Forgive me if I'm wrong, since I don't own one, but don't the Beocom 2400/2500 have speakerphone capability? I saw an eBay listing for one once and the seller mentioned "speakerphone" as one of the features...

Leo

Looking at the user manual, seems they do; lesser models only have a speaker function. I'm not sure how (or how well) it is implemented - it is easier when the speaker is in the handset as well, so the distance between the speaker and mic stays fixed. Maybe the mic is just very directional in these, as the manual instructs to place the handset on the table on its side, facing away from the base.

you literally take the handset off the phone and place it in front of the main unit, works fairly well in my experience!

Hello

I was in a B&O shop yesterday and had the opportunity to see and hold this Beocom 5. I thought that it was a really nice piece. I am looking right now for a new wireless phone. Since we have a B&O system at home, we choose between Beocom 5, Beocom 6000 or Beocom 2. If our eyes would choose, we would buy Beocom 2. However, my dealer who always seems to be right, tell us that Beocom 2 does not really work in the long run. It will after a while be very ugly due to scratches in the aluminium (we have children and stone surfaces). Beocom 6000 seems to be a very good phone, not very good looking but is doing the job. He does not know soo much about this new phone yet. Since I liked the look of Beocom 5 and it could be our next B&O candidate to buy, I must ask this eminent forum if this phone is something to buy. I understood that the bad opinions above concerns the speaker facilities. If we buy the phone without this speaker, is it still bad comparing to Beocom 6000?

I would appreciate to hear your opinions about this

Have a nice Sunday

Clakke

Don't buy it (at this moment)

It's terrible.

Bang & Olufsen  Shame you!!

Hi Clakke,

the speaker is actually the only reason for buying the Beocom5, that's the only thing which is really beautiful and seems to work okay. If you don't buy the speaker I think the Beocom 6000 is the better option because it works absolutely flawlessly.

- Beocom5 has connection problems, it sometimes drops off or has a distorted connection, the 6000 doesn't

- The Beocom 5 battery life is shorter than in the specs, never noticed with the Beocom 6000

- Sometimes, the sound is extremely low on the Beocom 5, and you have to reboot it. Never with the Beocom 6000

- The Beocom 6000 handset is more robust and easier to clean

- People say the Beocom 5 sometimes has a hissing noise (not mine though)

- The only things the Beocom 5 can do better than the 6000: Speakerphone, bigger screen, 2 lines

Hope this helps

Ralf

Hi Ralf and Koning

Thank you for your answers.

I seem to got it wrong then, it seems to be the phone itself and not the speaker that is bad. I thought it was the opposite. I guess the odds for Beocom 5 does not look good now. The perfect wireless phone would of course come from Apple, so that the contacts were the same as in iPhone. We may however never see such a beauty, or?

Any more views about Beocom 5?

Clakke

Actually, you got it right both times - the Beocom5 phone itself is poor, and the speaker is much worse. The 6000 is  wonderful - my 10+ year old 6000s are and always have been working perfectly. The 2 looks very smart in the living room, but not ideal for everywhere in the house (eg not great for kitchen or bedroom).

juanherrero wrote:

Actually, you got it right both times - the Beocom5 phone itself is poor, and the speaker is much worse. The 6000 is  wonderful - my 10+ year old 6000s are and always have been working perfectly. The 2 looks very smart in the living room, but not ideal for everywhere in the house (eg not great for kitchen or bedroom).

Hi

Looks even worse for Beocom 5 then...

Are there anybody that is satisfied?

Clakke

all software problems.

But for that kind of money ridiculous.