Siemens Gigaset 2402 2.4 GHz 2-Line Cordless Phone

Pros: Amazing feature set, stylish, expandable
Cons: Poor range, complicated usage

The Siemens Gigaset 2402 is a cordless two-line phone system that supports up to eight handsets. The beauty of the system is each handset is completely self-contained, just plug in the charger and you have a fully-functional extension without the need...

Pros: Styling, Features, No RF-Device Conflict, Sound Quality, Pre-Compose Numbers, Auto-dial from Call-log
Cons: User Guide Documentation, No Handset volume control buttons

I purchased my Gigaset 2402 as a refurbished unit via Microsoft's UBid website for $119. What a truly pleasant experience! The unit arrived on-time and in original packaging and, if I didn't know better, I would have sworn the unit was brand-new. Even...

Pros: Style; Handset is independent from base unit
Cons: Range appears limited to line of sight

I bought the phone from Staples for $199 with a $50 rebate for several reasons. First, I needed to replace my 6 year old VTech cordless malfunctioning phone. Second, the Siemens 2402 supports two telephone lines. Third, I believed that Siemens would...

Pros: Styling, Features, Sound Quality.
Cons: None yet found.

A few years ago when I first set eyes on the Siemans' Gigaset 2400 series phones, I was awed by it's elegant design and it's feature set. However, it's initial price was steep. But today, with the manufacture's rebates and greatly discounted online...

Pros: Great feature set. Amazing flexibility in conferencing and intercoming. Gee-whiz factor.
Cons: Range a little less than stellar. Strange battery problems.

As a present from my sister, I was hyped over this phone 2 years before I ever owned it. A phone that could support 8 headsets (I live in a house with 4 other guys) and that you could use to intercom back and forth? It sounded excellent.

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Pros: Convenient, Expandable, Ease of use, Tons of features
Cons: None that I have found

I started an In-Home business and went through NUMEROUS phone systems trying to find the "right" system. A friend had purchased the Siemens Gigaset 2402 and was very pleased, so I read up on it and purchased it on-line.

I purchased...

Pros: very flexible
Cons: cost is a bit high

The company that I work for will from time to time install different types of phone systems. Most of which cannot be bought in any type of store they are dealer direct only. These systems are typically very large and do require hard wiring and training...

Pros: Style, multi line, separate charger for each portable handset, clear signal, good battery life, standard AA nicads used
Cons: Complex menu needs to be methodically gone through, no speed dial

I chose the 2402 because I didn't need another desk phone and all my incoming calls are message managed by a computer, so the answering machine etc would have been a waste. I have is up with 2 handsets with 2 phone lines and it is a wonder. Joining in on...

Pros: 2-line, good call quality, small footprint, no phone line needed for remotes
Cons: individual directories for each remote, long tree lookup structure behind menu

I have the 2402 operating with 5 handsets in my home / home office. It was simple to plug in my personal line and business line and put the base station away. I now have a handset in most rooms, ready to answer or use either line.

The only...

Pros: Great features
Cons: Poor reception

I was so excited to try out this phone. It seemed to be the answer to all
of my phone problems. Unfortunately, it just didn't work for me. I tried to put the receiver in five different areas of my house and still could not get good reception. My...

Pros: Good looking design.
Cons: Phones have defective chip.

These phones have a defective chip. I was told this by a Customer Service representative for a major ...

Pros: Excellent user interface.
Cons: Performance slowly degrades overtime and eventually becomes useless. Avoid.

I was initially very pleased with the ease of use and the excellent design of this system. But the reception gradually deteriorated on all units to the point that they really aren't usable any more. Several friends and neighbors have had identical...

Pros: Lots of features - like a room monitor
Cons: POOR sound quality, doesn't work well with phone company voice mail.

I have a home office, and was looking for a phone system that would cover both home line and office line.

Unless you plan on using the handsets in the same room as the base (otherwise it beeps) and/or don't have any items that would cause...

Pros: Sleek appearance
Cons: Lousy reception except for base station Dropped calls

It seems to me that the minimum you can expect from a phone system is to be able to use it to make and receive calls. Alas, my expensive Siemans 2402 system doesn't meet that standard. I live in a two-story frame house and have a base station in my...

Pros: Expandable, remote intercom/paging, shareable shared directory.
Cons: Mine stopped working after 8 months

My father-in-law recommended these phones to us as we got ready to move into a 5000 square foot house. We we sold on the expandability, remote intercom like paging system and the look of the phone.

After getting the phones home and unboxed,...