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| Ease of Use | 8/10  |
|---|---|
| Style | 7/10 |
| Value for Money | 0/10 |
| Overall rating | 0/10 |
Full review by
GraemeH
on 14th Nov 2004
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Good Points: Reasonably stylish Well-written user guide
Bad Points: Caller ID doesn't work!
General comments: Despite being in the Answering Machine category, the CWT2000 is basically a phone. The main features are:
Answering machine!
Directory with up to 70 numbers and names
Caller ID
Operation with handset or handsfree
The unit is white and has a slightly rough, non-glossy, surface. The style is functional and the buttons are well laid out.
I bought the phone from Argos, and their catalogue doesn't mention which type of battery it needs for backup: a PP3.
My pet peeve about electrical items is that the leads are squashed flat instead of being coiled, so that when they're unpacked the leads have kinks in them. This phone was no exception, and of course it has two leads, for power and for the phone connection. Perhaps with some thought the two leads could be combined into one, making a neater job in a domestic setting.
The user guide is exceptionally well-written in plain English, and has a separate sheet which summarises the controls. In my view, C&W deserve an award for this manual. The one omission I found is that when entering a name, it's possible to enter punctuation characters by pressing key 1.
Once a name and number is entered into the directory, the name is displayed when that person phones you -- just like a mobile. At least, that's the theory. Caller ID simply didn't work for me, despite getting a replacement from Argos. A Panasonic DECT phone and a BT Caller Display 30 work perfectly on the same line. Whether it was a bad batch or a design fault, I took the second phone back to Argos and got a refund.
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