I remember many years ago, when phones had to have a little green triangle on the packaging, to show they had been officially approved. You could buy cheaper phones and modems, but if they didn’t have the sticker, you were officially breaking the law! All the interesting hardware was often imported from Asia, with no approval having been paid for. One of the get out clauses used by an ISP I worked at, was that if a customer’s phones and modems did not have the BT approved triangle, that was the reason their internet connection was slow (back in the days of 56k dial up). Obviously some customers actually believed this and went and bought new hardware. Sadly, in the majority of cases, the internet connection did not improve. Having said that, I can’t remember the last time I saw anyone questioning the REN (ringer equivalency number) of a person with telecommunications difficulties. Anyone know if the limit has been raised from 4?
Anyway, since the time of green triangles and grey imports, having a phone actually branded as BT (British Telecom) has often been seen as a mark of quality.
However, thanks to PMC Telecom, you can have the best of both worlds - high quality BT phones, at prices that all can afford.
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The site itself is well laid out, with all the major brands/types of telecommunications equipment stocked and linked to.
If there was one thing I would like to be considered, re. the design of the site, it would be sub-categories. Given that PMC have a wide range of phone related hardware for sale, the ability to filter, for example, the BT phones further down into BT cordless phones would save a little time.
Overall, it seems to be worth spending a few minutes checking through the whole list, to see if they have what you need, as the price often beats other retailers.
