Siemens Gigaset SL3501 2.4 GHz 1-Line Cordless Phone

Pros: Excellent feature set. Uses NiMH batteries.
Cons: Handset difficult to remove from charger base. Tedious menu system. Cost.

In our quest for the holy grail of cordless phone answering systems, my family has purchased 3 different systems during the past 3 years (2 Uniden models, one AT&T). All of these possessed enhanced feature sets, but suffered from either a lack of build ...

Pros: good reception, good range, battery life
Cons: profoundly poor design, can't hold between head and shoulder, impossible menus

I wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone. We've had them in our house for over a year, and have suffered through it because we can't replace them yet. I'll begin with the one pro, the one good thing about this phone. That would be the reception ...

Pros: long battery life, clean reception.
Cons: Siemens Gigaset SL3501 falls short software changes could make this phone great.

This letter was sent to Siemens with no reply from them. Let me qualify, I am a designer and programmer. For a few years we have had Siemens 2400 series phones. I was very pleased with its operations. I spend a fair amount of my day on the phone ...