GE 29581GE1 Corded Desktop Speakerphone with Caller ID (White)

by GE

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 8 x 3 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00132D47A
• Item model number: 29581GE1
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #99 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Telephones & Accessories > Audio Conferencing
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

GE white corded speakerphone works even in a power outage and requires no batteries. Has call waiting and caller ID with a 75 name and number memory. Features include a directory memory of 13 numbers for speed dialing and a flash/redial function. The display has contrast adjustment and the keypad has large buttons. Hearing aid compatible with mute function and digital volume control on both handset and loudspeaker . This phone has a battery backup requiring two AA batteries. 1 year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Speakerphone function repeatedly quits working, November 13, 2008

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M. M Magliaro "maxvideo" (Philipsburg, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GE 29581GE1 Corded Desktop Speakerphone with Caller ID (White) (Office Product)

The speakerphone function in this phone, which is the main reason I bought it, is terrible. Even when it works, it just does not produce enough volume from the other end, and the pickup from your end is way way too weak. If you get more than 2-3 feet from the phone, people at the other end can't hear you. Not much good as a speakerphone. Worst of all, every minute or two, the phone simply quits sending your voice to the other end, and it doesn't start working again until you lift the handset and take the phone off the speakerphone mode. Then you can put it back into speakerphone and it will work for another minute, and then quit again. I tested this in a very quiet room, too. For the techno-minded among you, I'd say the echo-canceling function gets confused, trains itself on silence, and then cancels all your outgoing voice.

Since even when it works, it's junk, I am returning it. You get what you pay for.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything You Want, July 15, 2008

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Mitchell E. Davis (Washington, D.C. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GE 29581GE1 Corded Desktop Speakerphone with Caller ID (White) (Office Product)

This phone has large buttons and a good sized caller ID display even though it is fairly compact in size.If you want larger buttons and larger caller ID display,check out the GE 29569GE1.However I would avoid a similar model:GE 29369GE1 which has a loud,painful echo when you speak!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Phone, great price, October 24, 2008

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W. C. Burke (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GE 29581GE1 Corded Desktop Speakerphone with Caller ID (White) (Office Product)

We needed a phone at our workstation that displayed CallerID. We had looked at several models in local stores without finding what we wanted. We than checked AMAZON, and sure enough we found this phone. It was received two days after we had placed the order. Great service. The phone is compact, but with large number pads. The CallerID display is large and easy to read. It has everything we could want on a desk type phone. And all at a great price.