Leo Brown
The call quality of the T350 is really impressive – I’m actually finding it hard to believe it’s GSM!
David Jones—Vaughan’s Taxis
What a marvellous piece of kit. I am really pleased with it. The voice is so clear. The caller gets through in no time at all. The Burnside Follow Me is saving me at least £150 a month.
Telephone Message from Mrs Graham - 28th June 2007
Wayne Morris - Skegness Travel - February 2007
"I purchased a Follow Me unit and have been over the moon with it for my taxi business."
Ian Mayers - Aug 2006
"I have just purchased your Burnside P23 Desktop Mobile Phone for my elderly mother who has been recently moved into a residential care home. I would like to congratulate all concerned in the care and thought taken in designing this phone. It is simple to use and program, with the added function of being able to pre-program an emergency number that will automatically dial when the handset is lifted. This function not only gives my mother peace of mind but also her son and daughter. Congratulations on an outstanding product."
Business Info Magazine Issue 73 Feb 2006
Awarded Editor's Choice for the Burnside Follow Me
Siemens
"The unit has performed excellently."
Gordon Brown. CEO of the Teleadapt Group. www.teleadapt.com
“The device does exactly what it says on the tin. It was easy to install, and was up-and-running very quickly. Straight away, I could see that the Desktop Mobile was going to cut our monthly phone bill, especially since we regularly make a lot of calls to mobile phones.”
South American Network Service Provider
"The evaluation unit has been a great success, the GSM Operator has been testing it for three weeks now the feedback that we received from them is that they like the product, its behaviour is great, SMS and GPRS connectivity are great and even the look of the unit is great."
Call Centre Operator
"I've recently taken one of your Burnside Desktop Mobiles for a loan period of 14 days, and I have to say we are very impressed by the unit. We are currently using Ericsson 250 Premicells which have fair to good reception, but yours is much better."
Voice and Data Integration Equipment Supplier
"I shall be very interested to receive details on your new unit which has some very interesting new features. Thanks once again for the loan of the unit - it worked perfectly."
Crosslink Development International
"I work in western Uzbekistan and we're using it for communications as part of a humanitarian aid organization. It is the office base station and we use it to talk to cell phones in the field. I do like the interface on it."
Canal Boat Owner
"We are just on the boat now & I'm using the DTM to send you this. Before we came I got things configured so I can use the internet & e-mail & send faxes, so we'll see how it goes when we hit poorer signal conditions. So far the signal is better and more consistent than with a handset just using your standard aerial............"
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
"You have produced a very nice piece of equipment that we are very happy with."
Leading UK Telecoms Dealer
"It works so much better than a Premicell"
BBC News Online Magazine
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The BBC asked veteran inventor Professor Heinz Wolff to select a few of the best inventions at the British Invention Show in London. Professor Wolff chose the Burnside Desktop Mobile as one of his selections. "This is quite a good idea, I can't think of a product like this," says Prof Wolff. "Many people these days don't have fixed phone lines and I'm interested in phones for elderly people - there may be something in this."
German Distributor of Fixed Cellular Terminals
"your terminal is easy to install and operates with very good voice quality."
Thrane & Thrane - Danish Marine Electronics Supplier
"The design of the unit is great!"
South American Mobile Network Operator
"They look very good! Congratulations! We made a voice call, and the quality is very good."
UK Mobile News Awards 2004
'Highly Commended' in the category Technological Advance
Janet & Pete Saunders Spain
"I have now exchanged my Ericsson at my local dealer for a Burnside Desktop Mobile. It is excellent. Installation was simple, and the manual is easy to follow. Telephone and GPRS internet connection are excellent."
Motor Boat and Yachting December 2003
"it's a very useful alternative to having your mobile sliding all over the place"
Orange - UK Mobile Network Operator 3 February 2004
"the unit works without problems, and looks great!"
David Brady - Intercity Mobile UK Mobile Network Service Provider 27 January 2004
"A very interesting and stylish addition to the GSM/GPRS devices on the market today.
I see a lot of new devices in my role as mobile data consultant but this one has delivered in all of the promised features. The Burnside Desktop Mobile is very easy to configure and use and I will recommend its use in a variety of applications.
Easy to set-up - alternative devices promise a plug-and-play household phone to GSM solution but the Burnside Desktop Mobile actually works. No extra equipment was required - no cables or adapters had to be created - I was using a standard household phone as a GSM mobile (with full text messaging options) within minutes of opening the box.
The addition of a display unit allows the full use of text messaging, sending and receiving is easily done and very useful to keep costs to a minimum.
The display allows you to keep track of calls - all calls are logged and can be viewed through the display rather than trying to decipher LEDs as with other units.
When roaming from country to country the display unit would be extremely useful to ensure that you are logged onto the correct network as roaming costs can differ greatly depending upon the network being used.
When connected to a PBX the display would prove vital in ensuring the correct network/configuration is being used by the device.
Coverage:
Because the Burnside Desktop Mobile has a standard antenna adapter it would be ideal in locations of fringe network coverage (e.g. onboard ship - see below). Larger and more powerful antennas can be quickly fitted to the Desktop Mobile allowing a signal boost in these fringe areas.
When connected to a PBX units such as this are often situated in areas of poor coverage - many are installed into communications rooms which are situated within a building with no windows etc - with a booster antenna connected to this unit the antenna can be installed correctly on the outside of the building with the cable connected to the Desktop Mobile.
Data:
The Burnside Desktop Mobile can be connected to a PC (laptop or desktop) and used as a GSM/GPRS modem. This will allow you to browse the internet or download email at a comfortable 50-60kb/second ( our tests proved that this is correct - faster than a standard home 56k modem which typically connects at 40-50 kb/second).
You can connect wherever you are without having to rely on local data services which may be costly, inefficient or even non-existent.
Configuration for data was again very simple for the Desktop Mobile - no additional software is required - simple step-by-step instructions are provided which enable any user to quickly connect to GPRS and browse the web, using this same configuration your email is easily and quickly downloaded to your PC.
GPRS coverage is available around the world in most GSM networks - GPRS settings do not need to be changed from country to country - so once configured the system can connect to data services across Europe.
Example usage;
Remote site offices - no need to wait to have a BT line to your portacabin or site office. Simply plug a normal phone into the unit and you are connected in minutes - use it for voice, fax and data (GPRS) communication to keep in touch and receive or send vital information/plans.
Onboard ship - there are many ships and small boats who require voice and data access to communicate - with the Burnside Desktop Mobile you can use it as a phone, or fax, or data access (GPRS) for internet and email. It is important to note that many ships currently use similar devices to the Burnside Desktop Mobile but are often frustrated at the lack of a display when roaming.
IT depts - many people connect GSM handsets to Servers in IT depts to monitor certain events - upon a certain trigger event (e.g. system crash) the server would use the mobile phone to send a pre-formatted SMS to the IT person responsible for maintenance. With the Desktop Mobile this type of installation would be much more discreet and offer greater signal coverage (IT server equipment is often placed in shielded areas for fire and theft precautions".
