Clarity Amplified Photo Phone (P300)

by Ameriphone

Product Details

Product Manual [PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 12.5 x 2.6 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00009WCBU
• Item model number: P-300
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #19 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Telephones & Accessories > Corded Telephones
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 12, 2006

Product Description

Manufacturer Description

The Ameriphone P300 amplified corded phone, by Clarity, features Clarity Power technology to make sounds not only louder, but also clearer and easier to understand. With up to 18 decibels of amplification and programmable photo memory buttons, the P300 is an ideal solution for those with mild-to-moderate hearing loss or low vision.

What is Clarity Power Technology?
Knowing the sound of a loved one's voice is only a phone call away...that's the power of Clarity.

Sometimes it's the little things in life that matter most. It's the way a grandchild laughs at your stories. It's the thrill of hearing the happiness in your daughter's voice. And it's as simple as the sound of a 'hello' from a friend, many miles away.

But for millions of Americans, it's the simplest things that are missing from their everyday lives. You see, more than one in ten people living in the United States experience some form of hearing loss. In fact, a recent study found that 50% of all Baby Boomers experience a hearing loss. For many of those people -- over 90% -- the ability to hear high frequency sounds is severely compromised. It's a problem that affects people with a technical inability to communicate, but it can also lead to emotional isolation as people lose the ability to communicate easily over the telephone.

Clarity Power not only makes amplified telephone calls not only louder, but also clearer and easier to understand. The patented Clarity Power technology amplifies and shapes high frequencies to enhance communications for the millions of people who experience high frequency hearing loss, the most common type of hearing loss.

Features include:

• Clarity Power technology amplifies incoming sound up to 18 decibels
• Quickly and easily dial a telephone number by simply depressing a button that houses a photo
• Nine programmable photo memory buttons make dialing easy
• Adjustable incoming volume control
• Bright visual ring indicator
• Large, easy-to-use dial pad
• Hearing aid compatible
• Up to 75 dB extra loud ringer
• Hold, Flash, Program, and Redial buttons

What's in the Box:
Handset, base unit, generic button icons, phone cords, handset coil cord, telephone line cords, photo template, phone base plate, user manual and quick guide.

Product Description

The Photo Phone P-300 allows you to dial a number simply by pressing a picture. With its powerful, built-in amplifier and large, easy-to-see keypad, using the phone has never been easier! PRODUCT FEATURES: Nine (9) photo memory buttons; Adjustable amplifier makes calls up to 20 dB; Adjustable Tone Control makes similar sounding words crystal clear and easy to understand; Advanced electronics minimize background noise and enhance speech clarity; Hearing aid T-coil compatible handset; Adjustable loud ringer and bright flasher announce incoming calls; Large, easy-to-see buttons make dialing easy; Redial, Hold and Flash buttons.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

68 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A life saver!, January 9, 2007

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Ralph D. Finch (Farmington Hills, Mich.) - See all my reviews
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Without this phone, my mother, who is 90 and in a nursing home, would not be able to make calls to her family.
My mother suffers partial memory loss and hand tremors, some vision impairment. She is not able to dial regular numbers, but is able to push the one button needed on this phone to make a call. The night light (which comes on when the phone rings) and volume adjustments are all very helpful.

98 of 105 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worked for about a week, then broke, February 20, 2006

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Allen_TX_Reviewer (Allen, TX United States) - See all my reviews

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I ordered this for my parents. It looked like the perfect answer for them, big buttons, adjustable volume. I received it and tried it out at my house where it worked perfectly. I preprogrammed the keys, made a fancy photo template and inserted it, then packaged it up and mailed it off to my folks. I had a trip planned to visit them two weeks later, so they left it sitting there waiting for me to arrive and install it. Two weeks later, when I arrived, I hooked it up and it worked for a little while, then it stopped working. I fiddled with the wires and it hissed and crackled, worked a bit, then quit, worked and quit. After some more fiddling I figured out that the switch-hook on the phone was not working correctly. I would lift the handset, then touch the switch-hook and it would stop working, then touch the switch-hook again and it would start working. Something was definitely wrong with the switch-hook inside the phone. I disassembled the unit all the way down to the circuit board. Hey, I'm an engineer, if it needs a little soldering I am up to the job. But I found that the switch-hook component itself was defective. It would sometimes work, but then quit when I barely touched it, or tapped it on the side, then another tap and it would hiss and crackle and sometime start working again.

Overall, this is a disappointing product. At the price it wasn't worth mailing it back home so that I could then prepare the paperwork and re-mail it back for refund. We just threw the thing away and got a big button phone from the local Radio Shack. If it breaks my parents can take it back.

46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A great idea, if not well-made, August 23, 2006

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N. Grace (Stoneham, MA) - See all my reviews
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We purchased this phone for my great aunt a year and a half ago. It includes a one-year factory warranty. Unfortunately, now that it is 1.5 years old, it is no longer functional. While I am not impressed with a telephone with such a short lifespan, my great aunt is insistent that we buy her a new one because she dearly loved it. During that year and a half, it worked splendidly for her. She has troubles with her sight and hearing along with motor controls, and the phone aided her in all of those areas. I wish that the product were more durable and long-lasting, but it does do exactly what it asserts to do for the period of time in which it is warranted to do it.