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I purchased this phone after my VTech was struck by lightning. Although the many features appealed to me, the clarity and range was all that really mattered and it was terrible on both counts. I could take my 2.4 GHZ Vtech to the far reaches of our backyard and still carry on a conversation, but this phone would have so much static that I couldn't even hear the caller. Also, the clarity of the phone calls weren't up to par. I had a difficult hearing the caller - as if they were in a well. I would not recommend this phone.

Excellent for the 2 rooms you are in the most. It is loud and clear - both the reception, and the ringer! Phone gives you almost 12 hours of talk time b/4 you have to charge it; but with a second phone you can talk another 12 hours!

My parents purchased this phone for us for Christmas last year. My dad is an electronics king, and loves to research to find the "best" of everything. Well, he was misled on this phone. There was always background noise, we could never hear the people we were talking to, and they could never hear us well.
Also, the answering machine wouldn't stop playing unless we answered this phone. If we picked up any of the others in the house, it would keep playing.

We finally just bought the cheaper 2.4 model ourselves and unplugged this phone and answering machine. Now it just sits here and looks pretty for when the parents come over. I definitely don't recommend it. I feel bad that they paid so much for it and it turned out to be such a bad system.