Southwestern Bell FF2150BL Cordless w/CID & DTAD (Black)

This and another model of Southwest Bell phone I have both have very low volume and talk time of only 40 - 60 minutes max!!!

This is a nice looking phone. It was our second cordless phone. The first lasted several years before the rechargeable battery finally died.

But after trying this phone, we gave up on cordless varieties.

The first battery wouldn't hold a charge. The company shipped a second, but we couldn't make it work.

Based on the experience of other customers, in addition to our own, it looks like Southwestern Bell messed up on this model.

Using this phone has been a frustrating experience. I initially liked it because of the wall mount and the way it tilts back for holding the handset. After that there are no redeeming features. People on the other end always said we sounded far away or they could barely hear us. On the receiving end, we experienced a lot of background interference - hissing, echo, and word cut off. I tried two of these and got the same result. It's too late for me, but save yourself the headache (literally from all the noise). I'm going to live with the sticky keypad on my old Panasonic and put it back into service until I find something else.