Reasonably satisfied – gigaset saved the day. I purchased 2 of these to replace our aging amstrad em1’s that have served for nearly 20 years now. The need was for a system that could transfer a lot of phone numbers easily between phones (and our mobiles) and caller display of customers etc. The down side of newer technology is that the phones don’t work if the power is off. But accepting that, these phones are very comprehensive bits of kit. Had a small issue with country codes transferring from a microsoft outlook address book ( added an extra ‘0’ at one point for some reason)but the main problem was that every time the unit was connected to the internet ( in my case, just to update contacts via the gigasync)the time was adjusted to german time (+1 hour)there is no way of changing this on the phone, or gigasync (software to manage your phone info and contacts etc)however, following contact with gigaset in the uk, who i found very helpful, they informed me that this unit was never designed to be sold in the uk, however, this problem is easily solvable by connecting the device to the internet via the router (connected to the same pc as well) and either connecting to [. – which didn’t work for me, but talking to gigaset, they advised obtaining the ip address from each of the phones, and connecting via the [. ] address” which takes you to the management panel where time zone can be changed to uk. Also has some other neat stuff. You will need to enter the code of 0000 (which advisedly should be personalized in this system)so problem solvedif i have a complaint, it is that the maximum time for the anserphone to cut in is only 30 seconds, which is not enough time to get from one end of the house sometimes. ]
This phone is a truly quality product, the answer phone is superb, easy to use and configure once you have changed the language to english, which is not mentioned in the instructions, but gigaset gave me the code and was easy to enter. Software installed easy, and found the phone on the network and was up and running in a few minutes. If you are looking for a phone to help manage contacts then this is the phone, will sync all outlook contacts or vista win 7 contacts to phone is a jiffy. You can even add people’s pictures so when the phone rings you can put a face to a name. Adding dect phones is painless too; i have even added my mobile phone via bluetooth so can make calls from my desk phone through my mobile, no more `hot ear’ on long mobile callsso to some up best deskphone i have ever used, great after sales support too.
Gigaset DL500A – cordless phone – answering system with caller ID/call waiting
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Are the menu options and voice in english?. I’m really interested in this phone but am just wondering if all the menu options / voices / instructions are in english (rather than german)?. It’s just that i read a review (somewhere) of the dx800a (which is the the dl500a’s big brother) where the reviewer found this out after he had purchased it.
Does this purchase come with an additional handset. Only querying as the title reads cordless phone with corded handset, but there is no mention of the cordless handset in the full discription.
Reasonably satisfied – gigaset saved the day. I purchased 2 of these to replace our aging amstrad em1’s that have served for nearly 20 years now. The need was for a system that could transfer a lot of phone numbers easily between phones (and our mobiles) and caller display of customers etc. The down side of newer technology is that the phones don’t work if the power is off. But accepting that, these phones are very comprehensive bits of kit. Had a small issue with country codes transferring from a microsoft outlook address book ( added an extra ‘0’ at one point for some reason)but the main problem was that every time the unit was connected to the internet ( in my case, just to update contacts via the gigasync)the time was adjusted to german time (+1 hour)there is no way of changing this on the phone, or gigasync (software to manage your phone info and contacts etc)however, following contact with gigaset in the uk, who i found very helpful, they informed me that this unit was never designed to be sold in the uk, however, this problem is easily solvable by connecting the device to the internet via the router (connected to the same pc as well) and either connecting to [. – which didn’t work for me, but talking to gigaset, they advised obtaining the ip address from each of the phones, and connecting via the [. ] address” which takes you to the management panel where time zone can be changed to uk. Also has some other neat stuff. You will need to enter the code of 0000 (which advisedly should be personalized in this system)so problem solvedif i have a complaint, it is that the maximum time for the anserphone to cut in is only 30 seconds, which is not enough time to get from one end of the house sometimes. ]
Gigaset DL500A – cordless phone – answering system with caller ID/call waiting : A proper handset and the option of a headset. I bought this secondhand through amazon. The bad thing about this phone is that it does little more than the wireless handsets so considering its price (if bought new) it does not look like great value. The great thing about this phone is that it does little more than the wireless handsets so if you have these as well then the whole system is easy to use. I have a headset permanently wired in which is great as i can make calls with it directly or switch over from the handset whenever i want. The one useful addition over the wireless units are the six buttons down the right side that can be used for speed dial or to perform a number of preset functions.
This review is from : Gigaset DL500A – cordless phone – answering system with caller ID/call waiting
This review is from : Gigaset DL500A – cordless phone – answering system with caller ID/call waiting
This review is from : Gigaset DL500A – cordless phone – answering system with caller ID/call waiting
This review is from : Gigaset DL500A – cordless phone – answering system with caller ID/call waiting