Customer Reviews

Bell South Caller ID Phone Box CI30

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3 star:		(1)
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1 star:		(3)

 

 

Its hard to locate stand-alone caller-id boxes these days; and this one is one that would be somewhat run of the mill a few years ago. It comes with an included AC adaptor, and will run on batteries, but I bought it because of the AC adaptor. I hate putting batteries in these things. The display is pleny visible enough and has adjustable contrast in case you view it from a weird angle and its not visible enough.

Caller ID boxes are great (as long as the caller doesn't have their ID blocked). The only problem is that there are only so many usable functions surrounding caller ID, so most manufacturers seem to think that they must pack everything concievable into these boxes. Being able to review the last 99 incoming calls loses its appeal after the first scan through. Since we don't receive many obscene calls, knowing when each call comes in is of only mild interest. And with only so much space on the top of this box there can ony be so many buttons. So, keeping the instruction booklet next to the box is necessary especially if you only casually use the thing.

Don't get me wrong, this is a nice device and is fairly attractive. And I'm not the sort who has a VCR flashing 12:00. But someone should make a basic $10 box that brings up the ID info when the call comes in and then has a FWD and REV rocker button to scan through the last... oh... 20 calls or so. Period.

Overall a good box at a good price if you don't already have phones with caller ID build into them.

I have had other caller IDs in the past but I like this one the best. I especially like the fact that it has a power supply and you don't have to keep replacing batteries.

Bought two of these caller IDs and am very pleased. They store a large number of previous callers numbers and the display is large. It uses 3 AA batteries and they last about six months. Would buy this Caller ID agian.

The Bell South - Model CI-85 Call ID w/call waiting unit arrived fast, new, and in excellent condition. 4 line display is large and easy to read. Easy to use with a neat dual display feature which allows you to see an incoming call while you are on the phone. The contrast button allowing you to tailor the brightness of the display worked well. 2 AAA batteries (not included) will backup this unit's call list in case of a power outage and also includes a battery low indicator. Owned for approx 1 month and it is an outstanding caller ID box.

For the price, its not a bad product. We bought 3 for our business office. It's been less than a month, and one of the three no longer works as it should. In fact, it was causing problems with our phone line. The other two work fine, but for a piece of equipment that is designed solely to nab the phone number of whoever is calling, its kind of bulky and can take up too much room if desk space is already a little tight. However, it does have more features than some of the others I looked at. Just as with anything, weigh the pros and cons...

This item is easy to see when someone calls.The characters can be seen with ease.

I followed the instructions and the only thing that it does do, I can see who calls me and when but that is all the rest of the things is says in the instruction manual it does not do. I kept because it was not worth the price of s&H to send it back or I would have. It good for a caller ID and that is ALL.

Our old caller I.D. quit working so I ordered this for my Dad. It works great. The only difference between this one and the one we had is that the old one had a compartment for backup batteries in case the power went out. This one does not. It is still a good caller I.D.

If I had known how bad this caller ID is I would not even pay the shipping charge, even if it was free.