They worked well for me for over 3 years with vonage … didn’t really have any complaints. Mainly got new phones when the batteries finally started dying … and found a great deal on a Uniden 6.0 DECT 3 piece unit with answering machine on clearance at Staples for about 20 bucks more than the replacement batteries.
We have had these phones less than 3 years, have replaced the batteries once, and need to again. The range on them isn’t great, either. I can’t talk downstairs with the base upstairs (our house is only 1600 sq ft combined) without serious static.
Some reviewers on Amazon complain that you can’t have more than one of these in use at a time – that is, you can’t tell Ma to pick up the extension because Auntie Em is on the phone, if you want to stay on the line, too. I guess that’s why the writeup makes such a deal of being able to transfer calls between handsets?
Holy Christ on a waffle…these things use the same technology as baby monitors from the 80’s: 900mhz! You read that right…the base to phone is 5.8, but the phone to base is 900mhz! No wonder the range is terrible. From the description on Amazon:
That’s not the worst of it. Not only is it 900 Mhz, it’s also analog so anyone with a capable scanner can pick up your conversations with zero effort. Based on some of the reviews I wouldn’t be surprised if the people with scanners could even hear you better than the person you’re talking to ;^)
Save the $20 until you can afford DECT phones or at the very least something digital (DSS, FHSS, etc).
Glad I read the forum. I am in need of new phones, and want to have the same throughout the house. I will now hold off.
What is the difference with the new DECT technology?
What a waste of money these things are. I bought them about 3-4 months ago from woot, and could only stand using them for a week. A friend actually hand delivered me a new phone so I would quit using them.