Clarity Additional Handset with DCP and Charging Base for CLARC4230 and CLARC4220 (C4230HS)

I bought the clarity 4220 for my 94 yr old Grams. Whenever we'd talk on the phone she would start banging her old cordless on the table cause she thought the phone was bad... but It wasn't the phone. :)

So I started looking into phones for people with varying degrees of hearing loss and my research brought me to try the clarity. Anyway she loved it so much that she had me order her an additional handset for her kitchen. It comes with super easy to follow instructions on how to link up the additional handset(s) to the main base unit. Additional handsets come with a small cradle/charger that plugs into a standard wall plug and that's it... dont even need a phone jack for the additional unit(s) just for the main unit.

Grams says She highly recommends this phone for anyone with hearing loss and I can tell a huge difference when we speak on the phone now. I'm Very happy with the results as well.

Linda in California.

I ordered the base unit and four additional handsets. The problem is the handsets had to be too close to the base unit to work. This made them effectively useless. If you were in the kitchen or bedroom or bathroom, etc., the reception became garbled and conversations were impossible. I tried all the "fixes" suggested by Clarity, but none solved the problem. I have seen where other purchasers had the same problem.

I agree with the positive qualities/features noted by others (which is why I ordered these phones). Unfortunately, I did not have much experience with the potential positive features because the reception problems with the handsets rendered the system useless overall.

Clarity personnel were accessible and gave suggestions, but none worked. I do not think they are being realistic or actually owning up to the problem. This is unfortunate, because I do believe the product has useful and novel features.

I purchased the phones for my mother who has...Read more

I bought this handset, along with the base unit, for my 89 year old mother who is hearing impaired. The sound quality on both the base unit and the handset are sub-par, but especially poor on the handset. The reception on the handset is very limited, the handset cannot be located very far from the base unit or the sound will break up. Even when placed only a short distance from the base unit the sound quality is sub-par, but at least the sound doesn't break-up.

Additionally, this phone is too complicated for an elderly person to use. In order to listen to your messages on the handset you must go through a menu and press several small buttons before the message will play.

I read the other bad reviews concerning this handset but thought I'd give it a try anyway; don't be a fool like me and waste your money on this poor quality handset!