BT 40206 Converse 2100 Corded Telephone, Black

Starting a new home / office working job I was unsure what telephone would suit my needs. I mainly needed a phone with an RJ11 port for headset connectivity.My employer suggested a decent site with a wide range of suitable equipment (pmctelecom.co.uk) but to be honest I found the prices unreasonable compared to the similarly priced products here on amazon.Long story short, the BT Converse 2100 proved to be the best choice out of 20 others phones in terms of price-point & stability and as such I am happy to say I have not been disappointed with this purchase at all.This phone has a very solid and sturdy feel. Admittedly it has a somewhat limited feature range that (in my case) turned out for the best. Ironically the company software I use with this phone does all the glitzy stuff other higher priced phones come built with, such as call forwarding, address booking, secrecy, etc.If you are looking for a simple and sturdy office / home telephone look no further. This phone does exactly what it says on the tin with zero hassle and no fussExtension Cord Advice ---Also as a tip I just wanted to add I actually needed this phone installed across a room due to the location of my supplier phone box. As a result I also bought a 10 meter extension cord thinking everything would work out fine. Sadly, I ignorantly failed to understand that there are different types of cord, for example there are 2 pin, 4 pin, straight wired and cross wired cables.Unbeknownst to me my first cable was a two pin cross wired extension that failed to work with the BT 2100. Looking through the 2100's manual did not help illuminate me to the correct configuration and only by looking at the 2100's original short cable I could see four gold copper pins and then had to take a guess as to if it would be a straight or cross wired cable.So finally after wasting about £15 on extensions that did not work I can confirm for this phone you will need a 4-pin straight wired cable for extension purposes. After knowing this eBay had a wide range of them on the cheap and everything is now working all fine and dandy.I hope that lil tid-bit of info helps out someone who may be in a similar predicament.

The phone has good call quality and a very good speaker phone. It's easy to use and the buttons have a good action. Reliability is average this is replacing one of two I bought previously a few years ago as the buttons stopped responding which appears to be its weak point.

I bought this as a cheap and cheerful desk phone for my home office. My brief was simple, I wanted something which looked business orientated, was solid, had big buttons and had a port I could add a headset to. The main reason for wanting a headset was that most of this phones use will be for conference calls which may last an hour and I've been getting terrible aches from holding it under my neck whilst I type for too long.For the money this phone really hits the mark, it's well built and does 90% of what I wanted it to including having the dedicated headset socket that you can plug most cheap as chips headsets into. I do agree with some reviews that it's a touch on the quiet side but the reality is, unless you are hard of hearing, it's not a problem.The only things I feel like I've compromised on are the lack of speaker phone (although I am normally using the headset) and an LCD display to see the number calling or being dialled. Other than those issues, and lets face it, we're talking about a sub £30 phone here, it ticks all my boxes.

I do a lot of audio conferences and I needed a phone that could take a headset and had a secrecy (mute) button. This was the cheapest that appeared to fit the bill. I'm very happy with it. The sound quality it great. It's not too complicated to use. The buttons are big and clear. There is a light on the Secrecy button so you know it's on. There's a light on the headset button so you know when it's in headset mode. It doesn't slide all over the table. It can lie flat, at angle or you can wall-mount it. Just a good, basic no-nonsense phone from a trusted manufacturer.

I used this for work in my home office. I like the big keys, the ability to use it with a headset, and the fact it (crucially) has a Mute button. I would like to see a speaker button, a proper volume control rather than the Amplify button, and lots of people say that my volume is very low with a headset attached (it's not the headset; I have used that on another phone without issues). All in all, a decent product.

This phone is functional and practical. For the price it is exactly as what you would expect and I have found no problem with the ring tone volume, it's definitely loud enough and can be turned down to suit. It's a smart black colour. Would recommend.

I initially had problems with this, as I had to use a (previously functional) dual Call-Centre-type 1.5cm connector to my RJ11 Headset cord. The seller (liGo) called me when I sent an e-mail for "Return" instructions, and the call prompted the immediate order of a "straight" RJ11 Headset for testing - which proved to be essential. (Make note!)Cut & Paste...[...]This coupling works perfectly and both products together are highly recommended. So I now have a new nice chunky handset (which I prefer) but for longer calls (e.g. to my Bank or Broker - when on hold) I have now regained the hands-free option, with clearer land-line sound and a fairly comfortable headset.

Decent quality and value for money. A nice, heavy handset, so it doesn't slip and slide if you move the cord slightly, which a cheap and cheerful Binatone handset did (but that was designed to be screwed to a wall!). Coupled with a JPL Binaural Office Corded Headset and working great as a team.I have a DECT cordless as the main house phone, so headsets posed a bit of a problem. I simply used a BT socket doubler and plugged the Converse into that, in parallel with the existing house phone.