Brand new Home Smartphone from BT - Now with Google Play!
BT has a new home smartphone that blocks nuisance calls, as well as the ability to surf the web, check emails, update Facebook, and download apps, all on your home phone. No need to fire up your laptop to go online, BT's Home SmartPhone S II is always on and one tap away from the information you're after.
The easy to use BT Home Smartphone S II features a 3.5" touch screen and Google 4.2 Jelly Bean Android OS with preloaded apps such as BT Sport* and the ability to download more apps from the Google Play store.
Fed up with the kids taking your mobile to go online or play games? Get the Home SmartPhone S II for the family to keep everyone happy, and keep your mobile as your own personal device. This BT SmartPhone S II brings the home phone into the 21st century, making it the phone for the connected home!
The BT Home Smartphone S II is, above all, an excellent phone; with crystal clear call clarity and the quality of a BT phone.
DECT Cordless Telephone answering machine Downloadable apps via Google Play Store Wi-Fi connectivity 1500 Contact storage 3.5" Capacitive touch screen Internet browsing Facebook and Twitter pre-installed Email client Video and Music player Nuisance Call Blocking** ( * Subscription applies. ** You must subscribe to a Caller Display service from your network provider for the block nuisance calls feature to work. Charges may apply.)
Latest comments (52)
seabs
16 Sep 17#52
Mine just broke! It was a juttery slow piece of rubbish since day 1 and now it doesn't even turn on. It's going back, hopefully they won't repair it and I'll get a refund/credit
darkh0rse
8 Sep 17#51
Agreed, it's a P-O-S. I'm trying to return mine.
urbanlegend11
14 Apr 17#20
5* Utterly useless Reviewed by Glenn on 04/09/2016 This is the worst price of technology gadgetry I've ever bought.
It worked fine for the first couple of days.
Now it's useless, despite many reboots and resetting
It constantly freezes.
No matter how many times I turn of sync to google, it still beeps with reminders.
The phone never rings ! Phoning it, just rings out from the phone dialling it.
Nothing happens when trying to make a call from it.
What a piece of ****.
wildheart3003 to urbanlegend11
14 Aug 17#50
Same problem here, £23.50 went down the drain! Can't return as I have thrown the box away...
esar
7 Jun 17#49
You must be new, that offer is 7 weeks old, which is a lifetime on HUKD. As the saying goes, "You snooze, you lose"
pluto31
7 Jun 17#48
Coming up as discontinued on BT site.
ra11
2 May 17#47
ok - its totally unuseable: cannot use it for calls or anything!....
ra11
28 Apr 17#46
ok - it is slow as hell and seems to get stuck alot....
baldude
23 Apr 17#45
received mine.... thanks op.... it's not super quick.... but serve my needs....
hotdealsareus123
18 Apr 17#44
reviews aren't good... it's a no from me
ra11
17 Apr 17#43
in theory - yes
jonmur
17 Apr 17#42
Would this work with Skype etc just connected to WiFi and not used as a land-line?
Drpickup
16 Apr 17#41
Maplin have these - was in yesterday but didnt pay any attention i am afraid !
aroundapenny
15 Apr 17#40
Ordered! Worth a punt. Will probably update you on how it is after I recieve it.
esar
15 Apr 17#39
What we really need is a dect to gsm interface, so that you could use a mobile on a landline. You'd kinda need your own personal cell tower
nejatomar
15 Apr 17#38
I bought these a while back. from BT. It kept losing connection and I won't able to make or receive calls, had to turn off and on - I believe these are refurbs, so you can't really complain about them
BikerTaz69
15 Apr 17#37
Ordered 2 yesterday.
Not expecting much from the Android part other than to play music & films through chromecast May also be able to control fire tv; roku stick or lights through various apps.
Jawz
15 Apr 17#36
Wish I didnt have to. Only is used for one family member the mrs has that lives abroad so that it doesnt cost them a fortune. Tried explaining Whatsapp (now they have the internet) but apparently tok confusing! Anyways locked into another 12months with BT with deal on here last month (Though still not got my £200 Voucher in post)
Home phones will be redundant soon I reckon. Just no real need when mobile contracts are cheap and coverage is getting better. Once they have mobile battery that lasts more than a few days then job done!
davej798
15 Apr 17#35
umm the reviews are pretty damning for the phone, was going to take a punt before i read some comments on here, so thanks people for the warning
daniellndn
15 Apr 17#34
Yes. Hope that helps. You're welcome.
hiezra
15 Apr 17#33
Do people still use house phones??
MrHot
14 Apr 17#32
Starting to get that way.
It will be turned off soon (well 2025) anyway, no point in investing in much anymore, unless you're happy with ATA to VoIP type gateways which aren't all that great.
ra11
14 Apr 17#31
Ditto
cam2012
14 Apr 17#30
Ordered. If it's rubbish I'll be sending it back
borosidf
14 Apr 17#29
I believe we cant go wrong for the price. Bought one will debloat and have a look maybe there is a chance to upgrade. Know nothing about hardware specs but reviews stating the call quality is super. I will just use for normal phone calls so shouldn't be so bad.
ra11
14 Apr 17#28
Needs android 6 imho to have app longevity
Mr.No
14 Apr 17#27
Different technologies make no difference, the problem with the UK mobile phone system is the lack of masts and the fact that operators don't share masts. Albania and Peru were ranked above the UK for 4G coverage.
unconfirmed
14 Apr 17#26
Better than what? Tin can and string? HD Voice is better.
montana78
14 Apr 17#25
Do they have triple handset?
alex_uk
14 Apr 17#24
old android, not be able to install any decent apps
Siddy
14 Apr 17#23
I think i'm going to give it a miss after the poor reviews on Amazon etc, I was tempted but for the money I can get something else more useful.
tjc2005
14 Apr 17#22
would this link up to other by phones? e.g. the BT8600?
tfish
14 Apr 17#21
3/5 is actually 'good'. *sighs*
daz1969
14 Apr 17#19
.... do I need one? Hell yes I need one!
malm
14 Apr 17#18
Another dodgy phone saturates Ebay,good luck with the return requests guys.Am leaving this one well alone.
witchywoo
14 Apr 17#17
Yeah. to find my mobile the other day - ha ha!
