GE 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone (25830GE3) Digital Call Waiting/Caller ID

by General Electric

Product Details

Product Manual [1.54mb PDF]

• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000D9TWC
• Item model number: 25830GE3
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 15, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

GE Cordless Telephones with 5.8 GHz digital spread spectrum technology provide extended range, excellent voice quality, and superior conversation security in addition to the convenience of cordless. This GE Cordless Telephone combines a stylish design with the innovative 5.8 GHz digital spread spectrum technology. 5.8 GHz digital spread spectrum technology automatically selects a clear channel and enables extended range, excellent voice quality, and conversation security. The compact, stylish design of the unit will fit nicely in any room of your home without taking up too much space.

Caller ID/call waiting with a 40 name-and-number memory lets you know who is on the other end of the phone without even picking it up--even if you are already on the phone with another caller. For convenience, this GE Cordless Telephone also includes a lighted keypad and LCD, 10-number memory, digital security, and one-touch redial. Make your next conversation as clear as possible with this GE 5.8 GHz Cordless Telephone.

What's in the Box
Base unit, power cord with adapter, handset, NiCD battery pack, user's guide, warranty information

Product Description

Manufacturer's Part # 25830GE3
This product is Demo. Features:

• Transmission: 5.8 GHz Digital Spread Spectrum
• Number of Lines: 1
• Auto Scan
• Battery Type: Nickel Cadmium
• Battery Low Indicator
• Digital Security System
• Flash Function
• Handset Volume Control
• Headset Jack
• Hearing Aid Compatible
• Lighted Keypad
• Lighted LCD
• Memory Dialing: 10
• Mute
• One-Touch Redial
• Reversible Charge Design
• Ringer Control (On/Off)
• Temporary Tone
• Three-Line LCD
• Tone Feedback
• Visual Ringer
• Call-Waiting Caller ID* (Type II)
• Caller ID* Name-and-Number Memory: 40 ...

  This product is Demo and comes with a 90 day warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Waste Your Time, April 7, 2004

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"rockymountainrogue" - See all my reviews

This review is from: GE 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone (25830GE3) Digital Call Waiting/Caller ID (Office Product)

This is the worst phone I have ever owned (and unfortunately I bought three of them to replace my aging 900mhz...and Best Buy won't take them back because I threw the boxes away).

The phone aesthetics are great...but walk a mere 12-15 away from the base and the voices cut out and static is terrible. I also have no electrical outlets competing with the phones and with three of them place at different points in the house...it isn't like it is just one of the three that is the culprit.

What an expensive mistake this was.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Buy This One, March 29, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: GE 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone (25830GE3) Digital Call Waiting/Caller ID (Office Product)

I recently decided to update our home phones to make them all Caller ID capable. The GE 5.8 GHz cordless phone seemed like a good mix of latest technology and reasonable price, and I liked the digital spread spectrum feature, associating it with both privacy and clarity. Was I in for a big disappointment.

Initially, I was not able to identify any problems while making short calls. Later, I made a longer call and started noticing serious problems with sound quality. Reception frequently cut out briefly or seemed to be masked by static, even outside the presence of sources of interference (I eventually moved next to the base in my bedroom, which is isolated from other electrical appliances). During the same call, I switched to another phone of the same type and had continuing problems with it, so I can't blame the problems on the quality of a single phone. After I completed my call, I could hear the cutting out plainly while listening to the dial tone (yeah, not very exciting, but it proved the point).

I'll admit that the phones are stylish. In fact, my kids didn't want me to return them, because they thought they were cool. However, looks and features don't count for much if the phones sound like crap, which they do.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Unable to roam, June 30, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: GE 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone (25830GE3) Digital Call Waiting/Caller ID (Office Product)

I presently own a 900DSS and a 2.4DSS which allow me to walk to my mailbox and around the garden (several hundred yards). I figured the 5.8DSS would give me even more range. Not so! I can go about 80ft, from my workshop to my back door, before losing the signal. I located and returned the unit to the manufacturer and received a replacement - which performed no better. It's an attractive phone, has good features and clarity - but not range, which is important to me.