Home > Consumer Reviews > VTech 5831 5.8 GHz DSS Expandable Cordless Speakerphone with Caller ID/Call Waiting

The sound quality is fantastic and the features are awesome!!! No static, and I've been told that I sound like I'm on a corded phone. The blue backlighting is really cool too. I had bought 2 different brands of 2.4 mhz phones and everyone said I sounded like I was in a cave, very far away, or like I had a cold. Not the case here. The sound is awesome. I love this phone!!!!

Ok this phone has great features. Easy to read display, stylish setup, speakerphone, etc, etc...But, I take the phone outside and I get maybe 200ft from the base and see ya..no signal. This is with the base on the second floor next to the window (direct line of sight from the handset.) I also live on a farm, in a wooden house without anyone else around. Other phones I've had before (we are talkin' $$$- 900MHz phones) have reached up to 700ft. When calling VTech to see if this could be a problem with this particular unit, the response is "We cannot give you a specific range." I would just like to know approximately what the range should be. No luck. Overall, the phone is good and works fine IN THE HOUSE, but if you need any range at all I would not purchase this phone.

I baught this phone to replace my other VTech 900mhz because my mother wanted a phone with CID (Caller ID). The phone is very clear and you don't pick up any interference. I like the intercom feature where from the headset you can call up another headset in the house or the base and talk to that person. The dislikes I have with it is the seperate headset to the base. Too many things to plug in; the headset charger in one outlet and the base to the phone jack and an outlet. Also from time to time, the phone automaticly comes on when it was never in use for a couple of days. When I pick up the phone it's the operator on the other line.

Based on earlier reviews listed here I bought this phone. I use the speakerphone all the time at my desk so I was looking for a really good speakerphone. I can hear people just fine on the base unit, but people still say it has the "down the well" sound to it from their end. I will say on the positive side that the speakerphone does clearly pick up speech from several feet away. I also like the speakerphone ability on the cordless set which is in the other room. There is also a volume adjustment that helps amp up the sound when I need it.

The range on the cordless unit is about twice what I was getting on my 2.4 ghz unit - I can go all over the house and the length of my back yard so that's far enough for me.

It would be nice if there were a headset jack on the phone base though for when I wanted to make the calls more private.

I recently purchased this phone about 2 months ago and have waited for something to go wrong with it like all of my other phones. I have been extremely happy with this one. Sound and clarity is wonderful and keeps it's clarity even when I am outside with it watching my kids play. Battery life is good. I have nothing bad to say about it. It was simple to set up and easy to access from remote locations. I am now going to purchase an extra handset since I am so pleased with it.