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AT&T Digital Answering System Speakerphone (model 1856): AT&T helps keep me connected out here in the woods...

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:04:12 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - A couple of months ago, my husband Bill and I were buying a whole lot of stuff for our new temporary home. One of the things we purchased while we were waiting for shipments of our stuff was an AT&T Digital Answering System Speakerphone, model...

Frequent Repairs

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:45:57 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jefferis - I bought this phone with the Dect system so as not to interfere with computers and other systems. Set up was easy and the universal memory (all phones remember all saved info on any handset) was really nice. But I started having problems with the phones...

The Worse

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:37:28 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sergmore - We bought this model thinking it would be just as good as the vtech my parents have. WRONG!! We bought this set for approximately $58.00 at BJ's in Paramus, NJ in April 2009. We had to replace it in October!! After...

Don't buy a refurbished one!

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:10:19 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Ander123 - This started out being a great phone, but...We bought it at a chain of stores that sold new but "refurbished" equipment---which means that the phone was originally returned for factory repair, then supposedly fixed to be resold. We'd used...

Potential Fire Haz

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:33:09 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author josephjjcig - The phone works fine but I had a recent event where the battery case melted and caused a blister on my finger when opened. Needless to say, it was very hot. Concerned about a potential fire hazard, I contacted customer support and they...

Cheap and Complicated Phone

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 18:04:10 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gccengineering - Phone is easy to use, but very hard to program without the instructions. I bought this phone at a drug store along time ago. It was very easy to setup when I had the instructions with me. Now its its a pain in the neck to program...

Vtech CS62293

Sun, 4 Oct 2009 19:01:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author susidee34 - Seriously, if you have a home phone that you are tired of but it still works and you hate to just ‘replace’ it, send it our way. We have sent more phones to phone heaven than AT&T ever produced. I don’t understand it, my mom had a...

Great Phone

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:42:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jtibbs - When my old phone died, my mother-in-law gave us the Motorola E30 MA357 2.4 GHz 1-Line Cordless Expansion Handset. She had won it at a work party. She did not like it because it did not match her decor. I did not care what it looked...

Works Great, a few glitches

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:55:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author michaelrh2005 - We've had a 3-handset TRU9465 for several years and are very happy with it. It's easy to use, has lots of good features, and works flawlessly in our 1400-sq ft house. The base station will sync the address book with each handset so they all...

Traditional desk phone

Sat, 5 Sep 2009 22:43:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author paragreen - If you've been fed up like I have with modern styled phones, with gimmicks, especially cordless ones, try a real phone again! I've banned all cordless phones from my place, the way it used to be before. Also, I've banned any phone besides...

Tedious to use

Sat, 5 Sep 2009 16:13:48 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jax25 - I've had this phone for a little over a year and, thankfully, it is not our primary phone. I give the GE 27909 only 2 stars: 1 star for its sleek appearance and large, easy to read display on the base station, and 1 star for the decent voice...

This Black Beauty Bests Its Evil Twin

Fri, 4 Sep 2009 21:34:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author henry_thoreau - Prefatory note #1: To behold an enlarged image of this phone, use the following URL: http://www.home-electronics.ne
t/ge/pc/catalog/29586FE1_L.jpg
Alternatively, to behold an enlarged image of this phone's "evil twin" (the...

Nothing but problems with this phone

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:41:03 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jhmarcus - Purchased the RCA 25250 2 line cordless phone approximately one year ago. Nothing but problems from the beginning. Phone works fine one minute, and then the next minute the handsets will not connect to the base station (less then 20'...

Can I hear you now? Good! Amp up the volume for stress free conversations.

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:41:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author PattyTherre - Although I generally use cordless phones in my home, I always like to have a corded one on hand in case the electricity goes out or the phone batteries die. My husband picked me the Clarity C200 1-Line Corded Phone because I have hearing loss and...

The Budget Phone on the Desk

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:31:40 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dillon1986 - As the red light at the top burns into my eyes, I wonder if I just heard someone on the other end or not? I have used the Plantronics T10 now for about a year and a half as a supervisor in a call center with around 50 employees. We use...

Keep looking

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:20:21 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author alberdak - We've had this phone system for over a year in two different homes and it works reasonably well. However, voice quality is not high, features are limited, and asthetic appeal is low.I was initially excited to have a cordless speaker phone,...

Basic 2-handset phone - but an excellent one at that

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:42:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kundansen - I go through phones pretty quickly - every few years I'm in the market for a new phone. If nothing else, I get bored looking at the same handset and worn out keypads, and want a change.Before you read any further into this review, I should...

Ok Phone

Sun, 9 Aug 2009 17:39:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author hippytrip - Works great, but takes up A LOT of space, for an alarm clock! I'm not one to use the CD player a lot, so it was kind of a big waste of space. It's great to be able to look at the phone from in the bed though to see who's...

Excellent product with a only few shortcomings

Sun, 9 Aug 2009 13:34:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chdyoung - The voice quality for both sending and receiving is just excellent. The volume can be turned up to compensate for noisy locations or for those with slight hearing loss. The speaker phone is better than any other I have ever...

Finally - a decent cordless phone system

Sat, 1 Aug 2009 16:33:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author netbob30 - Have you been wishing your house phone had at least some of the features of your cell phone? Well, here it is. The Vtech Dect 6.0 CS6229 has the features most of us want in a house phone.Set-up is simple - phones are assigned number by base set.You...

Good Phone but don't buy if you have T-Mobile at Home

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:36:40 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author karl46 - I purchased this phone because I converted from traditional phone lines to T-Mobile at Home. The phones worked fine on the analog line and the answering machine worked as well. Once the phone lines were ported over the phone worked...

Crystal Clear with NO interference ! .. Hurray!

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:31:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author djsimard - Welcome to the Philips Cordless Telephone Answering Machine with Extra Handset also called the SE659 for friends. This latest Philips phone is a sleek mat black with a color display and is part of what Philips calls their “Core...

sound sucks

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:57:45 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author phmurphy - I have been using this for about 3 months. The sound quality is horrible and scratch whenever the person talking slightly lowers their volume. I am constantly saying what, what, what. My corded phone has no problems so it isn't my...

Uniden TRU9380 Series Cordless Phones: The Best Phone System We Have Owned

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:25:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author beckish - We must be hard on portable phones. At any rate, I tend to replace them often enough. Granted, I could probably buy batteries instead of new phones but it often seems more expensive to go that route than to just invest in newer, state of the art models...

AT&T SL82208 1.9 GHz Twin 2-Line Cordless Phone: AT&T SL82208 is a 1-Line Phone

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:56:26 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author thomasgaryw - I just purchased an AT&T SL82208 DECT 6.0 Dual-Handset Cordless System based on the description that it was a 2-line phone system that also had 2 handsets (that could answer either line). When I went to connect it, I noticed that the cord supplied...