There is difference between modern and traditional telephones. Traditional ones are simple devices; you can make and receive calls with them. They are also able to make only monotonous beep, beep sounds. On the other hand, modern ones are enriched with sophisticated functionalities. They have more than one ringtones stored in them. So, you can set the one that suits your taste and appear friendly to your ears.
This is but one of the many handy features included in modern telephones. Lots of other features are there in the telephones available nowadays. These features are highly handy and with them in your home, house phones, you can carry out a number of tasks easily and quickly. Their data storing capability facilitates you to do away with telephone directories that you maintain manually. Then there is caller ID that helps you to identify the person who has made the call.
Among the other features included in modern telephones, there is call waiting facility. It enables you to put the current call on hold and receive a new one. Then to help you divert the calls to some other numbers there is call divert. All these and many other features have definitely multiplied the utility of phones. Home phones replete with such facilities make your task easier and quicker.
Some sophisticated features that were the speciality of mobile phones only are available in telephones now. Features like vibration alert and the back light shining were restricted to mobile phones only. But these features are no more restricted to just mobile phones; rather, you can get such features even in your telephones.
Even when you turn down the volume of your phone, you can know when an incoming call is made to your phone, thanks to the introduction of LCD screen in modern day telephones and cordless phones. The best thing about such features is that there will be no chance of missing a call even though you do not disturb the peace in and around you.
