Customer Reviews

GE 28821FE3 Dect 6.0 Digital 3-Handset Cordless Phone with Google Free Directory Assistance Goog-411 and Digital Answering System

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This GE Cordless Phone seemed just what I wanted. I checked the look and feel at a couple stores vs other phones. The specs sounded just right and though I only needed 2 handsets, the one with 3 from Outlet on Amazon seemed to be a great deal and gave me an extra handset and cradle for a spare. The 2 poor reviews gave me great concern, but I finally decided to buy it. I am glad I did. The phone is great, and everything it was advertised to be. No complaints, very clear and noise free, and I love the speakerphone feature in the handsets. Kent GE 28821FE3 DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone with Answering System and Caller ID

Around the 2 year mark we always end up tossing our cordless multiple handset systems because of battery life... add 3 young kids that throw them in the sink, splash them with water and drop them repeatedly; you get my drift. The displays started to go out, but most importantly like all systems the battery life diminishes after the first year and at a point becomes unbearable. Yes you can replace the batteries, but for the amount of a new set it is just wiser to replace aging technology.

That is when the GE Dect 6.0 digital handset moved in. I wanted the same button format as my other GE, but didn't want to compromise on any of the features. A digital answering system was thrown in at the price point and is a back up to our current voicemail. I love the fact that their aren't any antennas and that the backlight is a blue color. The buttons also illuminate very lightly when pressed. The reason I jumped for these was because of the GOOG-411 service that is free. I LOVE THAT feature. Before I would be constantly googling everything when I needed a phone number; this feature is truly a big relief and 100 percent voice activated. It does a wonderful job with the prompts and once again it is completely FREE information built into your phone.

I did see some negative reviews but still took a chance. Voice clarity is top notch and there are enough bells and whistles to make it pretty enough (such a girl here). The sleek lines and small size won't have you hiding it out of sight.

Highly recommend this system... one star removed because as another person mentioned there is a lag between functions such as hanging up and quickly redialing. You will end up dialing half the number only because the system hasn't caught up. We don't have patience so that took one star away. Another thing that I can see that would bug people is the fact that the light on the base and handset is very bright at night where it will actually illuminate the surrounding area blue. This doesn't bother me but if you put it in your line of sight where the television is, you will be distracted.

These phones are awful. The reception on them is horrible. Lots and lots of static. I thought maybe it was my 2 level house. I gave the phones away after callers mentioned how they would hear alot of static while we were speaking to them on the phone. We could hear the static ourselves during phone conversations. Although the features are great I had to get rid of them. I sold them to a friend for cheap and wound of purchasing the Panasonic Dect 6.0. I'm trying those out but trust me this phones were such a waste of my money. So far the friend I sold them to also mentioned hearing alot of static. I haven't heard back again so I'm not even sure if she'll decide to keep them. Don't waste your money on these. You will be disappointed like I was.

The phones are just OK, not great. The backlighting is useless. The keys are lighted around the perimeter but you cannot see the numbers in the dark. In a dark room, you can just barely make out what the numbers are, but you cannot tell what any of the other key functions do. You have to memorize the keypad configuration. This aspect was a real disappointment! The reception is decent but a bit marginal at times for the price of these phones. The range is very good, but there is always a little bit of static. The set-up controls (phone book, etc.) are cumbersome. You have to go through several levels to change things and the settings you make are not global for the system. For example, you have to set-up a phonebook in every phone and the level of effort to do that is exascerbated by the fact that each time you add a new entry, you have to go back through all of the multiple levels to add another. It gets very frustrating after a while. The style and appearance is great. With a few improvements to the things listed above, it would be a top notch product.

While this Dect 6.0 phone has some nice features such as Goog-411 and can be wall mounted and has minimal space requirements, for a Dect 6.0 phone it's quietness during phone conversations was lacking, especially on the other end. It also lacked adequate coverage for the auxiliary phones from the base station compared to a Panasonic Dect 6.0 phone system I had owned previously. Finally went with a 5.8 ghz AT&T system for superior call quality.

The phone is great. The design and look is perfect for my home. The DND (Do Not Disturb) function is excellent. One star removed because I am disappointed that the price dropped after my purchase. :-(

We really like this phone. It has great clarity and superb features. Superior over the other GE phone we bought over 3 years ago. Now we can finally talk on the handset in the basement without any static.

Primary reason for buying them is the DND (Do Not Disturb) function. Not many phones have that feature. Had them on the older set and it was an absolute must for us. Also the GOOG 411 toll free directory assistance one touch dialing is awesome! The battery life is acceptable.

Can't go wrong with these as far as I'm concerned!

The phone works well without interference except for the fact that the battery drains immediately. Thomson Inc. who makes the phone and the battery does not cover the battery under its warranty even if the phone is new. Bad phone and bad warranty.

PURCHASED THE GE CORDLESS PHONES..THEY SEEM TO WORK OK..BUT WHEN YOU ADDED YOUR CALL DIRECTORY YOU HAD TO ENTER EACH PHONE SEPERTLY...WHEN DIELING CALL DID NOT GO THOUGH AND YOU HAD TO REDIAL AGAIN...SOUND WAS GOOD AND BASICLLY EVERYTHING ELSE WAS OK...

This website misleads you. The combination with the wireless headset shown above does not work. The headset is not compatable with the model phone. We bought the combo based on the "recently bought together" promo above, only to find out we paid for a product that will not work with the phone. More shocking, it says it clerly right on the box....someone at Amazon is not reading their own products. So, we paid shipping and then had to pay more shipping to send it back. We asked them for a refund of the entire invoice and both shipping costs, but I am sure that all we will get is the cost of the phone and some lame answer. All because they mislead us.