1996 saw the launch of what was the largest Gigaset series to date: the 1000 models. The portfolio ranged from a cordless DECT phone to a corded desktop phone and an ISDN system. In that year, the Siemens Gigaset 1010 – the successor to the Siemens Gigaset 910 – was the best-selling phone in Germany . Further developments in corded desktop phones were handsfree speaking (the Siemens Gigaset 1020) and, for the first time, an integrated answering machine (the Gigaset 1030).

A cordless ISDN device was also offered: the Siemens Gigaset 1054 isdn. For the first time, additional handsets could be connected to the corded base station. At the same time, the convenience of the Siemens Gigaset handsets increased: The Siemens Gigaset 1000 C now offered an illuminated display, intuitive menu guidance and a phonebook with space for up to 100 entries. Of particular interest was the Siemens Gigaset 1015, the first compact cordless phone with an integrated digital answering machine.

So is is there anybody out there how did not have one of this Gigaset 1000 models phones? I don't think so.