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TweetieBird

Love this phone

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 18, 2017

I wanted a phone that I could admin the phone book on my PC rather than typing it all manually on the unit, then have to copy phone books to the other handsets. I picked this one because it seemed to be one of the few that offered this feature.
I love this phone. Smaller than expected. Premium quality feel to it. Clear, bright screen and sound. Battery similar to mobile phones.
As it's expensive and I needed 4 handsets, I checked out the compatibility section on the gigaset site and bought three cheap, refurb C430H handsets which work great with the main SL450 base.
When making a call I noticed I'm offered a list of the lines to dial out on, only the landline in my case, so I'm assuming that if you also have it connected to a VOIP service then there will be more than one entry in this list.
If you use it solely with a landline it's fiddly to set up the phone's contact list . In this case you need to use bluetooth for communication between pc and phone, install a gigaset interface application on the pc so that a contact list from (say) google can be synchronised between google account and your phone.
I don't use VOIP (I already have to pay line rental, so why double up?) but have it connected to my network in addition to the landline. This dual connection option wasn't clearly indicated in sales blurb and I thought I'd need to choose one or the other. I was wrong, we can have both :)
Being attached to the network (via Home plug network) opens up more convenience. Suddenly the weather in exotic locations appeared as a screen saver. I was able to switch the location to somewhere closer and colder :)
Once on the network (after the base station updated it's own firmware automatically) I was able to connect to the base using a local network web interface. It was so easily found too, I didn't need to faff around finding the IP address to talk to it, just clicked on a link on gigaset.net. I could then set up several options on each unit to save the family getting confused. They all get their own Biorhythms as screen savers, or you can pick horoscopes, pictures or even nothing! There's several other fun conveniences on there including news feed and linking to Ebay, but I've not had chance to play with those yet.
Phone lists being my main criteria, Ive installed an app on my mobile to synch contact lists. I assume I may continue to need to use the bluetooth to synch with google, but (again) I've not had chance to play yet.
One question I would like answering is that if I decided to dump the current landline phone number and switch to VOIP, can a VOIP line be protected from being used by anybody else in the household except me?
(Truecall: I have a Truecall account. I disabled the call barring functions of the Gigaset system. I plugged the Gigaset base into the Truecall box and it all seems to be working as normal.)
The only annoyance, so far, which may be due to being a noob, is that if you're deep in the settings submenus it appears that we have to keep pressing the back button to escape out. It would have been nice if there had been a quick escape option offered by pressing the red disconnect button instead. That button seems to do nothing in menus and is therefore a waste of a decent potential feature.

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Daan

🤢

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2017

Verified Purchase

This has been fine thus far;
today, however, 18/09/'17, my attempts to make telephone payments using the keypad for card details, were absolutely to no avail: 'card number (or account number) 'not recognised''.
Useless for this.
I cannot return this unit, delivered August 2nd, though can certainly recommend you avoid it should you need to use the keys for anything related to aforementioned.

I now need a 'new phone'.
😠😡

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T. Knipe

Well below expectations

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2016

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Just received the phone today and so far it has fallen well below my expectations. I already have an older pair of Siemens Gigaset SL78H phones which are superior in terms of build quality - this model has more plastic and feels more like a main stream phone rather than a premium product they used to be when owned by Siemens. I wish I'd taken note of an earlier review which seems to suggest this. The text on the slightly larger screen looks too bright and pixelated, I can't believe they use such a poor quality display (the analogue clock looks ridiculous!). I purchased this for the VOIP capability which seems to work fine, but when trying to set up the Go features and looking to download their Quicksync software, every web page link opens their website with a Page Not Found message. Other general links like those in the manual or from the web config page take you to the German site - if you set the country to UK you get a Page Not Found message again!

I've sent a support message and yet to hear, I'll add more when I get a response. If it wasn't for the features that the phone offers (although yet to make use of them all) I would return it. It is definitely not worth the price if you don't really need all the potential features it offers.

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JAH

I really wanted to like this phone, but the handset seems a step backwards compared to the SL400A

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2016

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If you're coming to this phone as someone who is used to using cheaper DECT phones, then this will seem like a great phone. It's well built, it comes with a great keyboard, is reasonably small, and delivers good sound quality.

However, if you're coming from an SL400A (ostensibly, its ageing brother), then you might be disappointed. The metal keyboard has given way to plastic and the metal surround has been changed to 70% plastic and 30% metal (the front third of the phone chassis is metal, but it quickly gives way to a much cheaper-feeling plastic than is used anywhere on what I've come to regard as its more cultured sibling).

The only real enhancement is the increase in screen size, but that also has its downsides - despite the increase in resolution, the display looks more pixelated and it has made the phone bigger (although, no heavier; the removal of much of the metal casing has seen to that).

In summary, although I suspect the insides of the phones are almost identical, the exterior of the SL450A has been built to a much-reduced cost. I'd go for the SL400A handset, which seems the nicer, more attractive phone and appears to be selling for less money.

[Added note: In case anyone is wondering, the GO suffix means the base station is able to block nuisance callers' numbers and make calls via SIP (that is telephony providers that connect your calls over your internet connection). If anyone needs these two features, there is also an SL400A GO available]

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Mr Omneo

A great phone for those who have no landline

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 23, 2016

Verified Purchase

Bought this as I only have cable and I wanted the benefits of a landline number without having to pay £15+pm for it. Using a VOIP set up I pay £1pm for the local rate number and call quality is as clear as when I had a dedicated voice line. i now also have the ability to call overseas as a very much reduced rate.

The phone itself is pretty good quality, has all the appearances of a mobile with a very good battery life. I like ability to get emails or notifications via android app whenever you have had a missed call. I means even if you are out of the office you can return calls without having to wait until you've reached home and found you had a message.

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Mr Leon D HIdderley

Feature rich but let down by not so great build quality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 4, 2016

Verified Purchase

Not a bad product which is well made and has plenty of features. Has the facility to sync it up to your PC which is quite useful and you can also change the background so you can have your own branding if its a work phone. Product is lightweight and slim, though the build quality is okay rather than excellent (feels a bit cheap). Ring tone is not very loud and the built in ringtones are incredibly annoying (think 2004 nokia type tones)

S. SINGH

very clear, good signal, German made.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2017

Verified Purchase

took me a long time to decide which brand phone to buy, despite so many mixed reviews i bit the bullet and got this SL450A and I am so happy with it.
We have the base in one room and the handset in a totally different room around 12-15mtrs away and there is no loss of signal or quality. nice range of options and settings on the phone and very clear to hear and be heard.
Definitely recommend for anyone that is doubting or unsure.
Being German - you can be assured that it just works and it does so seamlessly.

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Daniel

Good looking phone

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2017

Verified Purchase

Good phone. Gigaset seem to be head of the market. With this product only critasisim is no base ringer and earpiece volume not the loudest on its highest setting. Good quality phone though.

mr w.

Had presumed the base station was a speaker to and given the size it would be perfect for conference calls

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2016

Verified Purchase

Was hoping the loud speaker would be louder, not really what I was after. Had presumed the base station was a speaker to and given the size it would be perfect for conference calls, sadly not.

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