Engenius DURAFON1X Single Line Cordless Phone System

I love this phone!
I would give the EnGenius DuraFon 10 stars if I could. I have gone through about a dozen cordless phones in the last 3 years trying to find one that has enough power to make it 200 feet to my shop. I live on a hay ranch in Oregon and don't want to be limited to an 80 foot radius aroud the house. Every time I get a phone that makes it out to the shop, the darn thing wears out in a year and then i can never find that model again. Then I go through this process of buying, trying, rejecting and returning about 5 phones. I couldn't find an acceptable cordless phone this time, so I broke down an paid the $499.99 (shipping included) Look around because Amazon sure doesn't have the lowest price. I went with [...]and was VERY happy with the free 2nd day shipping and the price.
This phone is incredible! The handset has both a short and long antenna. With the short one I can go at least 3/4 of a mile and the longer (less convienient 7 inch wire vs 1.25 inch stub) I...Read more

I have used Engenius phones for eight years. Distance is excellent. I can go several hundred yards, inside another building, and still get a great signal. However, the reliability is terrible. Eight years ago, I bought 4 phones. One year later, only one was working. I replaced the phones, and one of the replacements went out after about 9 months. I moved to another system two years ago, after one more phone died.

About 4 months ago, I opened another small business and purchased two Engenius systems with a total of 6 phones. After 55 days, one of the 6 phones does not work. You can press any button on the phone and the display shows a 4, regardless of the button selected. You can't place or receive a call. Nothing can be done to reset the phone, even after leaving out the battery for a week. The only option is to return the phone, and that's the problem.

Engenius sells 95% of their phones through "unauthorized dealers" with no warranty. It's really...Read more

This is an updated review after using this phone for a year.

I have taken it from 4 stars to 1 star. Here is why:

Answing calls has become very difficult. Hit the button too hard and it doesn't answer. Hit it too lightly and it doesn't answer. I now have to hit one of the buttons several times for it to answer and it only will answer if the phone is ringing. If you hit the button while the phone is not actually ringing (during the pause between rings) it will not answer. Also from time to time it makes weird tones and beeps during the ring. Once the call is connected, it's great, although there is a bit of static that first 1 second it connects. I have found that once I hear the phone ringing, what I do is just hold down the answer button and eventually it will answer.

UPDATE: For whatever reason, the static is gone now. It has not done that in many months. Also the weird tones have disappeared and it's been replaced by one long loud tone during...Read more