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I bought the MA362 three weeks ago and have been exceptionally pleased. It delivers what it promises, with a few nice surprises.

Reception is clear, though I have not tested the range. The Caller ID function works very well, displaying number and name of the caller on the handset, and recording the date and time of the call for future reference. The answering system is extremely easy to use and functions well--we ditched our voice mail service and have been happy to replace it with this.

All in all, this has been the best consumer electronics experience I've had in a while.

This Motorola phone is a great phone at a very good price. It has outstanding sound quality, a very long battery life, and a very large range of use. I'm able to use this phone upto a few houses away from my own. It has a very stylish design and a very intuitive user interface for all the features. This phone really lives upto the Motorola name. You won't be sorry with this phone!

I bought this phone on Amazon about a year ago and have used it daily since. The sound quality is about par with other cordless phones I've owned so I have no real problems in that area. The battery life is really good and better than most that I've owned. The problems I've noticed with it are 1) when someone calls and you try to return the call using the caller ID it does not work because it forgets to add the 1. Also the volume buttons are not placed in a good location and I often hit them while simply holding the phone to my ear. The other buttons also need to be placed in better locations or recesed so they are not pressed by accident while using the phone. But other than that I would reccomend it if someone was intrested.

I read the reviews and decided this sounded like a good phone. I have owned it only a couple of days and already I am having problems. The answering machine does not hang up once the caller has disconnected. The caller ID rarely works and the reception has been poor. I am returning this phone ASAP. I previously owned a Uniden that lasted me about 10yrs. This experience is definitely turning me back to Uniden.

I've owned this phone for a year or two. The reception is crisp and clear and the battery life is great. The problems lie elsewhere. Many times I have to dial my number two or three times in order for the call to go through. I can punch in a number, hearing each tone as I hit the button, but then -- nothing! If I hit redial, the number goes through. At times I hear the tone when I hit the button but it doesn't register on the LCD (which is too small and not back-lit). It also has a tendency to drop dead on me in the middle of a long call, a sudden click and the connection is gone. At no time have I had such problems on this line with any other phone. The answering machine is also a pain. You can only turn the answering machine off, not lower the volume to the point where you can't hear an incoming message. When I'm working I don't want to hear a voice droning in the background. I finally just turned the answering machine off and connected a seperate answering machine with decent volume control. I'm now dumping the thing altogether and shopping for another phone.