American Telecom Expandable Cordless Phone With Base Station

I got this phone for about $7.50 shipped. It has all the features one would want in a cordless cellphone. Caller ID included. Great values for the price.

Update : Dec. 2009, the phone died. Display was first to go. Now it does not connect to the base. All set to be thrown in the garbage on Wednesday.

If you get it for nothing, as I did, or pay a couple of bucks for it, the 150 minutes of free long distance might make it worth getting, but the phone itself is not so hot:

1) When I first tried it there was a lot of hiss on the line. The noise mostly disappears once a connnection is made.

2) The ring tone can be changed, but the volume can't be adjusted. The ringer can, however, be turned off.

3) Every time you push a button it makes a loud beep. This cannot be turned off or adjusted.

4) The phone and base are cheesy, light-weight plastic--it's not going to last long.

5) The battery compartment is poorly designed. There's nowhere for the battery wire to go--you have to really jam it in to get the compartment cover to slide into place.

6) No ringer in the base.

7) The volume for the receiving party is super loud and cannot be adjusted, but this can be an advantage when communicating with the...Read more

Lasted only 1 month and then just quit working. Handset no longer would communicate to the base. Don't buy. Get something reliable.