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Lasted only 1 month and then just quit working. Handset no longer would communicate to the base. Don't buy. Get something reliable.
It's embarrassing when you get important calls and you can't hear anything the other person is saying. What a piece of junk. Whenever someone calls me, I have to tell them to speak up. If there is one redeeming quality about this phone, it is that it is likely to burn out within a couple months. Then, you can buy a phone that actually works.
What is my rating based on. 4) The phone and base are cheap light-weight plastic--it's not going to last long. I would up my rating to three stars, based on value for money (it's worth, say, $15 or so for the minutes and hardware), but apparently Amazon doesn't allow changing the star rating. This phone is not as bad as I originally thought. 7) The volume for the receiving party is super loud and cannot be adjusted, but this can be an advantage when communicating with the hard of hearing (I mean the aurally handicapped, like my Pop). This cannot be turned off or adjusted.
3) Every time you push a button it makes a loud beep.
1) When I first tried it there was a lot of hiss on the line, but the noise disappears once a connnection is made.
There's nowhere for the battery wire to go--you have to really jam it in to get the compartment cover to slide into place.
If you get it for nothing, as I did, or pay a couple of bucks for it, the 150 minutes of free long distance alone make it worth getting.
5) The battery compartment is poorly designed.
2) The ring tone can be changed, but the volume can't be adjusted.
The ringer can, however, be turned off.
6) No ringer in the base.
All in all, if your expectations are not too high and you don't pay too much, this phone is okay.
It has standard features & a belt clip so you can wear it around the house. But, none of that really matters in this phone review.
I got this phone for free after rebate, and it's somewhat small for a cordless phone, although I've seen smaller. We never owned a land line before, but then we switched to DSL so we were required to purchase a land line phone.
Anyway, I guess I'm just biased against land line phones because I don't like having to press an "on" or "talk" button, and I think dial tones are annoying. It comes with Pay 'N Talk, a service where you can prepay your long distance service over the phone.I think this is pretty old school too.
There isn't much need to pay for long distance service anymore, cause you might as well just get a nationwide cell phone. So, if you can get this phone for a cheap price then do it.
The included 150 minute phone card would probably make it worth it.
I got this phone for about $7.50 shipped. It has all the features one would want in a cordless cellphone. Caller ID included. Great values for the price.
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