Customer Reviews

IBM-3900SL Cordless Digital 2.4GHz Telephone with Call Waiting and Caller ID - Silver

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I read some of the negative reviews here before buying this phone. But I really liked the hi-tech design so I bought one anyway, I'm one of those gotta see for myself people. Here is the scoop- this phone has major design problems. First the hard plastic hand piece vibrates when the other party talks which causes distortion (kind of like if you try to talk through a sheet of waxed paper). Second -The ringer on the phone is very "wimpy" it can't be heard in the next room even when set to the highest level. (IBM/TT should have put a ringer in the base set like Sony did) and finally the talk key which answers and hangs up the phone sticks out too far, it will hang up the phone when you are talking if it gets to close to your face.

Wow, the sound quality on this phone is poor. The person I'm talking with sounds like they're down a well, and there is a constant echo of my own voice.

I've tried a couple of different style headsets, too, and though that takes care of the echo, the volume put out the headset port is inadequate. Also, there are some intermittent clicks and pops with either headset.

Sure, it looks cool, but it's a piece of junk.

I have not had any problems with this phone. I live on the 7th floor of a dormitory, and can use it on the ground floor of the building. I've had no problems with the sound quality, range, reception, the ringer, nothing. Our campus phone system does not have Caller ID, so I can't comment on that, but the call waiting works well. I would heartily reccomend this phone, especially at this price.

I purchased this same telephone for 29.99 at smartbargains.com. You want 55 dollars. Nobody should have to pay that much.

I bought one... Charge it for one night, make two phone call, then pack and return it. echo and noise!!
Cannot believe it's an IBM product!!
Please never try it to waste your money and time.

Note to self - don't buy a phone just because it looks good. Check the reviews first!!!

Awful sound. Painfully loud crackling static. Red light starts blinking whenever you use the phone. So it looks like you have a message all the time. To cancel red light you have to delete all your caller ID's. Ridiculous. And there is NO backlight (added to the fact that the LCD display is hard to read anyway).
A total waste of money.

Ths phone is terrible. It's impossible to hear--either too loud with dreadful echoes or painfully soft. Not worth the bargain price for which I bought it.

Phone works fine, but signal dropouts begin when any more than 10 feet from the base. My old 47mhz cordless works better from the same location.

I read some of the negative reviews here before buying this phone. But I really liked the hi-tech design so I bought one anyway, I'm one of those gotta see for myself people. Here is the scoop- this phone has major design problems. First the hard plastic hand piece vibrates when the other party talks which causes distortion (kind of like if you try to talk through a sheet of waxed paper). Second -The ringer on the phone is very "wimpy" it can't be heard in the next room even when set to the highest level. (IBM/TT should have put a ringer in the base set like Sony did) and finally the talk key which answers and hangs up the phone sticks out too far, it will hang up the phone when you are talking if it gets to close to your face.