Customer Reviews

IBM-3460 Cordless Analog 2.4 GHz Speakerphone with Call Waiting, Caller ID and Headset

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This is a good choice for those seeking the advantages of a well-made and nicely-equipped 2.4GHz cordless phone at a relatively modest price.

The IBM 3460 incorporates a number of useful features usually found only in more expensive models, including 3-line multifunction lcd screen, base unit with separate keypad and speakerphone, call waiting and caller id compatibility, ringer volume control, positive tactile keypad feedback, and more.

This unit's clean, understated, contemporary design is aesthetically pleasing; its classic lines are unintrusive and should stand up well under the test of time.

Although it operates at the higher 2.4GHz frequency, this phone uses analog technology, not digital, so it is not (nor does IBM claim it to be) a truly "state of the art" product. You can spend considerably more for a digital model in return for somewhat better sound quality, but most people will be very satisfied with the overall performance of this phone, particularly given its combination of high build quality, abundant features, and affordable price.

This phone is so poorly designed that I returned it after 1 month. The primary issues are ...

(1) You always have to press the "Talk" button 3 times (not once) in order to get a dial tone.

(2) When a voice message is waiting, the phone beeps loudly every 30 seconds. Very annoying when you let the phone take a message because you are preoccupied or have company visiting.

(3) If you have the base wallmounted, the handset does not rest securely in the base -- Half the time it falls off when you set it down.

This is perhaps the worst electronics purchase I have ever made. The phone would sometimes auto answer from the base when you picked it up, sometimes not, so half the time you were either trying to talk into a ringing phone or inadvertently disconnecting someone when you pushed the talk button. A real design innovation. I once pushed the hold button when hanging up the phone, causing the line to be busy for about 12 hours. Why would the hold button stay engaged after a call is ended? It makes no sense. The static was deplorable after a while, and the phone was unusable if you ran the microwave. Was this product not tested? Finally couldn't stand it and replaced it after less than a year.

This phone is c**p. It is outsourced to some company and bears the IBM logo, but the quality is low (like a lot of things manufactured in China). My battery died after 5 months and I cannot find a replacement. I talked to the company that manufactures this phone and they promissed me a replacement but I did not get it yet.

The headset works only in one position. If the microwave is working in our house, I am getting static. Sometimes you would have to press a couple of times on the Talk button to get a tone.

SKIP IT!

Speakerphone part works alright. If you get the handset to work you have to be right on top of the base unit, sometimes even then it will not work. The phone hangs up on you when trying to connect. You have to push the talk button four or five times just to try to get a line out. If a connection is made it is full of static. My rating would be a Negative 10 if they had that type of rating. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!!

you were expecting more? i dunno about those people living in cowtowns having trouble. no complaints here. yet, at least.

I am very disappointed with this phone. I have to press the talk button several times to get a dial tone, and then when I do get a dial tone and make a call, I have a very hard time hearing the person on the other end of the line. The caller id feature does not work, and I know it isn't my phone company because our other CID displays work fine. It always just flashes "Ringing" on the display when the phone rings. I have owned this phone for 6 months now, and I am planning to replace it very soon.

Purchasing this telephone was a HUGE mistake. The battery died after six months and looking for a replacement battery is like trying to locate a needle in a haystack! When my microwave is in use; the telephone can't be in use - what's the connection? There is none! When a message is left, the telephone continues to beep every minute until the message is checked. The only purpose for this telephone: batting practice! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME - THIS TELEPHONE ISN'T WORTH IT!!