Customer Reviews

Northwestern Bell Corded Phone with Caller ID (775193)

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The wall bracket is thin plastic,and snaps onto the back of the phone.As you attempt to hang the phone on the wall, the slightest pressure breaks off the cheaply made bracket. Don't buy this phone, go for an ATT.

The phone is very inexpensive, and it shows in quality. Feels cheap, doesn't have some basic features (e.g. no memory dial), need to disconnect phone from wall to turn ringer on/off.

In less than 1 month the phone broke...still rang, but no dial tone. There is a 1 year warranty, but who's going to go through the hassle of sending in a [price] phone to get fixed? So I opened it up to see what happened. There was a wire that had come unsoldered, but there was also a ribbon cable that had been cut and repaired with tape during manufacturing. Obviously not a very thorough QA process that repairs a wire with tape, instead of replacing it.

You get what you pay for. Steer clear of this phone.

I purchased this phone as an inexpensive replacement for one that I used at school, and found that it functioned adequately. However, the only problem with this telephone is the battery cover. The screw that holds the cover in place makes the Caller ID feature a bit of a hassle because it is too small and of poor quality. Removing the battery cover meant nearly stripping the screw. Aside from this concern, the phone works well. Perhaps Amazon.com should consider testing their products for quality purposes rather forcing themselves and their customers into taking a gamble on questionable merchandise.

this phone has a thin plastic - bad fitting wall bracket that does not snap in place well dont buy it.

M. H.
Brooklyn NY

No problems with the phone but if you're buying it for the LCD display, make sure you use the phone in a well-lit place. I got it for bedside use ... but need a flashlight to see who's calling at night. I had guessed wrong that since the phone is powered it would have have enough light ... wrong assumption. Lesson learned for all LCD products: Check whether they are backlit before buying.

Will now search for a phone that has backlit LCD and a lighted keypad.

Not only is it cheap, but it doesn't come with any batteries. Then if you want to get power to it without batteries, you have to buy a ac adapter that costs twice as much as the phone.

Good features, but the materials and manufacturing quality are woefully sub-par. The display broke after one year, and the dial tone disappeared after two. Although customer service is helpful, the 1-year warranty is basically worthless. If you expect a corded telephone to be reliable for many years, then you may wish to keep searching for a higher quality model.

Beside the most flimsy body, the info booklet does not tell how to reset the time or caller-ID setup procedure. This is probably the worst Bell Telephone production I have seen so far.

For starters the phone does NOT fit a standard wall mount. I never received the setup program for the Caller ID system once the batteries were inserted and of course the service never worked. Don't waste your time or your money.