BT cheap phone (BT Studio 3100)

Member Name: frostyglow

Product:	BT Studio 3100
Date:	03/06/09 (52 review reads)
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Advantages: Cordless

Disadvantages: Too many to count

Cheapest piece or tat I have ever had the misfortune to lay my hands on. My previous phone (not cordless or digital but only cost about £5) died a death when the ringer stopped working. So I went out with cash in hand to purchase a new digital phone. I wanted to go for a slightly more expensive one so that it would last but due to stock limitations I took the cheap option and sadly regretted it. The faults/issues with this phone are numerous but naming a few which I have had:-
- The choice of rings is limited and they are all shrill and piercing
- There is only one button to pick up or hang up on a call which is confusing
- All the buttons are grey with little distinction between them
- When talking the phone buzzes/crackles/echos and sometimes all 3 regardless how near or far from the base station I am
- It occassionally beeps for no reason I have yet discovered (not battery as it is in the base stand when this happens)
- The light on the base to indicate when there has been a missed call is small and green, which I find difficult to see unless I am stood right by the phone

On the positive side you can actually hear what the other person is saying when you call them/they call you. I haven't yet managed to wear the battery down although this might be due to shorter conversations as the sound quality is so poor. Worst of all I have lost the receipt so cannot even return this phone. What a waste of money.

Summary: Do not buy

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