Customer Reviews

GE Slimline Phone with Call-Waiting Caller ID

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I purchased this phone today and put in 4 batteries, only to discover what an utter waste of time this purchase was. It didn't work. No display. The ring is annoying. The cord is too short, and can't be replaced because it is wired into the phone. Then I remembered that GE products are now made by a company named Thompson Electronics, and that I had a problem with an item, manufactured by Thompson, several years ago. I can't believe I repeated that mistake.

I thought the display was broken so I got a replacement.

Apparently the display was not broken, you just to tilt the phone to see the display clearly. You cannot see the display head-on.

I bought this phone about a month ago. Unlike some of the other reviewers, I had no problem reading the caller id information. However, the phone has a very short cord and it cannot be replaced. I called GE (Thompson) and they informed me all of their corded phones are hardwired. How ridiculous is that! Cords are easily damaged, yet they cannot be replaced. It is very difficult to find a corded wall mounted phone with caller id that doesn't look hideous.

I bought this cheap phone b/c it was cheap + had caller ID. I have since had to buy a hands-free headset that needs to plug INTO a corded phone to use. So now I have to buy another phone in order to (comfortably) attend teleconference meetings that can last an hour or more. What a waste.

I am also afraid that other single-line phones will be hard-wired now, too, and it is so hard to tell from photos.

Update: the caller ID function is now broken! When I scroll and choose a name to dial, the phone randomly chooses a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT number to dial, even though the number shown in the screen is the one I WANT to call!

This phone has all of the features that you are looking for and a venerable brand name.

Reasons not to buy it include:
o Poor sound quality
o Non-Replaceable handset cord
o Low quality, hard-to-read display

I read a review that noted the handset cord issue, but a photo showed a standard jack and plug. It turns out that the handset cord has a nice, industry standard plug at one end but the other end - not depicted in the photos I viewed - is hardwired.

Even if one could overlook this "feature," it demands the question: Can the rest of the engineering be just as amaturish?

Mine is on the regifting list.

I bought this phone from a brick and mortar retailer, thinking I could trust its purchasing department. I was so wrong. I wish I had checked the Amazon reviews before buying. But who would have thought a company could screw up a corded phone? Well Thompson did just that and GE should be embarrassed. The other reviews hit the nail on the head. The cord is less two foot long and stretches maybe five feet. And it's hard-wired, so you cannot replace it with a longer corded. Seriously, hard-wired?!

The phone does as described. Its nothing special, but is good to have just in case something happens to the cell phone. The caller id works fine and the volume is okay on the phone.

What a joke this phone is. I wanted to mount it on a wall and the cord is about 4 foot long. It is hard wired to the base unit and has to be wrapped around the bottom of the unit about 8 times. Then the base of the unit is to small and the wall plate shows. And last the handset to base cord is only about 3 foot long. It also is hard wired to the base unit. No wonder GE stock is in the dumper.