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 enlarge | Brand: General Electric
Category: CE
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $65.11
You Save: $34.88 (35%)
New (22) Used (1) from $75.72
Rating:  26 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 3.3 x 3.9 x 7.2
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 28821FE2
Model: 28821FE2
UPC: 044319805109
EAN: 0044319805109
ASIN: B0016GE5P8
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Showing reviews 11-15 of 26
 Great ergonomics, not user friendly June 11, 2008
Lori (NC)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was so excited to order this phone. I saw it in Staples and it felt really easy to hold. The design was slim and compact for a new answering machine. It has clear reception, however, sometimes it is hard the hear the other person because they sound very quite. We are also disappointed with the speaker phone. It is not of very good quality.
The biggest problem for me is the menu items and phonebook. It is not a simple push two buttons and you have your phonebook to scroll from. Nor can you save the caller ID numbers directly into your phonebook like other phones. The manual says the caller ID can be stored using a series of menu buttons, but nothing can be saved if there are non-numerical characters. What! caller ID has a name (non-numerical) and that is why we like it. I emailed the company and ask if there was another way I could program the numbers and they emailed me 3 days later to say call the non- 1800 number and try to talk to someone else.
A pro: The Google 411 works great.
My advice, if you want to use the features built into a phone do not buy this one. If you want a phone to just talk on and it feels good in your hand, this one would be okay.
 Returned It May 30, 2008
SM006 (Reading, MA USA)
I currently have a Siemens Gigaset phone system (base station plus two handsets) on 2.4Ghz. I wanted to upgrade because of the interference I now get on the 2.4Ghz (wifi, m/wave, etc.) to a new DECT 6.0 system. This model looked great but I returned it the next day for these reasons:
1) You cannot call screen from the handset without going through the menu system as the caller is leaving a voicemail to activate it.
2) The GOOG-411 is only for business numbers. It won't let you access residential
3) The display looks cramped
4) No visual voicemail indicator for the built in answer machine (it does have one if you subscribe to a voicemail service from your provider, so I does it not work for the built in system!).
I love the feature on my Siemens where every handset can call screen automatically so if you are away from a phone but anywhere in the house you can hear the message and pickup if needed.
For these reasons I chose the new Siemens model (S455) even though it is more expensive. I have not yet received it so I can't comment.
 I Love These Phones! May 16, 2008
Scott Pointon (Crest Hill, IL United States)
After trying several cheap-o cordless phone sets over the years with mixed results (bad to mediocre to ok), I decided to give these a try. Thus far I have been absolutely thrilled with their performance. My home is two stories with a full finished basement (essentially making it 3 vertical levels). These phones provide crystal clear reception anywhere I roam throughout my house - even into the garage and out onto the driveway! The built in digital answering machine is a very high quality bonus. The ability to assign special rings to incoming call from friends, family, or work is also an excellent feature that works well. All in all, I can't say enough good things about these and I highly recommend them!
Exceeded my expectations! May 15, 2008
Gadget Geek
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In the few short weeks that I have used the GE DECT 6.0 Digital phone, it has performed exceptionally well in my small office. The voice quality has been excellent, and had great range. I tested the phone walking about 100+ ft down the hall to the end of the building, and even though there were a number of walls, and concrete obstructions, I was able to hold a uninterrupted crystal clear conversation -- Unbelievable! My last cordless phone was the run of the mill 2.4 GHz variety, and the difference between the two is like night and day. These new DECT 6.0 (Note: 6.0 does NOT refer to frequency) phones do not seem to suffer from the same interference that has plagued the 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz phones -- it just works!
I'll admit, this phone has so many features that I'm still trying to learn how to use it all. The features that I have used -- Caller ID, Goog-411, voicemail and speaker phone -- have all performed very well. I had been using Goog-411 on my cell phone for a while now, so its a welcome addition to have the button readily available.
At times, the speaker phone did not seem loud enough, but my loud co-workers may be to blame, not the phone. The belt clip is a nice add-on. For the voicemail, it would have been nice to have more than one mailbox, but I don't know of any consumer phone sets that offer such a thing.
Despite my minor gripes, I love this phone. Even though I use my cell phone as my primary line now, I am tempted to purchase a set of these for my home, and would certainly recommend it to others.
Good range, good voice quality May 15, 2008
Michael Smith (Mountain View, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After many years of not liking any cordless phone product except Panasonic, I thought I'd give these a try. I'd heard a lot about DECT technology (operating in the 1.9GHz band where there is little interference from WiFi, microwaves, etc.) My previous 5.8GHz phone seemed to work just fine.
I use this set with my Vonage line and fortunately, I have no complaints on call quality. Though the talk/end buttons on the phone are a bit confusing, everything else seems to work ok. The UI (user interface) does have its weird quirks when trying to access the menus. It's not as intuitive to use as my iPhone (well, it's not Apple) but it works, and from my small apartment, I can go about 300-400ft away before any breakage occurs in the connection. Not bad for a device without an external antenna!
I don't use the answerer (I'm surprised more people aren't using voicemail these days!) so I can't comment on those functions. The caller ID is fine, and the GOOG 411 is a nice touch (though I tend to use a computer for directory lookups.) The battery life seems to be average, though I generally put them on the base when they are at half charge...so I've never run out of power yet. Speakerphone also seems to work well as well as the handy headset jack (though both are fairly standard nowadays on good cordless phones.)
Overall, a good buy for cordless phones that have decent quality and a good set a features.
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