Motorola MD71 5.8 GHz Cordless Accessory Handset for MD700 Series Phones

by Motorola

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 3.1 x 8.2 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002ZZTFE
• Item model number: 513958-001-00
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 2, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Expand your Motorola MD 700 series cordless phone system (required, sold separately) with the addition of these MD71 accessory handsets. Each handset supports all the great features of your base system, whether it's caller ID, visual call-waiting and voicemail-waiting indicators, hands free and handset-to-handset intercom functions, room monitoring, three-way conferencing, speakerphone, even selectable ring tones. Consults your base station's documentation for full feature information.

Each MD71 accessory handset comes with it's own charging cradle, NiCD battery, belt clip, and complete instructions on how to add it to your base system. No additional phone jack is required; all you need is an electrical outlet.

What's in the Box
One MD71 (handset and charging cradle), NiCD battery pack, transformer, belt clip, instructions, warranty information

Product Description

5.8GHz Additional Handset for MD751/761-5.8GHz Accessory handset - For use with the MOT-MD700 series- Caller ID call waiting caller ID with visual call waiting- FHSS digital technology- Handset speakerphone- 24 Selectable polyphonic musical ring tones- Custom ring basedon phonebook- 50# Private phonebook memory locations- 4-Line theater style fading backlit display- Lighted handset keypad- Voicemail message waiting indication- Audible and visual low battery indication- Handset to handset intercom- Room monitor- Auto-answer handsfree intercom- Redial/flash/hold/mute- Last 5 number redial- 3-Way conferencing - Eng/Fre/Spa/Pordisplays- Headset jack (2.5mm)- Belt clip included- This handset does not require a phone jack- SilverSEE ALSO: MOT-MD751 MOT-MD761MOTMD71GE-TL26506

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No syncronization with the primary handset, January 10, 2005

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Milberg37 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motorola MD71 5.8 GHz Cordless Accessory Handset for MD700 Series Phones (Office Product)

As with the MD751 (required to use this expansion phone), this phone offers superior sound quality. In my opinion Panasonic is the best when it comes to sound quality, but this was a close second and was a vast improvement over all AT&T, VTech and GE phones I tried. The features are excellent, including expandability, handsfree/speakerphone, and all the other standard bells and whistles for a top of the line phone. The one feature that seems unique to Motorola is the Area Code Format feature. Among other things, this means that when I get a call from a long-distance area code, it either knows to add a 1 at the beginning or allows me to change the format to do so to facilitate calling back that number without needing to key it in manually. I have not found this on any other phone and it is a great feature. The only problem I have is that there is a lack of connectivity between the expansion units and the base units. Each phone is more or less designed to work on its own, so it is necessary to manually delete caller ID logs from each phone and to store auto-dial and Area Code Format preferences separately as well. Still, this is a great buy even at the high price.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars We love these new phones, December 12, 2005

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rloutz (Galt, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motorola MD71 5.8 GHz Cordless Accessory Handset for MD700 Series Phones (Office Product)

We have a base unit (Motorola MD761) and one of these expansion sets. The phones have good range on them (I have taken mine across the street to check the mail without a problem) and despite my wife's habit of spending a lot of time talking on the phone, we have never had the battery charge die on us. You are supposed to leave them on the base when not in use (maybe some didn't read the instructions?). We have had these for about a year now without complaint other than very rarely having to hit the "flash/answer" button twice for the phone to pick up - no big deal.

It has more features than I will ever use, but the built-in SHARED stored phone numbers are great (when you enter a number you can designate it to be stored on the phone or as a shared number in the base unit for any phone to use). You can use multiple extensions simultaneously - some/most other phones do not allow 2 handsets to be used at the same time (say you and your wife both want to talk with grandpa at the same time, for instance). The phones are comfortable to hold and the rubberized sides help prevent accidental drops. We really like the phones. Sound is clear and the phones are easy to use.

The phone is labeled as an "accessory handset" and says it is for use with "Motorola MD 700 series expandable cordless phones". If you didn't read the product description carefully, do not complain that it isn't what you thought it was. As far as the looks go - we really like it. I think it is silly to look at a photo of a product, buy it, then complain about it's looks. Come on.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disapointed, October 4, 2005

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Thomas J. Waller - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Motorola MD71 5.8 GHz Cordless Accessory Handset for MD700 Series Phones (Office Product)

This is a good phone but the battery life is really short. All the other features of the phone are up to the standard that I would expect from Motorola. Very disapointed in the battery life. With about an hour of use, the batery charge indicator in almost exhausted.