What's the latest software version?

Mine is: 1.70 (handset and charger)

I was told by a London-based dealer this week that all BeoCom 5 sw problems are now fixed? He said he's been using it for a week or two within a single issue.

Is this correct? New sw release, perhaps? I was going to pull the trigger on a couple of BeoCom 5's for the office the other day, but didn't bother due to the advice on here!

If you use the beoline2 then everything is 'fine'.

Hello everybody!

I bought my BC5 in March, and did not experience the problems you describe.

I use it with 2 lines, one classic landline and one Internet line through my provider's box.

I really appreciate the speakerphone, loud and clear.

The phone's ring is a little bit weak, but I hear it.

One detail: I usually take the speakerphone from one room to another, and the unplugging/plugging of the speaker is a bit tricky.

Have a nice week-end,

Yann. 

Wich base do you use Yann

koning wrote:

If you use the beoline2 then everything is 'fine'.

 

I do use the Beoline 2 and I wish everything was fine:

- Can't use phone book in Beocom 6000

- Line keeps on getting disconnected or distorted when moving between rooms with Beocom 5 (I also have a B&O DECT repeater in use)

- Occasionally connection problems with Beocom 6000

- Occasionaly loses base

Overall the Beocom 5 is not reliable at all and it's a lottery if it works or not, especially when you are not in the room where the base is.  Even with the Base 2. With the Beocom 6000 and its pyramid base I never had these problems and it worked flawlessly throughout the house. The only thing that works well and I am happy with is the speaker. But spending so much money and having such an unreliable product frustrates me.  

Get your dealer to call you via the speaker. If you can understand ANYTHING he says, then it might have improved.

ralfja wrote:

koning wrote:

If you use the beoline2 then everything is 'fine'.

 

 

 

I do use the Beoline 2 and I wish everything was fine:

- Can't use phone book in Beocom 6000

- Line keeps on getting disconnected or distorted when moving between rooms with Beocom 5 (I also have a B&O DECT repeater in use)

- Occasionally connection problems with Beocom 6000

- Occasionaly loses base

Overall the Beocom 5 is not reliable at all and it's a lottery if it works or not, especially when you are not in the room where the base is.  Even with the Base 2. With the Beocom 6000 and its pyramid base I never had these problems and it worked flawlessly throughout the house. The only thing that works well and I am happy with is the speaker. But spending so much money and having such an unreliable product frustrates me.  

Do you have the latest Sw 1.70.

Another user without problems here.

Since the purchase I have no problems as discribed above.

Everytime I use the BC5 it works fine, so the BC5 seems to be probably a bit sensitive to it surroundings. 

But I have to say that I only have a BC5 with a Beoline ISDN without the use of a speakerbase or beoline2.

koning wrote:

If you use the beoline2 then everything is 'fine'.

I don't :( Is the beoline2 compatible with my old MKI BeoCom 2's?