It's okay to make phone calls

It's okay to make phone calls

German Telekom Sinus A205 cordless phone with an integrated answering machine (electronics)

Customer Review

(Revised 27.11.2012)
I have the phone now give my review for a few days in operation and want. At the very beginning: baby monitors and surveillance (actually more suitable for me as a baby monitor) I have not tried. To call quality I just want to say that I use it as a VoIP and therefore do not know how far the codec provider and used here have influence. I have a simple taken (iLBC) and the quality is good. All clear. Phone so it should not be, if the voice quality is not good. Then liegts more likely the provider or the telephone line.

I like:
- Price is okay
- Calling works
- Answering machine has its own small display for number of messages
- Ease of use (for most things)
- Full ECO plus mode (radiation only when calling, otherwise no, but more battery consumption in standby, it takes longer until the handset rings)
- Phonebook entries is assigned a group and different ring tones (ring tones unfortunately something very hidden in a group manual p.37)
- If missed call down a key on the handset flashes. Such a visual cue should have been better top to my mind, but at least light and durable. Did the slow blinking already overlooked a couple of times. Still well that's it. With some phones you have to pay an extra look at the display.
- The call quality is good
- The speakerphone is also good, according to panelists, they do not notice that I have changed (have the handset but on my desk in front of me)

I do not like it:
- Manual (far too brief formulations and sometimes too many technical terms)
- Size of the handset (could have 5cm shorter easily)
- Display is large, but represents only 5 lines because the display could have been no less than too small. For people with slightly worse eye but certainly pleasant
- The contact can be only one telephone number is stored. That was my first cell phone 13 years ago so, but today you can already expect that could be save several numbers under one name, is using software no problem
- Display by the answering machine is always on. Displays a 0 when no voice message is on it. It would be better that the display would only light up if a message it is
- The upper part consists of piano lacquer. After each call so first wipe. Scratches but I have no result.
- By default is set to full transmit power and not Full Eco Plus Mode
- Volume of the earpiece during a call for healthy ears is quite enough, but even at maximum degree not really loud. Depends added but also from phone providers now and the hardware on which the phone is connected. In my I can there still rules. Nevertheless, it would in my view still can give a louder level (if there is more noise).
- Ringing in the preview are played without a break. In short ringtones you think thus, it would have hung himself, and can not decide whether a ring tone like. In reality, it will ring but already beautiful.

I also do not like it, but you can not expect for the price. You may be interested but some anyway:
- Transmission and charging station are a device (higher quality have a separate broadcasting station which embarrassed Getting close to the telephone connection and the handset with charging station is one somewhere else, you need not so much Radial Duch the apartment)
- No Bluetooth Headset connector

The list which, although not like it seems quite long, but they are for my purpose usually not so bad, and some can be seen prior to purchase or can not for the price just to be absolutely required. But with the limitation of only one phone number per contact that succinct handbook and then here and there small inconveniences such. As the constant glow of ABs, I like not so special. Because this would be quite easy to modify the software, if you wanted. About the ringtones can be argued, for the handset are 6 typical digital shrill tones ranging plan to me personally, but only 4-5 polyphonic melodies which some may like more, but actually only 2 are useful. For the station 10 Shrill sounds. Software Technically it corresponds approximately to a 11-13 year old cell phone. Some complain about the long charging time of the battery. Mich has not yet disturbed, because I put the phone after the call again on the station. The long charging time the battery is protected. Who much and long on the phone or it is not allocated to the station, which could interfere with the loading speed then nevertheless.

My personal conclusion:
Personally, I find the phone for the price overlooking the market supply okay, because AB is, but also no more. I opted for 3 points, because I think it could be improved easily and for that price, for example, with the phone book entries. The remaining disadvantages taken together, then 3 points.
If you want a simple phone searches with AB and Full Eco Mode for favorable price, can include this in my opinion with the short list. It answers the purpose

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