Vtech IA 5864 - 5.8 GHz Dual Handset Cordless Phone System w/ Digital Answering Device, caller ID & Call Waiting

i found this phone did some research and all sounded good. I was looking for new cordless phones. These were nice looking and a fair price but to my major disappointment they were not at all what i had hoped. We charged them for the time specified and on my very 1st call I was about to throw the hand set out the window . There was a terrible echo in the phone and after just 45 min of use it was telling me i needed to recharge the handset. If you turned the volume down you lose the echo but also the ability to hear the person you are talking to. In a nut shell i took the phone back after 3 days and paid $10.00 more for an At&t set and have been beyond happy ... just one more added note one other reason i picked these was because I have a wireless network and was told a 5.8Hz would work better... well they didnt and the AT&T set i bought are 2.4GHz and work wonderful

Pluses - easy setup, speed dial (9), distinctive ring for special #s, forward call from one handset to another, decent voice quality, 'message record' or 'just announce' choice

Minuses - cannot use both handsets at the same time to speak in parallel, no speakerphone, no intercom, having problems with time changing on its own on the phone despite having set it a few times.

I have had plenty of cordless phones and this set works as well as any other I've had. I have had no problems with it keeping a charge or hearing people on it. I sometimes even have to lower the volume because it is too loud. I have not gotten complaints that people can't hear me so I assume that works well too. I talk on the phone for hours and if left to charge overnight, I never have a problem with the battery running low. I find that I always keep one on a charger so that if the one I'm using dies, I have the other one I can switch to.

I picked this phone because it has a headset jack which is hard to find on a lot of phones I look at in the stores. I do notice some interference when I am near the computer or my cell phone but it is minimal. I'm honestly surprised by the poor reviews this phone got from a couple of people since I had no issues with this phone and would recommend it to someone looking for a multi-handset cordless phone with an answering machine and...Read more