless-phones/multihandset-answering-machine/siemens-gigaset-c475-twin

http://www.cordless-phones.uk.com/cordless-phones/multihandset-answering-machine/panasonic-kxtg-7323-Trio

Will any of your handsets give you a list of the calls that you have missed if Caller ID is activated by BT?

Also, will any handsets syncronise with outlook, i’ve 700 contacts that i’d like on the handset.

i have puchased a siemens gigaset s675, to find out that it is not compatible with adsl router, and hence caller id can not be displayed. As this function is very important to me, i am going to have to replace this with a adsl compatible phone.

I have the BT Privacy at Home plan which is supposed to give me Caller display, but on enquiring about Caller display not being activated BT tell me it is not available, can anyone tell me why when my phone is compatible with this service.

I’m in the market for a new cordless phone set, probably 2-3 handsets. On my last model, which admittedly were a few years old, the main problem was that the phones didn’t ring, only the base unit actually rang. This meant that i was always losing the handsets as they never rang! Do the handsets generally ring now as standard or are there still soem to avoid?

My wife and I find it difficult to hear the phone in the hall ringing, with the TV on and the reception is also very weak, on our present phone so we would like to buy one with much louder ringer and reception. The problem is that with the exception of a few specific phones, in all of the sites I’ve tried, there is no indicatoin of what power to expect from a phone.

I am looking for a system that can handle door entry,( with a distincly different sound to a normal telephone ring), intercom communication between at least 8 rooms, and 12 handsets. I have been recommended the Panasonic KXT7735 Phone system. Will this system fit the above requirements?? Thanks for any info!

Hello you phone geeks! I live in Hong Kong and all the houses here are built with solid walls and our experience with our current cordless panasonic is that reception is very bad if the handset is used in another room which doesn’t have the base station. Our current phone is a 5.8GHtz which I thought was quite good? Our house is a 3 storey house. We now need a new cordless phone system with 4 handsets and we have 4 telephone ports (1 for each). However, I have some questions:

1. Does plugging each handset into a telephone port increase the reception/range? Or does it not make a difference?
2. Does each additional handset need to be plugged into an electrical socket or are they battery powered?
3. I assume all these phones have an intercom system where we can intercom a particular phone in the house? There’s little mention of the intercom system in the reviews.

Any tips of advice much appreciated!

Does the Panasonic KX-TG8422EB ring when not on the base

I need 2 systems. The first a 6set using the direct wall socket connection and the other a 4set using my broadband router connection.
I favour the Panasonic 84** series. Would the 2 identical systems be compatible or would they interact adversely ?

We currently have a a BT diverse 6450 cordless system wher your numbers can be loaded from your SIM card
is there any other manufacturer that provides this feature? If so who are they and what is the cost?

can some one tell me, of a phone that tells me of call, on answer machine, by a sound as well as a light.?

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I need a triple cordless phone with .1 – Loud and clear sound .2 -When I lift the phone and find is
for a person in another room I want to tell them to lift their phone and tke the call while I hang up.
I do not want to press any buttons or enter a code which I will have forgotten.
Can you suggest a suitable make please.

I am hard of hearing but do not yet want to purchase phones ‘for the deaf’. Does anyone know which ordinary dect phones have the loudest and clearest sound for hearing callers, and for hearing the phone ringing? Two shop assistants told me Panasonic, but I find the one I got on trial isn’t really very good for me. Many thanks.

I live in an old three storey house with lots of rooms, most of which have individual telephone sockets. If I install 2 different cordless telephone packages ( not necessarily the same make and model ) each with their own base unit and say 3 x extension phones with plug in chargers ( therefore 8 x handsets in total ) will they all still work ?

i am thinking of renewing my phone system as the present phones interfere with my internet connection, everytime someone rings me the signal from the phone cuts my internet connection off which then takes me between 10 and 30 min to reconnect is there a product on the market that will prevent this as i am in a broadband area i have taken it up first with my provider who said that there phones out there which will do as i wish but i cannot find them yet can you help many thanks

I have a Panasonic 6522 bu would like to add an additional handset. Must I buy an addition handset for this model or would any additional panasonic handset work with my system?

I wear hearing aids and my partner cant hold small hand sets plus press small buttons,I would like a phone with clear speech, ID info and a answer machine a triple set.

What would you recommend.