Bought the 5500 trio in black about 6 months ago having previously been used to a single corded answer phone. The changeover to cordless has been a very pleasing experience. This system was simple to set up and the easy to follow settings has provided excellent performance in every day use. Now the not so good observations .... Curiously the answering system does not allow a personal voice message recording which seems out of step with most answerphones on the market. The second criticism is with average daily use after just 5 months the symbols on the handset buttons have faded badly and in time will disappear completely. No doubt these comments are not new to BT. Apart from this I consider the Synergy 5500 product a good buy especially with excellent price discounts from stockists such as Amazon etc.,

As we a part way through a house renovation, one of the things we wanted to avoid was running telephone cables to the rooms which we wanted phones in. We set out looking for a set of DECT telephones which we could put in the rooms without the need for a physical telephone connection. I reviewed many handsets, Panasonic being one of the leaders in the DECT market, but the handsets appeared too large and clunky. I found the BT Synergy 5500 Trio on Amazon.co.uk for £49.99 - and having £30 in vouchers I got them for less than £20. WHAT'S IN THE BOX 1xMaster base station incorporating answerphone (requires telephone and power point) 2xSlave ...  Read the complete review