Customer Reviews

Thomson 28112EE3 6.0 DECT Triple Handset Answering System (Silver)

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This phone had been recommended to me by a manager at Office Depot, so I gave it a try. I'm rather particular about phone quality, as part of my business involves extended phone conversations with clients. I've decided to return it, preferring my old 900MHz Panasonic, but for some this phone might be fine.

What I liked:
-Very good, clear sound quality (at both ends)--better than the 5.8MHz Panasonics I tried
-Nice "Do Not Disturb" lighted button (for turning off all ringers)
-Lighted keypad

What I didn't like:
-Low volume (on my end--my clients could hear me fine)
-Intermittent background buzz (especially with a headset)

Phones work great, and have really good range.

The base is in the kitchen, and we have satellites in the MBDRM, the garage and the office.

I carry one with the clip when I'm working in the yard.

My only 'complaint' is the ringtone selection. They're pretty cheesy, and not loud enough for my old damaged ears.

I would prefer two dixie cups and a piece of string...

Honestly, I am considered pretty tech savvy by my friends and family, and normally can get just about anything to work. Not these phones.

After struggling with a set of 2.4 GHz phones, I finally decided to try the DECT 6.0 phones. It so happened that these SEEMED to fit the bill.

How sadly wrong I was...

They have trouble connecting, there is lot's of digital noise, and we've tried every remedy. GE's customer support had no idea what I was talking about (I, of course) had to use my cell phone to make the call. We were told to send them in to the company.

Trying to make a call is often an ordeal, and I will replace them with the next crank type wall phone I can find.

Ergonomically speaking, they are comfortable to hold and have withstood frequent poundings on the desktop with hardly a scratch. I think these boys could survive an IED! Of course, with the frustration factor, they'd have to.

The last two things I hate is the backlighting... it isn't the keys that are backlit, it is the ring around them, providing NO help dialing in the dark. Also, since I have AT&T voice mail, the phones frequently light up every 5 minutes or so as the message box is queried, making it impossible to keep in the bedroom.

Run, don't walk, AWAY from these phones. Or better yet, support our troops by sending a set to every Al-Qaeda operative you know. That should shut 'em down better than a flurry of JDAMs.

What made me purchase this phone: low price.

Why I made a mistake: Caller ID rarely works... only shows up about 15% of the time, showing "NO DATA" most of the time.

I made a mistake and should have checked reviews first. I would not recommend this phone to anyone, unless they a) need a cheap multi-handset phone and b) do not have, or care about, caller id

Overall, a decent phone that has really good reception anywhere in the house, and isn't affected by interference from our wireless router, microwave, cell phones, etc. However, the display is VERY difficult to read, as the blue backlight overpowers any of the text displayed. As far as I can tell, we have tried adjusting the contrast / brightness, but the only way to really see the text is to look at the phone from up above the display or down below. It's really kind of awkward that way.

This is the worst phone I ever had. There are so many downsides, for example, you can't sort the phonebook by alphabet or search for entries. You always have to go through the numbers 1-50. The volume is too low and there are only 4 steps of volume control. Further the "exit" button and the star(*) button are the same. Who designs something like that? You can't even save the forwarding to voicemail or your cellphone in the phonebook this way.

But the worst feature ever is yet to come. If the battery gets low the phone warns you with a very loud beep. Not through the speaker on the back - it beeps way too loud right into your ear. The fact that the overall volume of the other side of the line is low makes you push the phone close to your ear - so when the battery beep comes you can hear it even louder. I had hearing loss because of noise before and I know how it starts. If you experience these loud beeps more often so close to your ear you can easily hurt your eardrums.

A major design flaw like this should be enough to take this piece from the market. I can't imagine how a company like GE can build something like that. This phone allone has dramatically reduced my perception of GE as a quality producer.

I was alreday a bit disillusioned with this phone before I read that first review. Now I am definitely taking it back. For me I find it cutting off messages left before they are complete. I am going to get a Panasonic I think. I do not recommend this phone for safety reasons cited in reviewer 1, and the display is really hard to read, as well as messages getting cut off.