BellSouth 2.4GHz Cordless Phone with Answering System (GH9484BK)

I'm writing this review to warn people not to buy this phone! I swear the one I got is possessed! It has really bad noise problems, it answers after 1 ring even though I have it set to answer after 5, when I have the answering machine part off because it answers after the first ring it turns it's self on anyways. I can't stand this phone and will never ever buy a bell south phone again!!

This phone is great. The reception is as clear as a bell. The caller id on call waiting is great,let's you know who is calling while you are already on the phone. If it is not an important call you don't have to interupt your call that you are already on. Has alot of extra features that are convenient. There are 4 mailboxes each with thier own ext. #. So everyone in the home can recieve their own messages. Also has remote access to each mailbox. It even tells you if another extension line is in use so you don't have to interupt a family members call,simply wait until they are done to use the phone. Can't say enough you'll have to but it and try it yourself.

I can't stand this phone! The volume level cannot be adjusted... much. And the calls are WAY TOO loud. When I get a buzz to let me know someone is trying to reach me while I'm on the other line, it's so loud it makes my ears ring. It's painful. And I have it set on low (you can only set it to low, medium and high... nothing in between). After using the phone for about a month (I got good at holding it away from my ear), the calls now are too low to hear. The call intereupt noise is still painfully loud, but the voice on the other end of the line is almost too low to hear. Also, when I receive a call, about 1 in 4 times the handset doesn't pick up... instead it makes an awful screeching sound right in my ear... I absolutly despise this phone. Today my 11-month-old daughter tossed it into the dog's water dish... and killed it. I'm so happy.