Novophone Retro Cell Phone Handset

by Novophone, LLC

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• ASIN: B000GQ0TBS
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,050 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 9, 2007

Product Description

Size matters, and in a world of small-and-getting-smaller-cell phones, this retro handset converts your tiny phone into something more healthy. Simply plug the handset into your mobile phone and enjoy the rugged comfort of 1960s telecommunications. The retro handset brings back those good ol days of slamming the receiver and resting the phone on your shoulder... and it looks slick while doing it too. The 2.5mm jack works with most phones directly or via an adapter. Cell phone and adapters not included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sound quality is fantastic, September 21, 2007

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Stephen Rivers (Spartanburg, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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I bought this handset strictly because I thought it was cool and I could have some fun with it. As it turns out, it has become an invaluable business tool. The handset is very well made and the sound quality is fantastic. Not only can you hear the other party much more clearly than with a standard cell phone, but they can hear you much better as well. I have had many customers think I was on a land line. (And I've tried it with many cell phones). As a result, whenever you make or receive an important call (say, a conference call with your best customer), this handset is a must-have. I am now going to have to order my fourth one, because often when you're out in the field and a client sees it and tries it, they will covet it. And as a bonus, I can promise you that you will get some truly strange looks from passersby when you use it.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars get that cellphone away from your head, March 8, 2007

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S. Rice (Napa, CA) - See all my reviews
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Really like the retro cell phone handset - not because it's cool - but because now I'm not holding my cellphone right next to my brain. What happens when you continually have electromagnetic frequencies coming in directly next to your head? Nobody really knows. So, why take a chance on something that could 'bite' you down the road. It's also convenient when you want to use both of your hands and be on the phone at the same time (and you don't want to use a headset). You can do the old 'hold the phone between your ear and your shoulder'. I like it and would definitely recommend it for anyone who is concerned about the EMF's that may be doing harm from long term cellphone usage.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost great, November 3, 2007

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L. Stewart Hearl "Peripheral Visionary" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This is a very cool phone and it works perfectly. It's getting 4 stars instead of 5 because I dropped mine and it broke. What broke was the the button that sticks out of the phone about a half inch on its side. This is the button that you push to answer your phone with. This is a design flaw in the product. If the button was recessed into the ample sized handset, it would have been fine.

Shipping time from the vendor was within the range published.