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Summary: IBM shouldn't have put their name on this shoddy product
Review: A good idea, but beyond looks, gadgets, and the "coolness" factor, you need to have a good basic phone. This phone does not meet that basic requirement. It's all dressed up but performance is less than expected.GOOD: - It's a cool looking phone, I admit it. The vertical cradle charger, which can be placed quite some distance from the base unit is chic and stylish. BAD: - Neither keypad nor display are backlit - Annoying echo when speaking - More static than my 900MHz Panasonic When it boils down to it, it's just not a good phone. I'm back to the tried and true Panasonic.
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Summary: IBM shouldn't have put their name on this shoddy product
Review: A good idea, but beyond looks, gadgets, and the "coolness" factor, you need to have a good basic phone. This phone does not meet that basic requirement. It's all dressed up but performance is less than expected. GOOD: - It's a cool looking phone, I admit it. The vertical cradle charger, which can be placed quite some distance from the base unit is chic and stylish. BAD: - Neither keypad nor display are backlit - Annoying echo when speaking - More static than my 900MHz Panasonic When it boils down to it, it's just not a good phone. I'm back to the tried and true Panasonic.
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Summary: Great Phone, Great Design
Review: At last - a unique looking phone, that works great. I didn't want black or one of those flashy colored phones in clear plastic. When I saw this one, I had to try it. Love the silver, and the unique deslign. However, performance was my first concern. I have returned several other phones due to echoing. Like most of the newer phones, there can be some echo, but this only happens when I am very close to the TV or stereo; even then, it is barely noticeable. Otherwise the sound is very clear and echo free. I can walk four houses away, and still get great sound quality. Directly under the utility wires I may get some echo, unless I hold by head relatively still. Being able to talk on the phone without having to hold the receiver was another feature I was looking for in a phone. This one is thick enough that I can balance it on my shoulder (comfortably) and talk and - ugh - work. I have not bought a headset for it yet, but it is headset compatable. No antenna to get in your way. Buttons are clear and easy to read. Volume adjustment is very easy. There are so many features - of course that means there is a manual to read if you want to use all of them. So far, I am just happy with the basic, intuitive to use, features; haven't tried any of the fancy stuff other than the obvious call, hold, call waiting, redial.
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Summary: I Agree - please don't buy this phone
Review: I also bought the phone based on looks and name. There is a confusing delay between when a number is pressed and the sound made. Numbers must be re-entered most all the time and the static is so bad I can't use it, even up close. I have never written one of these before, but have never been so displeased with a cordless either.
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Summary: I Agree - please don't buy this phone
Review: I also bought the phone based on looks and name. There is a confusing delay between when a number is pressed and the sound made. Numbers must be re-entered most all the time and the static is so bad I can't use it, even up close. I have never written one of these before, but have never been so displeased with a cordless either.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I bought the phone based on the IBM name, but have been greatly disappointed with it. The sound quality is extremely bad, full of static, with echoes in the background. I would recommend looking for another phone!
Rating:
Summary: Disappointing
Review: I bought the phone based on the IBM name, but have been greatly disappointed with it. The sound quality is extremely bad, full of static, with echoes in the background. I would recommend looking for another phone!
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Summary: Worst thing I have ever bought
Review: I bought this phone because of the offered features, including caller id, the remote charging cradle and the fact that it operates at 2.4 GHz. The fact that it was made by IBM and was inexpensive compared to other similarly featured phones also weighed heavily in my choice. However, putting it very mildly, this phone is the biggest piece of [junk] I have ever wasted money on. The caller id works about half the time, I usually have to redial numbers two or three times to get a call to go through properly and the general audio quality of this phone is just plain bad. The audio was notably worse than my previous 900 Mhz phone (which had simply worn out from several years of use) but I resigned myself just to live with that. The other problems started cropping up a few months after I had this new phone. I am going to try to send it in for a replacement or repair if I can find the info on the IBM web site. SO far no luck. I wouldn't buy this or any IBM phone again after this experience.
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Summary: Don't judge a book by its cover
Review: I give this phone 5 stars for design, and 0.5 stars for performance. Constant echo and most of the time static.
I bought it at Staples a week ago, and will return it tomorrow. IBM makes great computing hardware and software, but it doesn't seem like cordless telephone sets is their strength.
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Summary: Needs serious revisions
Review: I have seen this phone sold under the IBM or the Bell label, but it's all the same machine. All I have to say is that I'm rather disappointed. I never had any trouble with reception like some of the other reviews stated, but the pixel screen on this phone became scrambled and unreadable within a month of purchase. Also, at times when it rings, I would push TALK to pick up the line, and the phone just keeps ringing!! Buttons are rubbery/mushy and impede fast dialing. All buttons have the same loud and annoying BEEP tone when pressed - there are no varying tones when pushing different number buttons, unlike most other phones. The usage is very counter-intuitive, and now that the screen is dead, I have no use for either the Called ID or the address book. One friendly piece of advice: stay away from this phone! I have had excellent experience with Panasonic cordless phones. Sony phones also have been a big disappointment - they go out of range whenever they feel like it, and you often lose your line and have to redial.
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