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 Excellent, well priced phone system September 22, 2007
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
I got this to replace a Vtech phone that I'd had for 5 years. The Vtech was fine till I had to place it in my computer room to use the speaker phone and suddenly the range for both the wireless and the phones themselves dropped dramatically and the phone had a lot of noise. These phones (I'm using 5 through the answering machine base) have much better range, don't interfere with the wireless, use standard NiMH AAA batteries. The base is right next to the microwave and it has no problems since the phones use the DECT frequency. I don't know if the talk time as as long as they promised but it's certainly longer than the 1-2 hrs. from the Vtech. The phones have large buttons that are easy to use (unlike the Vtech), a nice uncluttered screen, easy to program and easy to use functions. Consumer Reports rated it a best buy and after using it for a while I completely agree.
Great phone, great price! January 9, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I bought the 3-extension base but added this one to replace another cordless phone that had died. Its great having one phone system for the whole house. All use the same batteries and all work well! Having only one base also seems to cut down on the amount of interference to other wireless devices. This extension works just as well as any of the original three that came with the device. Setup was a snap and voice is very clear!
BEST cordless phone EVER August 5, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I replaced my 5.8ghz Uniden set with these phones because I have a lot of wireless technology at the house. The 5.8's were all static if you went 10 feet from the base. I use VOIP and the range and clarity for these phones is amazing. I did a number of hours of research on other DECT 6.0 phones and this set rated the best in features and use. The range, clarity, and features are unbeatable by other systems to date.
NOTE: If you use VOIP make sure your gateway is setup behind your router/firewall. If you have it before your router the phones will not work right and will be VERY choppy.
Get 'em! The best, good value!! September 21, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I purchased additional phones to bring me up to the six phone limit. This is my initial critique on the first (set of) four:
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These phones, as the other users have reported, have some foo-foo features like multiple ring tone selections (think cell phone)and a plethora of menu-driven options; that said, however: I am very favorably impressed with their performance as PHONES. They are perfectly clear, having no competition on their 1.9GHz "cordless phone exclusive" frequency. The range isn't as good as my old Tropez DSS phone which died years ago, but these work on 250MW which seems to be the norm these days. Forget the DSS cordless phones that worked a couple of blocks away, they're history. Europe and Australia allow more RF output, but seems as if the good 'ol USA has more stringent FCC RF limits.
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These phones also have the advantage of requiring 2 AAA Mi-MH instead of a dedicated battery pack. Makes it much easier to: [1]Replace batteries, [2] Have 'spares' aavailable if they go dead.
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The line-of-sight range seems to be about 200 feet. Put walls and/or (particularly) aluminum siding in the way and it's down to much less. I have no problems within my 4 level 1400sq. ft. shack, however. These are the best cordless phones yet, aside from my 8 year old Tropez, which died several years ago. 2.4GhZ? Forget it! Screws up all wireless connections, P.C., headphones, etc. 5.8 GhZ? Work fine. DECT 6.0 1.9GHz? The way to go!
Phones work; easy set-up August 23, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We bought these phones because others that looked just like it, but from a different manufacturer, didn't work well at all. Set up was very easy. Battery life has been good. We've had no problems with the cordless phones not syncing with their cradles (making the phones unusable), which was the problem with our previous phones. You can add up to 6 cordless units to the set, and the answering machine will play through each unit when callers leave messages. Very convenient when answering machine is downstairs and you're upstairs.
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