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... There are several things that are annoying about this phone. The first is that the reception is really bad and you hear a faint buzz all the time. I really hate that. The second is that usually on phones there's a ringer volume setting on the base or on the phone itself. I wasn't able to find one. I'm not sure if it's in the menu system, but the menu system is difficult to figure out, and I'm usually pretty adept at those things. The third thing is that I don't have Caller ID set up, so this kind of phone that includes features for Caller ID is sort of pointless for me. And the only way to set the phone's time is with the Caller ID function. So, the time on my phone remains wrong. I'm going to take it back ...

We received this phone as a Christmas gift. We thought that a 2.4 GH phone would be better than our previous 900 MH but this one barely works. There's a lot of interference with other electronics in the house so sometimes it doesn't even ring at all. It's hard to hear the other person on the line, even with the volume turned up. Sometimes there's a lot of static. Also, it tends to unexpectedly hang up on people and the reception goes in and out like a cell phone (so we have to repeat "are you there? can you hear me now?"). We're just going to throw it out (we don't have the receipt) and try to get a better quality phone.

I totally regret this purchase. I bought this phone less than a month ago and it has already stopped working...one day nothing! It wasn't very good from the beginning. Stupid me forgot to keep the receipt and box. Guess I'll stomp on it like the other guy did.

I am not sure why it is, but I have a high-pitched whine sound that comes out of the phone. It is the part that you carry around. It happens when it isn't turned on. I haven't seen anything about this in troubleshooting or FAQ's in the manual or the website. Actually, this model doesn't even appear on the website yet. I will for sure be taking this back tomorrow. It does look extremely cool and is sleek as all get out. Also be careful, the wallmount doesn't seem very stable as far as holding the phone in place. If it wasn't put back properly, it might fall and shatter. Better spend more money and get a higher quality phone.

DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE! Mostly, it does not work. Here are a FEW of the main (and fatal) problems:

1.) Sometimes it just doesn't ring (interference?).
2.) It hangs up on people.
3.) It's battery went dead after 1 month and won't recharge.
Note that it was RARELY left off of the hand set.
4.) Without Caller ID the time does not get set.

In fact, I have the receipt and am still going to throw it away...I certainly don't want another one of these! Worthless.