Clarity D613 Dect 6.0 Cordless Amplified Phone With Clarity Power and Call Waiting Caller ID (50613)

Telephone is not very comfortable to hold. I bought the phone for my visually impaired wife as it has large numbers, however it does not have an audible caller ID feature and therefore that feature is unusable to her. Sound quality is average, however when close to the base there seems to be some interference. When I ordered the phone it came minus the battery. I had to call customer service who were very nice and immediately sent me a battery, however I was inconvenienced by the wait. My old Panasonic was cheaper and much better, though it has small numbers.

I was rooked into buying this phone through an easy installment plan on my phone bill. Let me tell you, CLARITY is a joke. This phone is anything but clear. It has such a bad buzz that it sounds like a half tuned in radio station when you try to use it. The buzz dominates the call, and is there even when no one is on the other end, while dialing, choosing selections on a phone tree, etc. There is no getting rid of the buzz, no matter if you use the usless 'Boost' button, or if you adjust the volume, etc. I really believe the size of the buttons and the Boost feature are gimmicks to sell phones to people who are hard of hearing, have visual problems, or their families. Its all hype. I bought this phone several months back, before I heard of DECT 6 or whatever, and had to look this phone up to make sure it even had it because it receives so much interference. My old phone was very old, one of those less than 3ghz phones, and there was NO INTERFERENCE. I simply got this...Read more

I bought this for my uncle who suffers from macular degeneration and is hard of hearing. This phone/answering machine has been a Godsend. Not only can he see the buttons and hear the caller, the design is so simple, he can actually USE it!