BT has launched the Home SmartPhone SII, a DECT touchscreen home phone including access to Google Play for social media, games and other applications, such as music streaming and internet browsing. The new phone runs Google Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). ustomers can link up to home Wi-Fi and it is easy to call straight from selected numbers on websites. It comes with the operator’s Nuisance Call Blocking technology, which allows users to block up to 80 percent of unwanted calls. Users can block calls from “international” numbers, “withheld” numbers, and unknown callers. They will also have the option to block incoming calls from up to 10 numbers or put the phone in “Do Not Disturb” mode, which switches off the ringer.
The Home SmartPhone SII follows on the BT6500, BT’s first landline phone to block nuisance callers. It has a 3.5-in touchscreen and comes with a 2 GB expandable memory and a front facing camera to take photos around the home and make video calls. The handset can store up to 1,500 contacts and offers a range of up to 50 m indoors and 300 m outdoors. It sells for GBP 169.99.
