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GE DECT 6.0 Black Corded/Cordless Single Handset Phone with Caller ID and Digital Answering System (28871FE2)

Description

This GE phone combines the unbeatable clarity of DECT 6.0 interference free technology with the reliability and convenience of a corded / cordless home phone system. Corded base with digital answering system and oversize keypad operates during power outages while cordless accessory handset gives you flexibility and comfort. Black wifi friendly handset and base have multilingual backlit LCD displays with exploding digits and built in clock and calendar that have automatic date and time set. Hearing aid compatible handset and base work as speakerphones or intercoms and have visual ringer along with selectable, polyphonic, melody or VIP ringtones. Fully featured with call waiting, caller ID with 30 number memory, one touch redial and speed dialing with 50 name and number directory. 12 minute multilingual digital answering system allows remote message retrieval and call screening. Desk or wall mountable with battery backup for cordless handset in case of power outage and comes with 1 year warranty and AC adapter.

Reviews

Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2010-09-07
Summary: "Bad Choice"

I ordered this phone as a replacement to my old office phone. There was no indication that the handset did not come with a jack for a headset - something essential for me.

Additionally, the caller ID does not work well. Instead of displaying the name of the caller, the display shows the name of another previous caller.

I am not happy with this phone at all. Given the choice, I would NEVER order this again.

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Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2010-01-04
Summary: "Poor sound and button response"

I've had this phone for 5 months and just ordered a Panasonic to replace it. The concept of a corded and cordless combination phone is great, especially if your job requires you to spend much of the day on the phone. I really wanted to like this phone.

Pros: The handset has a long battery life. The caller ID is easy to access and flip through. The address book is easy to access. It has a low price.

Cons: The speaker portion of both the cordless handset and base are - at best - marginal. The corded handset is unusable. The volume adjustment range is very limited - if you have a quiet-talker on a call, you will constantly have to ask them to speak up. The answer menu is tedious, requiring a lot of steps to setup and reset in the event of a power outage. Dialing is very slow - the buttons are not responsive, frequently requiring redialing if you are used to using a light-touch button.

My old phone was a cordless Panasonic with great sound quality, but it couldn't hold a battery charge for longer than 5 hours. This seemed like a good idea at the time - however, since Panasonic pricing has dropped and I just spent the last three calls with my handset on one ear and my hand on the other so I could hear the discussion. It is back to Panasonic, this time, a corded / cordless combination.

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Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2009-06-29
Summary: "Features fine; sound is awful"

I have had this phone for about six months, and the features on it are fine -- pretty standard fare. The problem I have is that I sound like I'm on a bad cell phone, and I have trouble hearing callers as well. It's very unprofessional and I am tired of people telling me they can't hear me. Even listening to messages is difficult. It's really awful and it's being replaced today.

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Rating: 1 / 5
Date: 2009-06-28
Summary: "GE DECT 6.0"

I have had this phone for about a year. Cordless handsets have hardly been used, yet the batteries in both handsets go dead after a few minutes of usage.

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Rating: 3 / 5
Date: 2009-06-21
Summary: "grannie"

it is an okay product..just good enough to serve thre purpose..numbers stick.. would not buy again