Before technology went mad with computers, mobile phones and the internet, in order to communicate with anyone, we had to make do with one of those things known as a telephone, I'm sure it wasn't that long ago or maybe I'm just showing my age. A telephone is a device used to communicate with others, by dialing a series of numbers. We managed perfectly well with just a normal telephone before, but even the normal telephone has had to move with the times, and available to us now, is a very wide range of attractive and up to the minute, land line telephones. I don't know why I'm bothering to review this phone really, with all the fantastic phones out there, that ...  Read the complete review

I won this Philips cordless phone about three months ago in an online competition. I was so happy to win this phone, as my previous phone was given to me by my grandparents, so you can imagine how old it was. The phones appearance is very stylish. It has a black finish, and can be mounted onto a charger unit. I installed my new phone, which involved adding a couple of triple A batteries (included) into the back, and set about loading all of my contacts into its memory. The phone comes with a 50-name phonebook. When someone from your name book phones you the front screen displays the name and number. It is easy to see, as the display screen lights up ...  Read the complete review

I have had this phone for about 2 years now and have never had a problem with it. The handset is gloss black which looks sleek and modern and the buttons are soft and quite large and easy to press without pressing the button next to it. You can save numbers into the phone book so you can quickly dial your favourite numbers or if you have caller display with your telephone provider, the name of the person appears on the display when they ring. I find this to be a great feature. If you miss a call, a little icon appears at the top of the display so you can walk in and at a quick glance you can see if anyone has called without having to ...  Read the complete review

as far as cordless landline phones go this one is a solid reliable option. i have been using this at home for nearly 2 years now and it has yet to have failed. the reception away from the base is excelent i live on a four floored house and it works perfectly on every floor and in the garden. the sound is crisp and clear and doesn't suffer from static or interference. it has useful features like telling you when you have a message left for you to listen to. it also has excelent battery life i can be quite slack with returning it to its base to charge and sometimes it is left undocked for days at a time and it has yet to run out of battery! as far as features go it is very  Read the complete review

couldnt belive my look when i seen the philips cdi501b in my local comet stores it happend to be just what i was looking for, i was mainly looking for a phone that wasnt to complexed for me to use but more the fact i needed afone that displayed the callers idenity so i knew who was calling me after reciving numerious calls from calling centres. to my delight im able to put my contacts in to its memory and have peace of mind when answering a call thanks to its orange light up screen if theres no name i dont answer. over all a very neat cordless telephone and retailed at a decent price, i dont have to worry about phone wires and i can get on with things while talking no ...  Read the complete review