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Summary: Great phone for the money
Review: I just got three of these phones to use with the VTech 2461 telephone answering machine. They are well worth the money (especially with the rebate). Only two complaints, both of which are not major enough for me to get upset about given the features of this telephone: 1) Some light static on the line (the people are the other end do not hear this; they say the phone sounds great), and 2) The keypad buttons used to dial are very small.I have three 900MHz Panasonic portable phones in my house, all different. They all have the same problem-- after 1 year of use, none of them allows more than 15 minutes of talk time, or if not on their charger base, will last for more than a day. Since I have a 61 year old house with few phone jacks located in inconvenient places, this phone system has proven to be ideal for my needs. Seems that many people have had problems with the Siemens' phones, which is why I avoided those.
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Summary: Great phone bad price
Review: I love this phone. I especially like the fact that you don't have to plug it into a phone jack. You save 50 dollars on every site though. Do not think you are getting a good deal here. It isischeaper on the vtech site. (sorry Amazon)
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Summary: All of the features I want, but constant static ruins use
Review: I purchased the 40-2421 base unit and an additional 2420 hand unit (for 2 hand units total), and the phone does indeed come with all of the functionality I wanted, but the constant relatively loud statis hiss makes the phone virtually unusable.
I have contacted vtech technical support, and hope the problem can easily be resolved, but be forwarned, while some people have not experienced the static problem, it does occur, so be prepared to deal with support or to return the phone.
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Summary: Dangerous Product!!!
Review: I purchased the Vtech 2421 as a Christmas gift for my girlfriend. It worked for 3 days and then stopped. She then let it charge for 24 hours before attempting to use it again and when she tried, it was so overheated the handset just about burned her hand! I returned the product. Only wish there was a 0-star rating.
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Summary: Excellent Phone - well worth the money
Review: I was in severe need of a good cordless phone with a Caller ID Display right on the handset (which is so conveinent). I shopped around in every possible electronics store and found nothing that I liked...all the phones were ugly and had no good features. I jumped onto Amazon and this phone system popped up I loved it at first for it's sleek look and then I read more about the phone and immediately ordered it, it was the best thing I did. This phone is excellent it has great features, distance, sound, clarity and it's lightweight and is a real nice looking phone. It has the Caller ID display right on the handset and the best feature that I love is the Message Waiting. I have home voicemail through my local telephone company and I was never able to tell if I had any messages unless I picked up my phone and dialed into my mailbox. This phone has a green light on the handset and the base that will blink when you have messages and on the display it will read "Messages Waiting"...I love it! I just ordered the supplemental handset for our bedroom and can't wait to get so I can junk my old cordless. If you are thinking buying this phone....do it!!!!
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Summary: V-Tech expandable phones
Review: Needed a phone for an addition to the house that we did not put a phone jack in. There are many phones that can handle this but this phone has all the nice features needed for family and working from home a few days a week. The ability for each handset to be its' own speakerphone is great. We also utilize the intercom feature for the phones. You can page each phone you have (4 is the max) and the person in the room will hear it ring as if it were a phone call. The digital voice on the answering machine is very easy to understand and the multiple mailbox feature is another nice thing to have (not needed now, but will in the future). Many other features that are handy as well. So far so good.
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Summary: Nice Features/Easy to use
Review: Needed a phone for an addition to the house that we did not put a phone jack in. There are many phones that can handle this but this phone has all the nice features needed for family and working from home a few days a week. The ability for each handset to be its' own speakerphone is great. We also utilize the intercom feature for the phones. You can page each phone you have (4 is the max) and the person in the room will hear it ring as if it were a phone call. The digital voice on the answering machine is very easy to understand and the multiple mailbox feature is another nice thing to have (not needed now, but will in the future). Many other features that are handy as well. So far so good.
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Summary: The Best
Review: Probably the finest cordless phone available. It has everything you could want in a phone. Each handset works as a speaker phone and is clear for both you the called party. One base station can handle 4 seperate phones. Each of the phones can be called individually or as a group.
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Summary: 5 stars for the VT2461, 4 for the 2420
Review: So... you must have a full base and handset unit to make this additional handset work. I gave the VT2461 5 stars, because I think it is a great phone with all of the features that I need. A couple of things... The charger is quite lightweight, so when you set the handset on it, you must do so gingerly, or else you will topple the whole thing. Also, since it is just a handset that is useless without the base (or if anything happens to the base unit), it seems a little spendy. I think the phone itself is great, but I think if you've already invested in the main base unit, there should be a better break in price on supplemental handsets. Having a supplemental handset is great though - very handy. You do not need a phone jack, just plug it into an electical outlet, and you are set. For the convenience (plug in anywhere), built-in speakerphone and memory (can read the base unit for stored numbers), I give it four stars. Since I think it is a little overpriced for a lightweight piece that is usless if anything happens to your base set, it loses a star.
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Summary: Meets expectations
Review: Speaker phone feature on the handheld (not just the base) is not perfect, but is handy.
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