Siemens Gigaset SL565 Bluetooth® Phone

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

I've had the phones for 5 days and can honestly say they are the best home phones I have ever owned. They feel more solid than other reviews would lead you to believe and the charging cradles are quite heavy. Easy to install, and easy to use. If you are a BT 1571 user, a word of caution. Set the answerphone to cut in after ten seconds, anything over this time goes to 1571. I've actually had 1571 turned off; you need to contact BT customer services to do this and it can take up to 24 hours. I wasted several hours trying to find this out on thier website! Well done again BT. The ability to recieve txt messages on my mobile when I miss a home phone call or answerphone message is excellent. Transferring numbers from your mobile to the handset via bluetooth is also quite easy, although a little time consuming. My advice is to put all the numbers you require onto phone 1. You can then transfer this full list to phone 2 in one easy operation. Full marks to Ligo on their speed and standard of delivery, in my case within 24hours!
Regards John Stevens

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Excellent all round phones, we are not using all the facilities yet, teenagers customise there own, and infants can use easily, silver navigate button fell off one(poss kid miss use!) easy repaired, all still look and work as new and numbers cannot wear off like other manufacturers. Only critism is that there's no page function from the base like other manufacturers when you've lost 'yes' all 6 around the house--but when you find one its easy to page individual handsets, other manufacturers paging will page all handsets waking everybody up). Excellent service from ligo even when contacted over above fault. Had panasonic previously for many years, ok.
Regards david

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

What a cordless phone ststem should be!! Crystal clear sound. Works brilliantly with the 'Plantronics' headset too. Nice touches like being able to divert calls to answer machine, listen to the person leaving the message & then having the option to pick up the call show just how well thought out the user functionality of this phone system is. If only all cordless phones worked this well.
Regards Martin

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Fantastic phone. Replacing many useless BT, Motorola, Philips and Panasonic handsets. All with their different good points and all with their faults or failings - non satisfactory.
The SL565 was easy to set up, is easy to use, looks fantastic and has features not found on any other DECT phone.
The Bluetooth feature is a blessing when transferring data from mobiles direct to the phone book - saved hours of typing.
So far I have found nothing that I dislike and everything that I like!
Regards Mr. Tom Craig

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

I used the reviews myself to pick the phones that best suited me. I know that Siemens concentrate on quality, so this and the reviews were the reason I picked this model (Twin version).

However, I notice that these phones are very sensitive to broadband signals, my previous phones were not. Make sure that you use a microfilter if you have broadband in the home!

I also noticed that the base unit seems to already have 3 handsets registered. INT1 is already registered with the one receiver, but you have INT2 and INT3 (maybe this is just on the twin). It is easy enough to de-register these handsets before you register any others. These phones are GAP compatible, so you can register other non-siemens GAP compatible DECT phones.

Apart from that, they are are quality phone and you can link to your mobile via bluetooth to download each entry in turn (once you have linked mobile to SL56 handset).

I hope this helps. I urge you to read the other reviews, as there are other good points to mention.
Regards Mr. Simon Howard

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Excellent phones. Only complaint is the handsfree volume, but you can live with it.
Regards Murray

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

I decided to replace my Panasonic phones as they were always a bit quiet and never quite worked properly. I went into my local Comet and bought the most expensive they did - a trio of the BT Synergy 4500s. Got these home and they were soooo bad. Feedback whistles, interference from anywhere in the house, a clicking in your ear when you speak and hissy reception at the other end. I took them back and was amazed by the attitude of the sales manager who reluctantly gave me a refund.

Then I ordered three of the Siemens SL565s and what a difference. Great looking phones, crystal clear sound, packed with features and also - a great unmentioned featured - the base station is not the charger for the first handset and has its own power supply. So you can tuck it away near a phone point and have the phone chargers where you really want them. That saves the cost of a handset for me.

Definitely worth paying a bit more for.

Then there's the Ligo service. I ordered in my Monday lunch break and they were delivered at 9:30 the next morning. Well done guys - great site, great service.
Regards Peter Ebdon

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Very happy - big upgrade from the BT synergy we had before. Only criticism is that ring tones are all a bit quiet, even on full volume. Ligo service superb. There was an issue with the order which was quickly and helpfully resolved.
Regards Robert

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Very good sound quality, looks great, fast delivery!
Regards Bwana Banana

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Great phone Great Service - No gripes
Regards Alasdair

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Looks sexy, works as well as it looks and 2 minutes to set up. Exceptional crisp quality sound and you can walk to the end of my street and still be in range
Regards Mr. Kevin Lewis-Saunt

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful

the phone is an excellent choice, quick and easy to set up and use and very stylish
Regards Anthony

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful

These phones are exceptionally good - excellant quality and easy to set up. Delivery was quick as well.
Regards David

I have had this now for about 2 wks. I have had to send the base-unit back as the answerphone does not disengage after the caller leaving a message hangs up. (hence only the 4/5 stars).
Apart from that, wonderful.. The headset works a charm and is crystal clear, as was the handset (gone back with the base unit).

