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41 Siemens Gigaset SL565 Quint Bluetooth® Cordless Phone reviews
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
21
May
2007
If Siemens made Lager then this would probably be the best lager in the World!
John Stevens
 5/5
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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! Paul, Newry
7th Aug 2008
Good phone but I didn't really like the instruction booklet that is not very intuitive and is a bit hard to follw. You need to understand what some of the functions are as the book only tells you how to use them as opposed to what they aactually are as well. Have to agree that the base charging unit connector that sits high is prone to damage and does seem a bit flimsy. Nice sturdy stylish base though. SMS facility is good and works well. Haven't used the Bluetooth yet other than to transfer numbers. Ringer max volume could be louder and what is with all the stupid ring tones, like what is available on the average mobile phone. WHat is wrong with a nice old fashioned 'ring ring'? Battery life and recharge time are superb. As long as the handset buttons last longer than the previous phones I've had I'll be happy as this seems to be the biggest failure I've experienced, i.e. phone and base working perfectly well other than an odd number sticking on the handset that means you cannot dial properly thus rendering the phone pretty much useless. Well done to Ligo for the good promt service and only took a couple of days delivery to here in NI.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
25
Apr
2008
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!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
21
Dec
2007
year test
Anonymous
5/5
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.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
30
Jan
2008
Superb!
Anonymous
5/5
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.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
15
Aug
2007
Great phone - miles btter than Panasonic and BT
Peter Ebdon
5/5
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.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
26
Jun
2008
.. if you want stylish handsets with good build quality, these are the phones for you
Mr. Simon Howard
 4/5
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.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
26
Jun
2008
Great quality and functionality
Anonymous
5/5
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.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
09
Feb
2008
great phones
david young
5/5
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
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
18
Mar
2008
Far better than anything at Currys
Anonymous
4/5
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!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
28
Oct
2006
Siemens Gigaset SL565
Anonymous
5/5
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.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
01
Nov
2006
Siemens Gigaset SL565
Anonymous
5/5
Excellent phones. Only complaint is the handsfree volume, but you can live with it.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
14
May
2008
Quiet ring tone
Anonymous
4/5
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.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
19
Mar
2008
Blooming brilliant
Mr. Kevin Lewis-Saunt
5/5
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
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
24
Jul
2008
FANTASTIC!!
Mr. T Burgitt
5/5
At last a phone that does what it says!! I have spent pounds trying to get the right phone and every time they never came up to expectations. This phone does all it says, if you want a phone this is the one!! works excellent with my plantronics ear piece. I am more than delighted and as I work from home using the phone a lot I had to have something with these features that WORKED!!. As for the service from ligo well again it was second to none, I ordered about 3 pm and it arrived the next morning. Thank you ligo. A very satisfied customer.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
14
Aug
2008
Good points
Good looking piece of kit. Bluetooth is excellent for transferring phone book from mobiles! Separate base station makes very it discrete & handset locations can be more convenient as it doesn't need to be near a phone socket.
Bad points Screen resolution doesn't reflect the rest of the excellent design & build quality.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
24
Aug
2008
Good points
A great improvement on the BT Diverse 4016 cordless phones which I had before (also made by Siemens), in fact the handsets are compatible with the Gigaset SL565.
Bad points The volume is pretty low on the handsets especially for those hard of hearing! Other thoughts Delivery was made on Tuesday morning following online order during the previous Sunday afternoon. Well done LiGo!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
04
Jul
2008
Cool Product
Anonymous
5/5
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.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
23
Feb
2008
Siemens SL565
Anonymous
5/5
Great phone Great Service - No gripes
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
11
Jul
2008
Cordless phone
Anonymous
4/5
Great ring tone - user friendly phone and very slick - thank you LIGO
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
13
Jul
2008
Excellent product!
Anonymous
5/5
At last - a bluetooth connector for a landline. I work from home as a telephone interpreter and this device permits me to have two hands free while working. I searched the net for a long time to find the Gigaset, and am very happy with its performance
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
16
Oct
2006
Siemens heaven
Anonymous
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