Customer Reviews

Philips CD1501B/37 DECT Series Dual Expandable Cordless Phones with Digital Answering System

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I wanted a phone with fewer features and came across this device on Amazon. Browsing through dozens of offerings (most from Panasonic), I found this Philips phone(yes! finally, something different). Philips is a good brand, I thought. Now that I've had it for about a week, I can say that this is one of the worst consumer products I have ever purchased. From poor and cheap look and feel to an astonishingly miserable quality of sound (it's truly horrific and you can't do anything about it) and synchronization (I still haven't figured out how to have two phones on at the same time for a conference call - and trust me, I am not new to this), I am stunned that such products get out there at all. The $59 I paid are not a big amount, but it's $59 too much for such useless device. I am looking into ways to return it and if I can't, I will consider this my punishment for not doing sufficient research and simply trusting the brand name.

we didn't need the answering machine or special features. for a simple inexpensive cordless phone it looks nice and works great for us.

It looks like a nice (and expensive) phone, but do not be deceived: it is [...]. It won't allow personalized ringtones, the remote access does not work (though it says it does, I couldn't get it to work after 45 minutes), and the instructions are counterintuitive and misleading. Using this phone has been the most frustrating experience I've recently had. Get anything else.

This phone is advertised as a "speakerphone." It is not, unless you put a microphone next to the earpiece amplify that. 'Kinda thing that dissuades you from every buying online again. Construction is embarrassingly stingy. Don't waste $54 like I did.

-Poor build. The labels on the keypad looked very faded and materials seemed cheap.
-Could not answer incoming calls. Every time I tried to answer a call it would act if I was opening the line to make a call.
-Voice quality is by far the lowest I have experienced from any phone. My $15 vTech had better quality sound.

Overall, worst buy of any phone I have ever made. The design is deceiving and makes you think it's a top notch phone. No wonder the price on this thing dropped so much, ITS JUNK! I returned it for a refund.

I have no problem with this phone, other than it isn't the clearest cordless that I've ever used. But then, it was inexpensive, looked good, and was only meant to be used occasionally. Good distance, buttons, overall feel.

The phone works as advertised but it is not exceptionally user friendly on the phonebook and call list features. The user manual is poor, to the extent I'm surprised that Philips would allow it to be furnished with which appears to be a quality product.