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Type	Direct
Typical Price (£)	150 Available to rent from BT for £13.50 excl VAT per quarter.
Weight without charger (Kg)	0.55
hxwxd (cm)	4x24x17
Memory (kb)	1000
Type of batteries	Disposable
Phone status
Phone ringing	Light
Phone being called is ringing	Text
Phone being called is engaged	Text
Phone has lost connection	Text
Display	LCD
Number of lines	2
Words broken between lines	Yes
Number of characters on each line	40
Height of characters (mm)	5.5
Rounded letters	Yes
Displays upper and lower case	Yes
Keyboard
wxd (cm)	22x10
Total number of keys	65
Power status
Power on	Light
Low battery warning	Yes
Charging	N/A
Dialling features
Dial key for Typetalk	Can programme function key.
Emergency dial key	Yes
Redial last number	Yes
Phone book - numbers stored	127
Answering and recording features
Text answering machine	Yes
Remote message retrieval	No
Personalised messages	Yes
Personalised greetings	Yes
Other features
Loudspeaker and microphone	No
Clock and calendar	Both
Call duration display	Yes
Pause and review	Yes
Interrupt facility	Yes
Printing
Built in printer	No
Connect to computer printer?	Yes
Number of print sizes	N/A
Characters per line	N/A
Available from
BT, RNID Sound Advantage

A guide to buying a textphone, 2001 (view report contents)