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(More customer reviews)I am using an SE7451B as well as an SE7450B (bought later). The SE7450B is an additional handset with a charging base but no base station - it uses the same base station as the SE7451B for communication and therefore is just another phone on the same phone line. Registering the second handset with the base is easy and quick but you do have to read the manual because you have to follow the steps in the right sequence and you have to hold down buttons that would behave differently if you just pressed them. You can also buy the two handsets and one base together as a package in SE7452B, if you need two handsets right away.
For my home phone, I have a traditional line from AT&T, and for my home office I use Vonage because of the addtional features I can get for a low price (my favorite is the Simulring feature). I am using these Philips phones with the Vonage line.
Positives:
1. No interference. Dect 6.0 is great. I got rid of a set of Panasonic 2.4GHz and got this phone - and all interference with the WiFi and the wireless video baby monitor are gone.
2. HiDef really works. The sound quality is just simply amazing for a telephone - unlike any other phone I have ever used, you get a very broad dyanamic range of the human voice.
3. Works well with Vonage. I make a lot of international calls and with some other phones there would be a 2 second delay between when I spoke and when the person at the other end hears it. When I started using this phone, that delay seems to be gone - now it is as good as a domestic phone call (All this on Vonage).
4. The speaker phone is the best yet. It is comparable in quality to a polycom star-shaped speaker phones one uses in offices (except that you can't talk across a large room - you still need to be near the phone which is ok for a home office.
5. Mute works. I considered the Siemens S450/S455 and E450/E455 but the lack of a mute button turned me away. Yes, the hold works on the Siemens, and you can turn off the hold music, but the idea of a mute is so that you can still listen in on a call which the hold function does not do.
6. Ability to copy phone book entries from a SIM card is very handy - you don't have to key in hundreds of phone numbers. I usally keep all my contact information in outlook which syncs with my windows mobile smartphone. Then I use the copy to SIM feature of the phone to copy the numbers to the SIM. Then pop the SIM card into the base station. Make sure to read the instruction manual.
7. The two handsets and the base station are always in sync. For example, I just need to set the clock one one handset. Also, if I enter a phone number in the phonebook of one handset, it immediately shows in the other.
8. The intercom and the baby monitor features are very nice to have and they work well. With the intercom, you can actually forward a call from one handset to another.
9. I like having a battery life indicator. The signal strength is also a nice to have for those days when I venture out too far in the back yard.
10. I am going to repeat this because it is that good: the speaker phone is just outstanding!
Deltas:
1. This is a nitpicky thing, but since main color display turns off to save battery life, you can't tell if you are on mute or not (during a conference call for example) without pushing a button to turn on the display. It would have been nice to have the "missed call" led indicator do double duty as a mute indicator during a call, may be in a different color.
I will post an update if I find anything new.
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This Philips high-definition digital cordless phone system features a built-in 30-minute digital answering machine, a high-resolution full-color LCD screen on each handset, and a SIM card slot (for sending and receiving SMS text messages and viewing SIM card phonebook entries). Each handset combines a high-quality speaker, sophisticated signal processing, and a real acoustic chamber for a hands-free calling experience that's extremely natural. Both sides can speak and be heard at the same time, like in a face-to-face conversation.Other great features include a battery charging indicator, an alarm clock, call waiting, caller ID, a 250-name phone number book, and a keypad lock. Two handsets are included with this set and the entire system is expandable to up to five handsets. Each handset boasts a battery life that supports up to 12 hours of talk time and up to 150 hours of standby time.
What's in the Box Base station, handset, battery door, base support, 2 AAA batteries, power supply, line cord, user's manual, guarantee, and quick start guide.
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