Customer Reviews

GE 29385GE1 Corded Phone with Speakerphone and Call Waiting Caller ID

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4 star:		(6)
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2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

Stepping up my landline service to include the "call-waiting caller id" capability meant replacing my Northwestern Bell wallphone, which had served well for 3 years. This GE model was inexpensive ($25 at a local store), ergonomically designed, and full-featured. I'm very pleased with it.

Reading the instructions, nothing to do with the phone is difficult to manage, from installing the 4 AA batteries (just my luck the old phone used AAA for which I had a gazillion rechargeables!) to using the caller id functions and storing numbers in memory.

The phone is easily configured as a wallphone or a desk phone, with a reversable wedge-shaped pedestal making reading of the display simple. I've had no trouble with the phone, and the handset volume and sound quality has been excellent. To date, I have not tried the speaker phone, but neither have I had any trouble with it "automagically" turning on, as mentioned in a previous review.

Pros: inexpensive; full-featured; good, small design
Cons: rather a funny high-pitched ring

Despite what the description says, the display on this model is not backlit. At least not the one I received. Even the GE product spec sheet from their own web site says backlit, but it is not. No one else commented on this, so not sure if I have a defective item or not, but I specifically bought it for the backlit display, so it's going back. I see that another GE model, 29369GE1, is backlit according to some reviewers, so I'm going to give that one a try. Rated a one for bum product info.

The phone functions very well, but the handset is too rounded and tapered, and worst of all is made of plastic which is far too smooth, so gripping the handset is somewhat bothersome. Also, adding a shoulder rest is absolutely necessary in order to rest it on your shoulder instead of holding it in your hand.

Phone worked great for the first 2 weeks i had it then all of a sudden one day I went to work and tried to call home. The line was busy for hours. When I got home I realized that this phone did something strange and even though it was plugged in and on the hook, it was still causing my line to be busy. I unplugged it and put it back and it tried that a few times, even put it in another jack. I even changed the batteries. I Have no idea what was wrong with it but it won't work. Like someone else wrote, there is no light on the LCD screen and the handset is too small. I'm very disappointed in the phone. I dont know if i'll ever figure out what is wrong with it. Don't buy it........

I was unhappy with just about everything with this phone. It did not last long and did not work well at all. I had to replace it within a year. I got the Panasonic Model Number KX-TS600B Which I love and is giving me lots of years of good service with all the features I do need and like.

The things I like are the speaker part hands free I have it on my computer desk so I can be talking to some one while typing,and no power cord use's 4 aa batteries.things I don't like are not enough stored numbers and no back lite on caller ID 'but is easy to read other wise.Good phone fo the money would buy again.

I was having trouble finding a phone to meet my needs that would replace one that was dying. This simple phone fits the bill almost perfectly. It does what it says it will do - no more, but no less. The speaker is not the best, and I don't think I would use it for actual conversation, but it is fine for listening to my voicemail, which is what I wanted. The only thing that disappoints me about this phone is that there is no light on the caller ID screen. I have to turn on a nearby lamp when the phone rings to see who is calling. Otherwise, it's a nice basic corded phone.

I am pleased with this phone, though I have yet to explore any of it's features. It seems well made, but I haven't had it long enough to be able to have a sense of it's long-term value. I was a bit peeved that I had to purchase an ultra-short cord from Radio Shack in order to use the phone as a wall phone. But that's a minor issue.

GE 29385GE1 Corded Phone with Speakerphone and Call Waiting Caller ID

Phone works very well. We live in a very open and windy area and no-corded phones sparkle and crackle a lot. Volume controls could go a little higher but still a good caller-id speaker phone. I've spent more on other phones that didn't work near as well with my hearing aids.

UNDER THE SEARCH WHEN LOOKING FOR PHONE WITH THREE LINES, IT IS LISTED AS A 3 LINE PHONE. IT IS A 1 LINE PHONE. YOU WILL NOT FIND OUT IT ONLY HAS A 3 LINE LCD DISPLAY WITH ONLY ONE PHONE LINE TO USE UNLESS YOU READ THE DETAIL DESCRIPTION.