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I'm just basing it on the fact that I have 2 separate sets purchased at 2 different times and from different stores. I have literally had the phone on the base all night and use it for maybe 10-15 minutes and it would die. I could never use the speaker phone because it would automatically kill the battery and need to be charged.Now, I'm assuming that by the reviews not every one has had these problems. I have 2 sets of this phone, 1 in my home and 1 in my office. Like I said, literally the worst cordless phone I've had. After a few months at the least they started producing a lot of static. They both started out great, very clear and battery life held well. The charge would hold for a while, but not nearly long enough.
The battery life of this phone is awesome as well as its being unbelievably clear a long range from the base. Also, if you are looking to redial a call from the caller id, it is almost impossible to pull up the number to dial and (this could have been due to my ignorance, and if so then it is too complicated anyway) say I wanted to call someone in my same area code, well, if you dial the number from the caller id then it automatically dials the area code.huge problem. I program the numbers of friends and family to a certain ringer id and know who is calling right away, however, it rings once with the regular tone, but you have the option to turn the first ring off altogether to eliminate this. I am not sure how it is everywhere else, but where I live cell phone calls show up the name of the area they are from and the number.except on this phone.
I rely on my caller id function a lot and had a cordless phone in the past, made by AT&T that was very user-friendly in that you could pull the number up of a past caller and just press the number 1 and dial the long distance, or program your area code in the system and it would omit that from your local calls altogether. Also, if you want to dial a long distance number from the caller id, there is no way to ad a 1 in front of the number to dial it properly. Plus just to check the missed calls you have to press about 3 buttons.way too complicated. I think that function should be added to this phone as well as making the caller id display show 2 lines(the name AND number) and this phone would be PERFECT, but those are major issues for me, so I would recommend another brand. This was such a mess that after having the phone for just a few months, I am replacing them with AT&T phones; we'll see how that goes. I love the optional ringtone settings.
The only solution I could find was to have pen and paper ready, push the talk button from the id function, allow the phone to dial the number as it is displayed, white it shows the number being dialed, write it down, hand up (because you are going to get the operator anyway because it either puts the area code on the local area call or it doesn't ad a prefix 1 to make an out of area call) and then dial it again manually. Also, a family member purchased this phone the same day I did and she hated it as well and replaced it long before me, luckily she had the receipt and box and simply exchanged hers for another. I do wish that they had spent a little more of this effort on the caller id function. It only shows the name.which is a problem because all the people I know who have cell phones have them through the same company.so they all show up exactly the same on the caller id.
I actually had to read the manual carefully to setup some functions. Don't bother use the speaker phone it just sucks power like nothing.If you forget to put the phone on the charger, it will be dead in less than 2 days.I cannot recommend this product. I have had this phone for 8 months. Horrible Battery LifeAll three phones we have are really bad for battery time. There are better phones to be had. Here are some comments:Poor function layout. There always seems to be 1 more button press to do anything than nessary.
I would not recommend this to anyone unless they correct that defect. If you are eating or chewing gum, your jaw hits the button and hangs up. The phone hangs up on people a lot. The buttons are on the unit so if you try to hold the phone with your shoulder, it hangs up.
It's on its way back to Amazon as we speak, and I had to place another order for the phone that will actually work out of the box. I was quite frustrated. This phone is great, but the description did not tell me that it was an add on phone for another product. I was so excited to get it out of the box and charge it up, and then I realized.there's no where to plug in my phone line.
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