VTech t2451 2.4 GHz Analog Cordless Phone with Answering System and Caller ID

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Summary: Answering machine sucks
Review: This has one of the worst answering machine voice qualities I've heard for awhile. It's weird that after all these years of digital answering machines, most companies still can't produce a decent quality one.
Also, the phone silver lining scratches easily, and the directory interface is just as bad as other vtechs. NOT recommended for anything other than looks.

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Summary: Bad
Review: This phone has lots of "noise" and the answering system it bad. Generally not easy to set up.

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Summary: HUH, WHAT DID YOU SAY???
Review: this phone looks great in design, the answering machine is perfect with its three vm boxes, but there's just one major problem.........NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU & YOU HAVE TO SAY THINGS 5x BEFORE THEY DO!!! i sincerely wanted to love this phone, b/c the style and design are totally me. my entire office is silver and black, from my computers, to printers, to desk, etc.

in addition, i have, and run, three businesses that share the same central incoming phone and fax lines, so i really need the 3 vm boxes that this unit offers. the answering machine works perfectly, as well as the base unit itself, however, the handset itself feels like a hollow, empty, kids toy, that doesn't really have any components inside of it-it feels and operates cheap [it even dials as slow as pulse does, with a delay after pressing the buttons]. as stated before in all caps, you can hear them fine, but they can't hear you at all. you have to speak very loud and repeat yourself over and over and over again......... i also tried three different handsets with this unit as well, and the problem still remained.

i had this unit for three days and returned it. i replaced it with the motorola ma362, which doesn't have three vm boxes, but it does offer everything else the vtech did, plus backlit keypad, and the look and feel of a real 'land-line' phone. the best part of all, i can hear them, and above all, they can hear me, and very very well!!

before i buy anything, i usually do about 3-6 mos of comparitive research with other products, reviews, and i only buy good name brand products, and always the best they offer for my needs. so, my advice is to NOT buy this unit, but to buy the motorola instead. the price point is the same, around or just under $40, and aside from the 3 vm boxes, the motorola is much more bang for your buck! i love and have owned other vtech phones, but i cannnot recommend this one. big thumbs down until they improve the handset feel, operation, and volume!

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Summary: I love my phone!
Review: Well I got this phone for Christmas last year and it's still going strong. I hear perfectly, no static, and I would recommend everyone to buy this phone.

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Summary: great phone for the price
Review: wow! this is a huge upgrade from a 900mhz phone. now i can walk around the back yard and have no problem with static. the answering machine is easy to set up. the only complaint i do have is that the voice can sound muffled when recording your outgoing message otherwise this was a great phone for 50.00 im getting another for xmass