Mr.No
14 Apr 17#16
Sure, why not? Better call quality and reliability.
Dalkirst
14 Apr 17#15
Does anyone actually use a landline anymore apart from having one for broadband?
Pateo
14 Apr 17#14
anyone know if this phone can be used alongside my current wireless dect phone's?
borosidf
14 Apr 17#13
OneClickRoot should work if anyone interested. Maybe after there is a chance to take control. :smile: https://www.xda-developers.com/one-click-root-in-2016/ https://www.oneclickroot.com/bt-home-smartphone-s-ii/
I could be wrong, but I think 4.2 has unfixed vulnerabilities. I seem to remember that 4.4.2 is the earliest version that anyone can be confident in.
If anyone's thinking, "Yeah, but it's just a landline phone, what could possibly go wrong?" Premium rate silent calls, to start with. And then, it's a gateway to the rest of your network and the devices you have attached to it.
Great price, but risk averse people might want to skip this deal.
mikeypr
14 Apr 17#11
Wonder if the Trucaller app would work on it.
po57405k
14 Apr 17#10
Was tempted to use purely as a standard phone but the reviews on BT and Amazon have put me off. Looks good but real world use seems very poor
xxxangelxxx
14 Apr 17#9
Pity they can't connect to other phones though or have more than one in a pack heat added though
borosidf
14 Apr 17#8
it should be good for the money, using at home as a dect yeah, never mind 4.2 android what security updates should have, anyway heat from me
Siddy
14 Apr 17#7
reading spec no bluetooth, but has headphone socket, tempted I think like malm. I could use this as media player over network wonder if it would take plex player. but more useful that other dogles for same price as a music player.
Dj.CUE
14 Apr 17#6
Don't forget TCB 11.25%
lucyferror
14 Apr 17#5
Does it have Bluetooth connectivity for headphones?
malm
14 Apr 17#4
thanks for posting op,but this phone has some very poor reviews,still worth a punt at price.
Jefft
14 Apr 17#3
Looked interesting until I saw it has a 3.5" screen.
superry73
14 Apr 17#2
Yeah saw that, but seems pretty cheap for a DECT cordless phone with answering machine never mind the app side of things, am giving it a go :smile:
AJ92
14 Apr 17#1
29 reviews 3/5 stars. :neutral_face: Don't think it's good but still cheap I guess.
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Opening post
BT has a new home smartphone that blocks nuisance calls, as well as the ability to surf the web, check emails, update Facebook, and download apps, all on your home phone. No need to fire up your laptop to go online, BT's Home SmartPhone S II is always on and one tap away from the information you're after.
The easy to use BT Home Smartphone S II features a 3.5" touch screen and Google 4.2 Jelly Bean Android OS with preloaded apps such as BT Sport* and the ability to download more apps from the Google Play store.
Fed up with the kids taking your mobile to go online or play games? Get the Home SmartPhone S II for the family to keep everyone happy, and keep your mobile as your own personal device. This BT SmartPhone S II brings the home phone into the 21st century, making it the phone for the connected home!
The BT Home Smartphone S II is, above all, an excellent phone; with crystal clear call clarity and the quality of a BT phone.
DECT Cordless Telephone answering machine
Downloadable apps via Google Play Store
Wi-Fi connectivity
1500 Contact storage
3.5" Capacitive touch screen
Internet browsing
Facebook and Twitter pre-installed
Email client
Video and Music player
Nuisance Call Blocking**
( * Subscription applies. ** You must subscribe to a Caller Display service from your network provider for the block nuisance calls feature to work. Charges may apply.)
Latest comments (52)
This is the worst price of technology gadgetry I've ever bought.
It worked fine for the first couple of days.
Now it's useless, despite many reboots and resetting
It constantly freezes.
No matter how many times I turn of sync to google, it still beeps with reminders.
The phone never rings ! Phoning it, just rings out from the phone dialling it.
Nothing happens when trying to make a call from it.
What a piece of ****.
As the saying goes, "You snooze, you lose"
it's not super quick.... but serve my needs....
You'd kinda need your own personal cell tower
Not expecting much from the Android part other than to play music & films through chromecast
May also be able to control fire tv; roku stick or lights through various apps.
Tried explaining Whatsapp (now they have the internet) but apparently tok confusing!
Anyways locked into another 12months with BT with deal on here last month (Though still not got my £200 Voucher in post)
Home phones will be redundant soon I reckon. Just no real need when mobile contracts are cheap and coverage is getting better. Once they have mobile battery that lasts more than a few days then job done!
It will be turned off soon (well 2025) anyway, no point in investing in much anymore, unless you're happy with ATA to VoIP type gateways which aren't all that great.
https://www.xda-developers.com/one-click-root-in-2016/
https://www.oneclickroot.com/bt-home-smartphone-s-ii/
Possible cashback:
TC: BT Branded Products & Phones 11.55%
Quidco: BT Branded Product Sales 11%
If anyone's thinking, "Yeah, but it's just a landline phone, what could possibly go wrong?" Premium rate silent calls, to start with. And then, it's a gateway to the rest of your network and the devices you have attached to it.
Great price, but risk averse people might want to skip this deal.
I could use this as media player over network wonder if it would take plex player. but more useful that other dogles for same price as a music player.