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GE 29893GE1 Speakerphone with Answering System and Caller ID
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Most Helpful First | Newest First | + Share7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
SHOULD BE NO STARS!
(1 out of 5) by RG on Mar 9, 2005 (Pennsylvania)This thing Blows! I bought it thinking it would be an inexpensive answerer.Only problem is, it DOES NOT ANSWER THE CALLS!
I returned it and got another, and the new one DID NOT ANSWER THE CALLS EITHER!
Lets review; Someone calls--------it DOES NOT ANSWER!
This phone BLOWS!
I returned it and got another, and the new one DID NOT ANSWER THE CALLS EITHER!
Lets review; Someone calls--------it DOES NOT ANSWER!
This phone BLOWS!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
The worst
(1 out of 5) by s_corpion on Dec 16, 2005 (Bay Area, CA USA)I wish I had read these reviews before purchasing this phone.
I followed the instructions to set it up. It worked once. Then it reset itself to default settings for date and time. I set it up again. Not 5 minutes had passed and it had reset itself again. I reset it again. And again it went back to default settings within minutes. It appears that when it resets itself to default date/time settings the greeting won't play when the machine picks up, a message can't be recorded, and the machine doesn't hang up after the message length time has been exceeded. When you try to remotely set it you can't because it doesn't appear recognize the security code. This is the worst answering machine I have had. Stay clear of it.
I followed the instructions to set it up. It worked once. Then it reset itself to default settings for date and time. I set it up again. Not 5 minutes had passed and it had reset itself again. I reset it again. And again it went back to default settings within minutes. It appears that when it resets itself to default date/time settings the greeting won't play when the machine picks up, a message can't be recorded, and the machine doesn't hang up after the message length time has been exceeded. When you try to remotely set it you can't because it doesn't appear recognize the security code. This is the worst answering machine I have had. Stay clear of it.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Lousy Speaker Phone but ok otherwise
(2 out of 5) by S. A. ROBBINS on Feb 20, 2004 (USA)I bought this phone because I wanted an inexpensive SpeakerPhone and guess what I got? A cheap unusable SpeakerPhone. The rest of the telephone seems to work ok, good contrast adjustment, Caller ID seems to work ok, voice clarity is ok. If you want a SpeakerPhone this one is not for you, if you want a decent corded Caller ID phone then it might work for you.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Very Disappointing
(1 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Oct 23, 2003 (Ohio)I bought this phone about 4 months ago. It seems to have a mind of its own. It randomly does not record messages or caller ID. This happens at least once a day, but up to 3 times a day depending on call volume. It it weren't for my wall phone which also has caller ID, I would have no idea these people called.
I have sat next to the machine and listened to an incoming message and noted that the machine did not list it on the caller ID and did not have any history/recording of the call. It also randomly cuts people off about 30 seconds into their message. Other times it records a 2 minute message just fine. Very undependable. It also does not list incoming calls from the day in any kind of order. I will press the key to go through the calls from the day and get several calls dated from a day or two earlier mixed in with the current days calls.
Would not recommend purchasing this model.
I have sat next to the machine and listened to an incoming message and noted that the machine did not list it on the caller ID and did not have any history/recording of the call. It also randomly cuts people off about 30 seconds into their message. Other times it records a 2 minute message just fine. Very undependable. It also does not list incoming calls from the day in any kind of order. I will press the key to go through the calls from the day and get several calls dated from a day or two earlier mixed in with the current days calls.
Would not recommend purchasing this model.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Nice features but. . .
(3 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on May 7, 2003If you decide not to pay for caller ID, you have to reset the clock et al every time there is an electric outage. The display would have been a lot better if lit. As is, you can only read it in perfect light and at the perfect angle.