Motorola MD481 2.4 GHz Digital Expandable Cordless Phone with Dual Handsets and Answering Device (Silver)

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Summary: I am Returning this phone today!
Review: Buyer Beware...read reviews and search the web for info before you purchase. Great features, but not worth it if the volume is weak, tinny sound and uncomfortable bump design against ear.
Battery does not last long either. Hopefully motorola will redesign after receiving enough returned phones and bad reviews.

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Summary: GARBAGE
Review: Don't buy Motorola cordless phones. They are junk. I just got done jumping on mine and smashing it to bits. Nothing on this phone worked and it sounded like (if you could hear anything at all) hell too.

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Summary: Don't buy this phone!
Review: I bought this phone in March, the buttons stopped working in April, about 3 days after the store warranty expired. I called Motorola and had to send back my base unit and phone as well as one of the expandable phone I bought (making all other expandable phones in the house unusable) at my own expense. Now, seven months later, I have two phones that you can't press the buttons again, and need to find out if I spent over $150.00 on a phone I now need to replace after less than a year. The functions on this phone are wonderful, I love the ring tone. But this many problems in such a short amount of time are not worth it.

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Summary: expensive mistake
Review: I had a mid grade uniden expandable handset before this one but I decided to upgrade. I liked the look of the phone but any positive feelings were gone by the time I set them up. the phonebook is rediculous. on the uniden i could punch in the first letter and get a short list. with this motorola, I've got to scroll through the entire phone book. Another thing is the power fades in just a few hours so I'm constantly having to run for the other phone. One of the handsets has the fading in and out thing as well as the tin can effect. The most annoying part is that - after 6 months-I had to push the 6 button really hard to get it to enter and then the 3 and 9 followed. Now, none of them work! I'd give anything to have my uniden back!!!

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Summary: I like this phone
Review: I have had none of the problems other reviewers have listed with this phone. I love it.

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Summary: Very Bad Purchase
Review: I have had this phone and all of the extention phones for under one year now and I have one phone left that you can dial out from. The numbers 1 and 4 are starting to go out on the one phone I have left. I have to dial the number from the answering machine base and then pick up the line from another phone just to use them. They seemed really nice at first. I just thought my kids were breaking them. Guess not!

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Summary: Bad sound quality
Review: I love the features on this phone. That's why it gets two stars, but the sound quality just isn't there even when you are standing right next to the base unit. Sometimes there is an echo (or tin can) effect which I thought might be due to a low battery. And I have also noticed the short battery life. With a fully charged battery you still get unclear sound. I'm often forced to go pick up the corded phone for clearer reception.

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Summary: Really Cool Phone!
Review: I really like this phone! It is convenient and allows me to have a phone in my great room downstairs; the phone company was trying to charge me a ridiculous amount of money to install a new jack. I have really good sound quality and it is so convenient to check messages from any phone and in any room; I don't have to walk upstairs to access the base. YEAH! The only problem that I have had is that the battery life sort of sucks. I have had my phones since August 2003 and started to notice the short life sometime in Oct. 2003. I called Motorola with the problem and they told me to send the phones in and they would replace them! I'm happy!

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Summary: Works Good, good button feel, Battery sucks.
Review: The phone works fine, good button feel, great price, battery runs down quickly.

Oh well, can't have everything.

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Summary: WE LOVE IT!!!
Review: We bought our original phone about a little over a year ago and we have absolutely NONE of the problems described by the other reviewers. We have had no static or sound quality disturbances while being on the phone. Everyone that has come over to our home and used it have loved it and asked where to get one for them!! We just had to have our original one replaced because the on and off button got worn out but I called Motorola and explained the problem and I was told to return the phone and they would send me a new one and that is exactly what they did. There was no hassle at all and they didn't require a receipt (thank goodness!) or anything it was a very hassle free solution. Our new phone is even better then the original one! My family ABSOLUTLY LOVES this phone and VERY glad to have it!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PHONE!!!