Brief background: I run a Fritz box as telephone system, and the model used has three analog and S0 (ISDN) connection!. At the previously hung a hopelessly outdated ISDN PBX. Since only four phones were required to buy a ISDN terminal was close.
What I wanted: a simple, no-frills machine without answering machine, without DECT base without its own power supply and - most importantly - with the possibility of the headset operation.
Short and painless: The DeTeWe BeeTel 58i offers exactly Nothing more, nothing less..
The device is quick and easy, normally it would even intuitively without the instruction manual, it is already the second selection point the phone settings menu, while the first choice of the (three possible) MSNs. These entered and the unit does everything it should.
Phonebook? Has it, can use it, but I am a friend of computerized solutions because the phone is always at work. The station served by the PBX display with a return call can really reflect me no known comparable desktop unit (perhaps an IP phone, but please pay attention because sometimes the prices ...).
Answering machine? Also makes the telephone system for me - that's why I do not want something like that do not have standing separately on the table.
The keys are where possible provided with current standard icons, which facilitates homing. Other manufacturers may sometimes own symbols that have already driven me into the precursor to madness. The labels are large and easy to read.
The display is sufficient for the desired purpose. As such, the device could save the display of date and time yet, but the display for those who needed a caller list in the instrument, of course useful. The readability of the display is acceptable, despite not existing backlight.
Also very convenient is the separate headset port. I phone and like a lot and saw a lot of typing - a headset is therefore a must. The fit used by me at once (standard connector (RJ10 - although some headset seller always liked RJ11 write ...), unfortunately, are even the DeTeWe Web site or the instructions, little to no information, therefore I write it here) , As my (expensive) Headset slowly dissolves into thin air, I'm going through a few test alternative models shortly. This was in many analog device an odyssey - here I have reason to believe that the only real problems come from the headset itself and not from the phone.
Practically in this matter is also that a separate answer key is provided for headset mode. The listener can therefore remain completely on the fork. This makes even every phone, and I'm the annoying switchbox on the desk off. Fine.
What is not clear is the emergency operation - I have no ambition to have to try it, but the only power failure that can happen is the telephone system, and if the strike, I have spontaneous doubt that the phone with or without emergency circuit can handle it - for such purposes you put in the basement, the patch cable directly to the NT and is well ...
Since I do not want to close without any complain: I have a parallel BeeTel 43 in use (analog device, annoyingly with power supply ...) - you should expect one and the same manufacturer at least drives a consistent design approach in its infancy. However, the 40s BeeTel Analog Devices and the 58er digital device differ considerably in the design and processing. The design of analog devices is to my taste a bit more pleasing and modern, but this makes the 58i never ugly. Combining black-silver fits into my work environment and is therefore in principle in order - something more consistent design in the "family" I would still not bad found. Even the specified wall mounting possibility is rather theoretical nature - while the display is not adjustable for angle, it becomes unreadable by wall mounting. For a star deduction.
