House Phones (wasted technology?)

[jimmy_mac]

Ours house phones were on their way out so we ordered some new ones.

The ones we had were BT phones made by Siemens and as Siemens no longer make BT phones we went to them.

Ended up getting the Gigaset SL565, lovely looking phone, just like a mobile, weighs next to nothing, full sms, list of features on the website.

Cracking set of phones, the next ones up have built in cameras..

http://gigaset.siemens.com/shc/0,1935,hq_en_0_127517_rArNrNrNrN,00.html

Is there really much point in this sort of technology being put into house phones or should we just expect every electrical device to be over-engineered from now on?

 

[-Leigh-]

Cameras in house phones? Why? lol

 

[KDF]

Ye, i must admit i think im missing the point of that too lol

 

[White16valver]

Phone sex for the oldies who don't have mobiles? lol

 

[biojo]

well there was talk of having like a mini mast in yer house so when yer within range of yer house yer mobile connects through that so its like callin from yer landline, but u can also go out half way through a call n it switch`s to the mobile network.

So in theory house fones could become obsolete, still have a wired one though for emergencies

 

[jimmy_mac]

We didn't get the set with the camera, they look shite, we have got bluetooth and internet capability though lol

 

[jimbo666]

well there was talk of having like a mini mast in yer house so when yer within range of yer house yer mobile connects through that so its like callin from yer landline, but u can also go out half way through a call n it switch`s to the mobile network.

So in theory house fones could become obsolete, still have a wired one though for emergencies

bt are offering ths kind of this at the moment.