I really cant wait for the unit to come back as it was perfect clarity with the voice signals.

I was hoping for better with the bluetooth, but the software you download is good for the job of transfering contacts from outlook etc..

My only other gripe is the ammount of memory on the phone itself. But hey, its a cordless phone not a mobile phone, so no big issue there either..

It does the job perfectly (apart from the answerphone part [may just be the one that I had though]).

All in all, I have recommended this phone to family and friends alike :)
Great package, well done and thanks Ligo :)
Regards Mr. Gary Morley

Not had the phone long yet , but it has fulfilled everything i have asked it to do and more. It is getting used in a commercial enviroment so makes it a need to be hard wearing.This is the only cordless phone that you can carry the phone and dial using the headset , also the only cordless phone i know of that will take a message even thought it is on an extension . i.e if no one answers the main switch board and this phone is only on an extension it will automatically go straight to answer machine...My opinion so far none better.....
Regards Mr. Raymond Taylor

This package is very good value for money! Although Plantronics came out with a newer (and presumably better) wireless headset, the headset in this bundle is already quite effective as it is, I don’t see any reason why I should pay more for the newer model when this already has all that I need.
Have had these with me for over 3 weeks and they’re a pleasure to use. My only issue with the siemens phone is the battery life; the talk time is shorter than on my clunky old cordless. Someone had a problem with the answer phone on the base but I luckily didn’t have any (and have bid goodbye to my ancient answer phone which still used cassettes!). A very minor note: the Bluetooth can be slow sometimes, but it’s forgivable. Overall a good package at a good price.
Regards Lily Davies

Looks good, sound quality is pretty impressive even when making calls from my garden, easy to set up. Best home phones on the market at the moment is my opinion.
Regards Tony

The Siemens SL565 is the best DECT phone I have purchased and offers great functionality and design. Very easy to setup and get going, I orderd the triple pack and they all worked out of the box. In addition, I registered a spare Philips DECT phone that works better than it did when hooked up to the original Philips base station.

The internal function works well with a menu to choose which phone you want to call including the added Philips phone.

Would defintely recommend to anyone looking for a good looking and great quality DECT phone for home or small business.
Regards Jason

these phones are superb,they look great and have great fuctions.the charging units are quite heavy so dont move all over the place when you lift it off,great being able to transfer phone numbers between handsets. a bit on the pricey side but worth every penny.and the service from ligo was terrific orderd on the tuesday at 10.30 and delivered next day at 10.00 less than 24 hrs later fantastic service
Regards david young

I'm very happy with this phone. Siemens seems to be the only decent alternative to all the crappy Philips and Panasonic phones available at Currys without having to spend £200 or more at Bang and Olufsen.

The sound quality is fantastic and the features are impressive. My only complaint (the reason I gave 4 stars, not 5 stars), is that the Bluetooth vcard transfer doesn't always work. You sometimes have to try 2 or 3 times. Otherwise, great!
Regards George

Bought the gigaset to replace a now-defunct Philips cordless 6-handset phone set. The system has an impressive range, is easy to manipulate, and has an extensive spec. Particularly useful everyday features are: able to use other networks (e.g. Skype: to speak to student-kids, and friends abroad), a large directory, quick-dial, Bluetooth & SMS (both VERY useful), voice-dial, etc. Pricey, though, so will add the other handsets gradually. Recommended.
Regards Carolyn

got these from Ligo, top service from them! thanks. The phones themselves are fab, really nice looking, great lights and features. Worth every penny, blows other DECT phones out of the water, if you got a bit extra cash - get these - they are worth it.
Regards Steven White

We have only had these phones for a couple of days, but I have to say these were well and truely worth the wait and every penny. They look and feel amazing. The sound quality and the features are also great. This is the best set of phones we have owned and I will be back to place another review in a month. Would highly recommend both phones and liGo for keeping me informed thorought the transaction.
Regards G.