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BT Contour 300plus Payphone
author: Biomech
10 6th, 2006
contour300plus
 
Locations & Market Sector: Dry, internal, low supervision. Suitable for semi-supervised locations: hotels, pubs, clubs, restaurants, guesthouses, supermarkets. Small to medium businesses.
 
Special Features:
  • - 4 Memory buttons.
  • - Next call facility.
  • - Redial.
  • - Ear piece volume control and Ear piece inductive coupler.
  • - Instructions displayed in six languages: English, Welsh, French, German, Spanish or Italian.
  • - Re-dial Last Number.
  • - Tariff User Programmable.
  • - Back up battery will store programme settings if unplugged.

Additional Features

  • Administration System - Removes the need for reference to the user guide for changes.
  • 2 Services levels, Service and Service Extra. The first means any changes, from altering tariff settings, barring incoming calls or adapting to new coinage, can be made via a call to the BT helpdesk, where the changes can be made over the phone direct to the Contour 300plus.
  • Service Extra gives all the above benefits, but, in addition, every quarter BT will automatically update tariffs, charging and dialling codes and make the necessary changes for new coinage.
  • Display: LCD, six languages, tailored messages, can display the number of seconds for 10p before the call is made.
 
Payphone style: Charcoal Grey. Table-top or wall mounted, coin operated. pre-pay, cash box capacity: 1500 x 10p coins.
 
Power Requirements: None. Lithium Battery on circuit board. (not customer changeable)
 
Ringer Equivalence Number (REN): 2
 
Dimensions: 275mm (wide) x 230mm (deep) x 350mm (high).
 
Weight: 12kg.
 
Line Requirements: Single line PBX.
 
Cost (Oct 2006): Outright Sale Price: £589 (ex VAT).