It comes with the now expected features, like Caller ID, but there are a couple of novel touches I really liked.

You get two handsets with this model, so I was expecting to have to enter all the numbers I wanted to remember, in both. Not so. You enter the numbers on one phone and you can them send them as a group, or individually to the other phone.

You can also use both handsets independantly of the base station, so they become walkie talkies. Not something you'd use all the time, but a nifty feature all the same.

It also allows you to send/receive text messages. You have to be signed up for Caller ID to get this features, but I wanted Caller ID anyway ( no more calls from double glazing salesmen from now on ). I'll hardly ever use the phone to send text messages, but it's handy knowing I can send a quick text if I misplace my mobile, or it runs out of credit.

In use, the phone is very similar to a mobile ( it's built by Siemens, who make mobiles, so that's understandable ), even down to having melodies for the handset, instead of the bog standard ringing. The features are all menu driven, so anyone with a mobile phone with find it really easy to use the phone.

Overall, apart from a couple of minor niggles ( the keys feel a little too 'rubbery' for my liking ) it's a cracking phone. All calls are crystal clear and the range is more than enough to move around my house and garden, without losing the conversation.

I'd recommend this phone to anyone who is looking for a DECT phone, especially if they're text fiends.