Cordless phones review 2008

03.Product profiles

Profiles – What to buy

Siemens Gigaset E450

Price $149

Good points

• Out of range warning.
• SMS compatible.
• IP54 rating (water and dust resistant).
• Baby monitor.
• Colour display.
• Separate base station and charger.
• Alarm clock.
• Reduces power consumption by going into standby mode when phone is inactive for some time.

Bad points

• None to mention.

Siemens Gigaset SL370

Price $199

Good points

• Bluetooth ability.
• SMS compatible.
• Colour display.
• Out of range warning.
• Separate base station and charger.
• Alarm clock and calendar.

Bad points

• No headset port (only Bluetooth as an option).
• Most expensive model in this test.

Uniden WDECT 3315

Price $80

Good points

• Out of range warning.
• Clarity booster.
• Baby monitor.
• Two-way communications between handsets without the base station.

Bad points

• Not GAP compatible.

Panasonic KX-TG1811ALS

Price $50

Good points

• Out of range warning.
• Call restriction to avoid dialling certain phone numbers.

Bad points

• No headset port.
  Does not support additional handsets.
• No mute function.
• Not GAP compatible.

Siemens Gigaset A260

Price $59

Good points

• Out of range warning.
• Alarm clock.

Bad points

• No headset port.

Panasonic KX-TG4381ALT

Price $100

Good points

• Clarity booster.
• Night mode allows for a time span during which the handset won’t ring for outside calls.

Bad points

• No out of range warning.
• Does not support additional handsets.
• Not GAP compatible.

Profiles – the rest

Sagem D15T

Price $35

Good points

• Out of range warning.
• Auto talk.

Bad points

• No backlit keypad.
• Hard to read manual.
• No headset port.
• No handsfree feature.

Oricom ECO50-1

Price $40

Good points

• Out of range warning.

Bad points

• No backlit keypad.
• No headset port.
• Small display.

Doro NeoBio 20

Price $60

Good points

• Out of range warning.

Bad points

• Poor range. 

Telstra VSlim 300

Price  $129

Good points

• SMS compatible.
• Out of range warning.
• Comes with cordless headset.
• Alarm clock.

Bad points

• No headset port so you’re restricted to using only the headset that is provided.
• Not GAP compatible.

Oricom slim8000-1

Price  $79

Good points

• Out of range warning.
• Baby monitor.
• Alarm clock.
• Clear display screen.
• Has call barring to prevent certain numbers from being dialled.

Bad points

• No headset port.

Uniden DECT 2015

Price  $55

Good points

• Out of range warning.
• Privacy mode.
• Auto talk allows answering the phone simply by picking up handset from the cradle.

Bad points

• No headset port.
• Poor range.
• Not GAP compatible.

Uniden WDSS 5315

Price  $100

Good points

• Supports up to eight handsets.
• Privacy mode.
• Out of range warning.
• Clarity booster.

Bad points

• Poor range.
• Not GAP compatible.