Motorola Cordless Phone (53677) (53677)

Comment: i have had this phone for a year and from day one it has been terrible the ringer just goes tingle- tingle can't hear it the volume is terrible really there is nothing i like about it. i am looking for a replacement the only reason i kept it this long i want to make sure i don't buy another lemon don't waste your money i paid more for mine

Comment: I've owned this phone for a year or two. The reception is crisp and clear and the battery life is great. The problems lie elsewhere. Many times I have to dial my number two or three times in order for the call to go through. I can punch in a number, hearing each tone as I hit the button, but then -- nothing! If I hit redial, the number goes through. At times I hear the tone when I hit the button but it doesn't register on the LCD (which is too small and not back-lit). It also has a tendency to drop dead on me in the middle of a long call, a sudden click and the connection is gone. At no time have I had such problems on this line with any other phone. The answering machine is also a pain. You can only turn the answering machine off, not lower the volume to the point where you can't hear an incoming message. When I'm working I don't want to hear a voice droning in the background. I finally just turned the answering machine off and connected a seperate answering machine with decent volume control. I'm now dumping the thing altogether and shopping for another phone.

Comment: We used to have a old GE 900 MHz phone, and the reception was WAY better than this 2.4GHz. We're in a tiny little condo, so the phone is never very far from the base, and the phone has constant static. The person on the other end can hear the static too. It is also kind of difficult to hear the other person, even with the volume turned up. And sometimes we even get piercing feedback -- ouch! I am going to return this phone if I still can, and probably get another GE phone.

Comment: I bought this phone on Amazon about a year ago and have used it daily since. The sound quality is about par with other cordless phones I've owned so I have no real problems in that area. The battery life is really good and better than most that I've owned. The problems I've noticed with it are 1) when someone calls and you try to return the call using the caller ID it does not work because it forgets to add the 1. Also the volume buttons are not placed in a good location and I often hit them while simply holding the phone to my ear. The other buttons also need to be placed in better locations or recesed so they are not pressed by accident while using the phone. But other than that I would reccomend it if someone was intrested.

Comment: I read the reviews and decided this sounded like a good phone. I have owned it only a couple of days and already I am having problems. The answering machine does not hang up once the caller has disconnected. The caller ID rarely works and the reception has been poor. I am returning this phone ASAP. I previously owned a Uniden that lasted me about 10yrs. This experience is definitely turning me back to Uniden.