Value for money Handset (BT Verve 450 Twin)

Member Name: bluescott567

Product:	BT Verve 450 Twin
Date:	07/11/08 (183 review reads)
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Advantages: Good looks, Simple menus, good battery life

Disadvantages: Dull ringtones, line quality not excellent

I bought this phone a couple of weeks ago, this being the first DECT phone that I have used. In general the phone has been excellent and easy to use with no real problems. Upon opening the box, which was well packaged, all of the components were easy enough to put together. It was simply a case of marrying them up and turning on the switch to power the bases up. From there the phones were set up.


The general look of the phone is what attracted me to the phone; moving away from the previously "in" white colour being adopted for these types of consumer electronics, to provide a sleek finish whilst being discreet and not too imposing wherever you decide to place the handsets. The handset is well designed, with clear big buttons and a display which illuminates when in use. The battery life, I found on the phones seem to be really good, with the second handset; I tend to charge this every 3-4 days without any lapses in power between.


Navigating the menus are easy enough and shouldn't prove too much of a problems for those of you who are savvy enough with using a mobile phone. The ringtones are the standard type really with the normal variances on the "ring-ring" and a few unexciting polyphonic ringtones. The answer machine is like any other really with the important required functions. The only gripe I would have is that the address books are not accessible from both handsets. I input numbers into the second handset and could not access from the main, so would be a pain to input two sets of the same number.


The quality of signal of the phone is never an issue, although I've never had to take to the limits of its range. In this case, as with most DECT phones, the quality of the line is good, but not great.
All the standard features are there to see if you decide to buy the product. We managed to save around 20 pounds, on a price reduction that Argos were doing at the time.


In all, it is an excellent handset for the price and the slim, glossy, looks ensure it does not look out of place and garish.

Summary: Good Handset, which justifies the price tag

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