Customer Reviews

GE Cordless 2.4 GHz 27851GE1 Cordless Phone with Call Waiting Caller ID and Digital Answering System - White

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

I love this phone! Let me mention the main reasons why I love this phone~ first, you can turn the ringer off (a must with an infant or the phone rings the second baby falls asleep). Second, you can still use the page feature and find the phone when the ringer is off (a must with a baby who toddles off with the phone or stuffs it in the couch cushions)! The last feature that makes me love this phone is that you can delete a single message at a time from the answering machine (a must with a husband who doesn't listen to his messages).

I know these sound like simple features but not all phones offer these! They offer a lot of other bells and whistles but forget the basics.

The caller ID works great, the reception is super, doesn't interfere with my cell phone or DSL, incoming messages record and playback clearly.

The one problem I recently ran into was a problem where the phone would beep and indicate a low battery. I'd set it back in the base to charge but no matter how long it was there, the phone would beep during use and indicate a low battery~ and often died in the middle of calls.

I replaced the battery but still had the same problem. An email to customer service told me that the phone needed to be reset. Pull out the battery and unplug the phone for 5 minutes and it's as good as new!
Wish I'd emailed them before I paid for the new battery! :)

Super duper priced at $19.99 too!!

This unit was very easy to set up, but I had a big problem with it. If the answering machine was left on (which I always do), EVERY time I set the handset back in to the base, the system reset itself. I'd lose my outgoing message and password. If I turned the unit off, I had no problem - but the purpose of an answering machine is to have it on! I was very disappointed, especially because my other phone - and previous answering system - were GE, and they were great.

This phone works great for the first month then it goes down hill from there. Now it you have to keep dialing over and over again because it shows you dialed the number correctly but it doesn't process it. Then you have all the interference noise and static!!!

I have owned several of these phones in the past. The first worked perfectly for several years. I was so happy with the performance of the first phone that I continued to purchase them. Though the price has remained reasonable, the quality has taken a nosedive. The battery life is the main problem. Though I have replaced the battery several times, the batteries themselves are very weak. In the long run, they haven't been worth the hassle of continually replacing phones and batteries. I'll never give a second glance at one of these worthless phones again.

This is the worse phone I have ever bought, I let it charge for a couple of days and then hooked it up to the phone line, fist it is very confusing trying to insert numbers into the memory. second when trying to make a call you have to push way to many buttons, and the noise and static as you talk is unbelievable. receiving a call on the answering service is filled with more noise that you don't understand the message. I would not recommend this to anyone.

the phone doesn't have a place to plug in a headset. I hadn't thought to check that, as I thought it was standard now on a 2.4mhz phone. Then, the phone stopped working so I can only use it as an answering machine. The reason I ordered it online is that I am working in a remote area of Alaska; the only way I can get it fixed is to send it in, and wait 4-6 weeks (likely longer, with shipping here). So I can't return it til I leave the job. Not very useful. I am stuck using the answering machine and getting a duplex phone jack, so I can use an old-fashioned corded phone for my calls, one that I can find locally. Not very handy return policy, and does not suggest high quality parts. (I tried all the problem-solving instructions and called their customer service, but it's all automated, \and that didn't help.)

I bought one of these and bought my Mom one; they both have the same problems. When playing messages that people left, you strain to hear them, even with the volume turned up to the max. It also cuts people off if they aren't talking loud enough. Was this phone designed by someone WHO TALKS REALLY LOUD ALL THE TIME?

Basically ordered it for the answering machine feature, which works great. Its worth the money spent. But doesnt have some features like speaker phone. The range of the cordless set is also good. Strongly recommend if you are looking for a basic model with answering machine feature.

This phone is really a waste for the money, the battery doesn't last for the time expected (nor half of it), the call quality is very poor, when u just go to the next room their is so much noise, end of line try another one.

First, I'd like to point out that the description stated here is incorrect. THIS PHONE DOES NOT HAVE SPEAKERPHONE CAPABILITIES AT ALL.

Second, the phone sounds distorted. Even when you lower the volume it sounds weird.

We ended up returning the phone.