Customer Reviews

Olympia OL2430LP 2.4 GHz Analog Cordless Phone with Tango Dancing Lights and Caller ID (Purple)

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

This phone is not your typical plug it in and talk variety, although you can do that... but with caller ID features, dancing lights and other alerts, it is a pretty amazing phone with great sound clarity. The manual with it is slim but reading it is necessary to understand all of the phone's features. (...) The memory presets are great and having a log of caller IDs is excellent. I really like the fact that its lights dance each time I connect to the internet on dialup since it is on the same line, giving me confirmation that I am connected. This feature is not mentioned anywhere. Since it comes with several faceplates, one can change the top half of the face to suit needs. The stand is small and fits nicely on a desktop although the stand support does not fit well and can fall off if moved. The lit LCD screen when needed is easy to read and provides much information. I also like the message waiting indicator that tells me that I have a call on the phone company's answering service. The call timer is very cool and useful as well, since I do have calls for which I charge per minute. The only negative, other than the flimsy stand that can fall off if the phone is moved, is the fact that it has no headset connection option. That factor reduced the rating by one star. Overall a winner.

Okay...i'll admit I was sold by the translucent tangerine faceplate and the blinky lights. I was also sold by the fact that I could actually turn off the ringer (somthing not found in most of the cheap models). The price is right...it's cheap and "disposable". So...it does the job and earns some stars.

What the phone doesn't do is why I it only gets 2 stars. Sure, you can set up options and language, BUT YOU CANNOT SET THE TIME!!! Stupid. Waiting for a callerID call to set the time by is just silliness that is NOT explained in the manual. Duh.

The sound quality is tin-box and the range is sub-standard. I WOULD NOT PURCHASE THIS PHONE IF YOU HAVE A WI-FI BASE STATION. Seriously...i could hear the "tick-tick-tick" background noise of my router over this phone. They are on the same frequency and simply do not play well together.

Oh well....it's good enouh to throw in my garage and use as a spare just in case.

This phone's best feature is its price. If cost is your primary concern, this phone is for you. I mean, it's an acceptable phone. Everything works. Just barely, though.

Feels cheap: Not surprisingly so, but it may leave you feeling that maybe you should have spent more money on something a little more substantial and longer-lasting. The handset feels too light and flimsy in your hand.

Voice quality is so-so at best: The sound is tinny, with the occasional feedback squeal. This is not the phone for long conversations.

A lot of annoying little details: The ringer volume can't be adjusted. Each incoming call gets Caller ID'd and sets off a blinking red light at the base of the handset antenna. The instruction manual is anemic. (e.g. the user is left on their own to figure out that it automatically sets its internal clock when it gets its first Caller ID-able call) The interface is quirky, requiring you to use the "*" and "#" keys to page through its Caller ID log.

Not a bad phone for the money, but sadly, this is the 2.4GHz equivalent of those cheap 99-cent disposable lighters you see at the corner market store.

This phone has the absolute WORST sound quality of any cordless phone I've ever used. There is static and feedback. You can even hear an echo of your own voice back through the ear piece.

On the plus side, the phone is really cool looking. The lights on it and the color are what drew me to it. I just knew that this was the phone for my daughter. I had high hopes for it as it matched my daughters new room really well. Even she doesn't like talking on it.

When an 8 year old can tell the sound quality is too bad to bother with, you know it is bad.

The phone feels cheap, probably because it is. It looks pretty ugly, and, unless you're looking for something kitschy or you're a 12-year-old girl, the flashing LED lights don't help. I was unable to adjust the volume on the the handset, even when I followed the procedures in the manual. Pressing the volume +/- buttons just caused the handset to beep LOUDLY in your ear but failed to produce any discernable difference in the volume. Long story short, don't buy this. There must be something better, even at the low price.

THe lights are cool. My kids love them. The phone works good and it was cheaper to buy the phone than to buy a battery for the old phone.

I bought 2 of these phones from Frys and they are horrible.
The audio is not good. You barely hear properly and when you increase the volume to hear properly it makes a weird beep sound every time the voice pitch is high.

The keypad sucks and if you have to use it as a touch tone phone when calling customer service to input your pin or other things it does not work at all.
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But i think it is not even worth paying for the sale tax.

I purchased this phone recently and would not recommend it unless you like to see the "dancing" light display. Make sure that you have another phone close by to actually answer the phone because this phone is not usable. The volume is too low and if you adjust it upwards there is a terrible feedback noise. It is simply not worth your time or money!

THIS IS A VERY COOOOOL LOOKING PHONEE., EVERYONE LOVESS IT. ITS LIKE A CHRISTMAS PHONE. BUT YOU CANNOT HEAR WHILEE TALKING ON IT AND U SOUND LIKE TUNNEL. LOTS OF FEEDBACK LIKE A BABYMONITOR WHSTLING.

The battery is starting to go but am surprised it lasted soooo long. Seriously have had it almost 8 or 9 yrs. When first got i was 9 and able to work it (with manual in hand) and unfortunately cant do much because i can only remember a few of the nifty settings. Sound Quality great, features are cool and fun to play with when you have the time, lights are a flashy conversation starter bonus & kids adore(obvious purchase reasoning). I hate the buttons because in the past 3 or 4 yrs they have been crappy-im not sure if they were always like this, but when you dial a number and realize you missed a number or two(especially w/looong numbers) you dont exactly laugh it off (after multiple times). Overall: not a bad phone, but not top notch ;) For 45 bucks (i think) not a bad deal. Also bought expecting it to only work a few months but really surprised have been able to pull it out of the closet after a $90 phone going out.