Sony SPP-930 900 MHz Analog Cordless Phone

I paid $100 for this phone a year ago and it worked great until now. I'm surprised at Sony but the numbers 1 and 3 no longer work.

Same problem with buttons after ~1yr. Has a great appetite for batteries. Radio Junk batteries seem the worst-approx. 30 da.

This phone worked great for 5 months. Suddenly, when you press the "Talk" button to turn it on, nothing happens. Incoming calls still worked fine. I called Sony customer service. They could not troubleshoot the problem. Since the phone was still under the 1 year warranty, Sony customer service told me to take it to a Sony Service Center, an hour's drive away. When I got to the Service Center, they refused to repair the phone under warranty because I did not still have the original receipt. They offered to fix the phone for $70 (I only paid $60 something for it new!). I asked if they had the information from the "Warrranty Registration Card" I mailed in when I bought the phone, hoping that would provide evidence of when I bought the phone. The service rep told me "I honestly do not know where those cards go to." I learned two things: 1. Save your receipt. and 2. Sony customer and warranty service is severly lacking. I won't buy a Sony phone...Read more