Siemens Gigaset Expansion Handset for C590/C595 Base (C59H)

After owning an AT&T phone that had poor quality sound, and an extremely limited range, we are thrilled to finally be enjoying a phone that delivers what it promises. The sound quality is excellent whether talking to someone with a landline or cell phone on the other end; and we can actually take the phone outside the house and talk a far distance from the main phone. We love both the variety of rings you can program (we have different ones in different rooms and it makes us laugh when the phone rings), as well as the fact that the phone, if you want, makes little sounds when you put it back on the cradle to indicate it is seated correctly. The phones are a nice size, nice looking, they fit in your hand easily and are relatively lightweight, but do not feel cheaply made. The phone itself is very easy to program, if you're familiar with programming electronic devices such as TVs, cell phones, etc. You do have to completely charge and then discharge the phone initially; but we soon...Read more

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"Dear Mr. ______,

Thank you for your e-mail. We are sorry to hear you encountered this inconvenience with your Gigaset CX595ISDN telephone system.

Regarding your query on the echo issue, we would like to inform you that the Gigaset CX595ISDN is not available in the US and we do not advise customers to purchase a telephone from another country as every phone is specially designed for the country where is going be sold.

Due to telephone line specifications and hardware specifications, a product sold in a specific country is to used in that country. If the telephone is used anywhere else, we are not able to confirm that the telephone or all the features (if any) will be functioning as it should in its country of origin.

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I've been using this phone for several months and I'm very pleased with it. The quality is outstanding. The 6GHZ frequency does not interfere with any of my other electronic toys. My only issue, is that the volume on speaker phone could be a bit louder. Otherwise, I think it's a great phone, and worth the price.