Memorex MPH6995 Cordless 900MHz Phone with Digital Answer Machine/Caller ID

by Memorex

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00002SSWR
• Item model number: MPH6995
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 20, 2000

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

This unit combines just about everything you could want from a phone, including a digital answering machine and caller ID with call waiting, all in one high-quality, beautifully designed unit. As such, this phone is an open invitation to simplify your home answering system.

A wealth of features can sometimes make for troublesome setup, but most of the Memorex's are easy to configure without referring to the owner's manual. The large, intuitive buttons on the base control the digital answering machine. You have the option of using a prerecorded greeting or recording your own. The number of rings can be set to two, four, or toll saver option. In the toll saver position, the machine will answer after two rings only if you have new messages.

When playing back messages, you can repeat, skip, and delete them, and adjust the volume. The delete function beeps if you try to delete a message you have not yet listened to. The memo button allows you to leave a message for someone else in the household. All of the basic features of the answering machine can be accessed remotely.

If you subscribe to caller ID with call waiting service, the MPH6995's LCD screen on the handset displays the date, time, and the caller's number and name. The caller ID list stores up to 30 incoming calls, including unanswered calls. You can also store this information in memory. The memory feature allows you to store up to 10 numbers and names that you can easily edit or erase. The caller ID and memory functions are controlled through buttons on the handset. The LCD shows you the available options and provides backlighting for nighttime use. To answer an incoming call-waiting call, just press the flash button.

The MPH6995 has a speaker, a page button to locate the handset, and a channel button to improve your reception. You can also record or have a three- way conversation. Whether you're looking for specialized functions or just a good quality cordless phone, the MPH6995 will meet your needs. --Emily Bakko

Pros:

• Combines several telephone functions in one easy-to-use system
• Large, intuitive buttons
• Sturdy, well-constructed unit

Cons:

• No adjustment for loudness of ringer (which is fairly loud)

Amazon.com Product Description

The Memorex MPH6995 offers a complete cordless telephone and answering device solution in an inexpensive package. You'll enjoy 900 MHz operation for improved range and clarity, 15 minutes of recording time, and a voice time and day stamp.

Additional telephone features include a three-line, 16-character backlit LCD display; a flash button; hearing-aid compatibility; last-number redial; an in-use/charge indicator; one-way paging; tone or pulse dialing; a base and handset page button; and desk or wall mounting. Additional answering machine features include an LED digit counter and memo record function.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

95 of 101 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing phone for the money, December 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Memorex MPH6995 Cordless 900MHz Phone with Digital Answer Machine/Caller ID (Office Product)

I had a Uniden 900mhz digital answering service previously and liked it, but it had a few features which were inconvenient. The Memorex however, is simple to use and all of the annoyances of the Uniden are absent in the Memorex phone. And the price..you can't touch a phone with this many features for the money. A must for any family.

51 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great phone, December 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Memorex MPH6995 Cordless 900MHz Phone with Digital Answer Machine/Caller ID (Office Product)

I've had AT&T, Cobra, and Sony cordless phones. I have been dissappointed in all of them to some degree. This phone has a quality feel that is amazing for the money. And good features too.

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good features, but an annoying buzz when talking, March 29, 2000

By 

D. Rusk "dprusk" (Corona, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Memorex MPH6995 Cordless 900MHz Phone with Digital Answer Machine/Caller ID (Office Product)

I have had good luck with Panasonic systems in the past. Unfortunately, Amazon was out of stock on the model I preffered. Because of the features, price and avg customer rating (full five stars when I purchased), I gave the Memorex a try. It has many nice features: clear display, easy to use base unit, the ability to use the handset and the base/speakerphone on the same call. The recorded sound was a bit muffled, for both the greeting and messages.

The big problem I had was a slight buzz that could be heard when you talked into the handset (not background noise), even after trying every channel and relocating the base. Nothing major, but once you notice it, you hear it all the time - and it gets very annoying. It may have been a defective phone, although I have seen similar comments on other brands. I ended up returning the unit and spending the extra $50 on a comparable Panasonic unit....which has performed very well.