Philips CD1551B/37 Expandable Digital Cordless Phone with Digital Answering Machine

by Philips

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0018MAOUA
• Item model number: CD1551B/37
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 27, 2008

Product Description

Philips CD1551B/37 DECT cordless phone offers a clear sound that makes phone conversations crisp. Phone can hold up to 50 names giving you the convenience of storing phone numbers for friends and family in one place. Alphanumeric display screen lights up allowing names and numbers of incoming calls to be seen easily. Included are 10 different ring tones enabling you to match specific rings for family and friends. Use the speakerphone to enjoy the convenience of talking on the phone hands free. The docking station has a handset locater button to help you locate a lost phone and a digital answering machine with 18 minutes recording time.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Hard to Hear?!, October 20, 2009

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Steve D (West Chester, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philips CD1551B/37 Expandable Digital Cordless Phone with Digital Answering Machine (Office Product)

I've owned this phone for 4 months now and I regret it. It was a gift from our wedding registry and I feel bad for the family member that had to pay money for this.

My number one complaint about this phone is the fact that it's *very* difficult to hear anything through the ear piece. I'm 28 with pretty good hearing and if you have any background noise it's a struggle to hear them speaking. Even with the volume at maximum it's still very low. The workaround I use is to always enable speakerphone as it's actually quite loud. Though this is pretty unacceptable as the speakerphone picks up so much ambient noise that the person on the other end has a hard time hearing me.

My next complaint is the caller ID feature on the phone. For some reason there's no way to view the entire caller ID name if it's a longer name or a business name. I'll come home to a missed call but no way to view the entire name, only a portion of it. Tapping the scroll arrow on the phone doesn't allow it to show the entire name!

My last complaint (as if any more were needed) is that the remote answering machine system is broken. When I call in and enter my password half of the time it'll be silent then hang up. The other half of the time it'll playback a message but then stop responding to my button presses and hang up. It's very frustrating to use and so I've stopped checking my housephone for voicemails.

Overall this phone is ridiculously frustrating. Stay away from this one!

2.0 out of 5 stars OK for this price, November 19, 2009

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Raj (Boston) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Philips CD1551B/37 Expandable Digital Cordless Phone with Digital Answering Machine (Office Product)

Hi,

I bought Philips CD1551B/37 for $30 and found it was quite attractive in looks. Sound quality was also very good. I returned the item for two reasons: the battery life was near about 5 hours whereas the company claims to have 12 hours. It does not have lighted keypad.