V-Tech VTIP8100-2 5.8 GHz Expandable Broadband Caller ID Speakerphone System, 2 Cordless Handsets (Vonage Certified)

by VTech

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 9 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AY9XG8
• Item model number: VTIP8100-2
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #61 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Telephones & Accessories > Audio Conferencing
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

VTech IP8100-2 is an integrated telephone that enables you to take advantage of Vonage VoIP service without sacrificing the user friendliness and the comfort you are used to on the traditional telephone. Bundled with two cordless expansion handsets, it features handset, speakerphone, 2-way paging, built-in data ports, and all the telephone features and quality expected on VTech telephones.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great phone (but the Vonage rebates are a scam)., May 22, 2006

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B. Platt (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: V-Tech VTIP8100-2 5.8 GHz Expandable Broadband Caller ID Speakerphone System, 2 Cordless Handsets (Vonage Certified) (Office Product)

This is a really great phone. The range is good and the sound quality is excellent. We also really like the Vonage system, which has worked exceptionally well for us. It works GREAT with broadband, and doesn't slow down even if you're downloading a lot of files, or playing online games.

My only gripe is with the Vonage rebates, which are terrible. Put simply, Vonage doesn't pay. Once they've got you signed up what are you going to do? It's too little money to switch, and so you won't... but you'll be out $50 or $100. So buyer beware, I suppose. On the vonage forums one poll indicated that 70%+ hadn't received rebates... so be careful here.

In spite of the rebate ripoff, I do love the product. So I guess that says something!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best cordless phones I've owned, October 15, 2008

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Stephanie Mooney "reednowensmommy" (Dearborn Heights, Mi United States) - See all my reviews
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I have never been so pleased with a phone as I am with this set. We purchased these phones to replace a piece-of-junk Uniden set that didn't work more than 4 feet from the base and had so much static you couldn't have a conversation on them. I am so glad I did. The sound is clear, the phones hold a charge for an excellent amount of time, and they have some really great features. I love that they share memory, so you only have to program the phonebook once and it is automatically available in the other handset. I love the voicemail waiting display that tells me not only if I have messages waiting, but how many. The speaker phone works well, giving a good sound quality with less of the ambient amplification you often find in speaker phones. Overall, I highly recommend these phones to anyone with Vonage for their phone service.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great, big money saver..., January 23, 2006

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Paul Bender (Cleveland, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: V-Tech VTIP8100-2 5.8 GHz Expandable Broadband Caller ID Speakerphone System, 2 Cordless Handsets (Vonage Certified) (Office Product)

This is a great product, and I'm saving money every month. I wanted to change over to VoIP but didn't want to mess around with phone wiring and such. The VTech 8100-2 system was a great solution for me. All I needed to do was to connect it to my cable modem and with it's wireless handsets, my whole house was online with VoIP.

The only problem I've run into has been if my computer is heavily downloading, and using up most of my bandwidth. With that happening, I've had the sound cut out on my phone calls. I've been told that if I had a router that supported QOS, I could avoid that problem.

I was paying about $36 a month for my old phone service, plus about $20 a month for Long Distance charges. Now, $24.95 gets me unlimited long distance in the US, Canada, and PR... So I'm saving a bit over $30 a month.