Burnside Technology in Telecare

Telecare is a service which provides people who are elderly, disabled or vulnerable with the support to help them lead independent lives. Telecare communications equipment makes it possible for them to call for aid and assistance when needed. With the vast majority of these people wishing to live independently in their own homes, this equipment is in high demand, especially in providing social alarms, lifestyle monitoring and telehealth. Learn more...

The Burnside Easy Answer™ GSM Phone, for example, offers an ideal solution for telecare, due to its ease of use, robustness and low power requirements. Special features to support telecare are provided, making the overall package an ideal and affordable product for the home or any carer location.

	The large, clear backlit display of the Burnside Easy Answer™ makes it extremely easy to set up and use under all conditions. Telephone and call status can be read easily, and various indicators show the strength of signal, battery power level, etc. This feature is a real aid to any user who needs a visual feedback of the unit's operation.
	Five special speed-dial numbers can be programmed into the Burnside phone's memory. These allow you to make calls with a single button - there's no need to lift the handset first. These numbers are also recognised by the unit as special call-in numbers, allowing additional features such as Auto Answer and Auto Handsfree to be used when receiving calls.
	Hands-free operation is an important feature of the Burnside Easy Answer™ phone. It enables calls to be answered without having to lift or use the handset. Uniquely, the unit's Auto Handsfree option can be used for any of the speed-dial numbers: if you receive a call from one of these numbers, the telephone answers automatically and you can hear the caller and talk immediately, without having to move.
	Because it is a mobile phone as well as a regular telephone, a Burnside GSM Phone allows you to call mobile-to-mobile (which is much cheaper than from landline to mobile), and to send and receive SMS text messages at normal network rates. The unit's external aerial provides excellent signal reception, even in situations where a handheld mobile would have difficulty in doing so.

In addition to these dedicated features, the Burnside Easy Answer™ phone offers the normal telephone features of call holding, call transfer, call waiting, caller ID, re-dial. These are all operated from the keypad, which features large, well-spaced keys for easy operation.