Average Rating: 
Rating:  - excellent choice
The speaker phone quality of the base and handsets are perfect. I was able to drive around the block with my handset without any breakup of signal while talking. The base is the only thing that needs a phone jack so you don't need umpteen phone jacks in your home or office for the same phone line. This phone is perfect for someone who relies on cordless phone durability and good battery life. I have never had one of the hand sets run out of juice. I have had this item for over 6 months now.I used to have the newest and greatest Panasonic. I tried Panasonic 3 different times. Dealing with warranties got old real fast. The features were great but the durability was nil. These VTech phones are awesome. They are light years better than any competing cordless phone.
Rating: - Best Phone Ever, Works with DSL
This phone is the best I have ever owned. Clear as a bell from as far as about 70 yards from my apartment, outside, through the buildings brick wall. The person complaining about it not working with DSL is misinformed, in fact it CAN'T interfere with DSL. Of course if the person didn't install the filters that come with every DSL kit ever produced, then ANY phone will cause trouble. On top of that, because this phone is a 5.8GHz phone, it doesn't interfere with 802.11b (Apple AirPort, or any other WiFi) networking either. I have yet to hear ANY static of any kind using this phone.The caller ID works flawlessly. The hand set has held a charge for over 3 days without recharging. The memory works as advertised. There is even a jack for a headset as well, this jack uses a 2.5 MM input, which is becoming the standard for Cell phones, so there are plenty of choices of which head set to get. The speaker phones on both the hand set and base are very clear, and people I have talked to on them say there is very little distortion. This phone is easy to set up, has great features, wont interfere with the wireless or wired networking/internet connections in your house, and the price is right. I cant recommend it more clearly.
Rating:  - A powerful phone from Vtech!
In my opinion this is the best phone that Vtech has ever made and has the best handset sound I've ever heard in a cordless phone. The one thing that stands out with this phone is the sound quality.....it is excellent. Very quiet, no extra noise and plenty of volume, one of my requirements. The range on this phone is very good. The base works well, I only wish that the buttons were bigger and weren't slick. I found my fingers sliding off the buttons while trying to push them. Also Vtech should have either designed the base or furnished an adapter to tilt the unit so you could see the lcd display. I found myself having to stand up to see who was calling. The speaker phone on the base is very good but not as good as my 2.4 Cidco D271, it has the best speaker phone I've ever used. I would rate Vtech's speaker phone a notch below the Cidco. The displays on both the handset and base are very easy to read and controls are laid out well. Another complaint that I have is the way the caller ID works, which is not just limited to Vtech. Some manufacturers have what's called caller ID matching, which is when a call arrives and a match is made in the directory it is displayed as it's shown in the directory. In other words when mother calls it's shown as "Mother" just how I entered it into the directory. Why more manufactures don't use this technology is beyond me. Overall this new technology 5.8 GHz phone from Vtech is very good and would have received 5 stars if it wasn't for the speakerphone and the way the base is not tilted.
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