Customer Reviews

VTech 2420 Accessory Handset for 2421, 2431, and 2461 Expandable Phones

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

For the money, this is the best phone system I can think of for home or small business use. The 2431 (base unit) has a speakerphone, which makes it two phones in one, as it has the ability to intercom between the base unit and the handheld. Then we bought a 2420, so we have a 3-point intercom system. As we live in an older home, the intercom and the ability to place a phone where we wanted without running phone cords was important to us, and I spend a lot less time screaming around the house to call the family members. We will purchase two more 2420s in the future, to intercom easily throughout the house. The 2420s run off the base unit, and don't need a phone line, which is fantastic not to have to pay the phone company to run lines where we want the phones. Also, the VTech handsets each have Caller ID, which is a very handy feature, they show when another handset is in use (in case you don't have call-waiting, at least you know when someone is excessively tying up the hone line), and the speakerphone on each handset is perhaps my favorite feature. We have eliminated all the corded phones in the house in favor of this system, which has clear connections even outdoors, and two houses away from us. I can send the kids to the neighbors, and can page them from the 2431 via the intercom when they need to come home. Best of all, the original 2431 handset we bought flew off the hot tub in a sudden windstorm, the battery and battery cover landed in the pool (managed to catch the phone itself), and after the battery dried, it still worked! A minor ding on the antenna did not affect how the unit performed. We are all pleased with the features of this phone.

I just got three of these phones to use with the VTech 2461 telephone answering machine. They are well worth the money (especially with the rebate). Only two complaints, both of which are not major enough for me to get upset about given the features of this telephone: 1) Some light static on the line (the people are the other end do not hear this; they say the phone sounds great), and 2) The keypad buttons used to dial are very small.

I have three 900MHz Panasonic portable phones in my house, all different. They all have the same problem-- after 1 year of use, none of them allows more than 15 minutes of talk time, or if not on their charger base, will last for more than a day.

Since I have a 61 year old house with few phone jacks located in inconvenient places, this phone system has proven to be ideal for my needs. Seems that many people have had problems with the Siemens' phones, which is why I avoided those.

I was in severe need of a good cordless phone with a Caller ID Display right on the handset (which is so conveinent). I shopped around in every possible electronics store and found nothing that I liked...all the phones were ugly and had no good features.

I jumped onto Amazon and this phone system popped up I loved it at first for it's sleek look and then I read more about the phone and immediately ordered it, it was the best thing I did. This phone is excellent it has great features, distance, sound, clarity and it's lightweight and is a real nice looking phone. It has the Caller ID display right on the handset and the best feature that I love is the Message Waiting. I have home voicemail through my local telephone company and I was never able to tell if I had any messages unless I picked up my phone and dialed into my mailbox. This phone has a green light on the handset and the base that will blink when you have messages and on the display it will read "Messages Waiting"...I love it! I just ordered the supplemental handset for our bedroom and can't wait to get so I can junk my old cordless. If you are thinking buying this phone....do it!!!!

Probably the finest cordless phone available. It has everything you could want in a phone. Each handset works as a speaker phone and is clear for both you the called party. One base station can handle 4 seperate phones. Each of the phones can be called individually or as a group.

The ability to add handsets is one of the best features of the 2420 system. Setting up new handsets is nearly effortless: just enter the numbers on the bottom of the base unit to register, and it's working. You immediately get the ability to page between handsets, not to mention all the other great features of the 2420.

This is simply the best telephone that I ever had in my whole life, one year ago I bought the Vtech digital cordless 900 Mhz vt 2960, but this new model the Vtech 2.4 gyga Hertz is reaaly the best experience that I ever had in cordless high tech Telephones , Do not think twice buying this phone

All the other good reviews are correct about this phone. The bad ones are just ignorance or special circumstances. I own the base set and 4 extensions and let me add that there is no phone on the market (I researched for days) that has every option the vtech does...Period. Go ahead and look, look at the panasonics etc.-they may have caller id, but not speakerphone too! It stands on its own without the reciever too, now you can use the speakerphone option while typing or whatever. The tiny battery in these phones hold a charge for a week or more! The great thing is -the mini charger can be plugged in anywhere-no phone jack required! This phone operates very much like a cell phone in its size and its ONE BUTTON shortcuts to options such as: 99 preset phone #s by names you edit, call another handset in your house..etc These are valuable options for me - how bowt you? I have heard better clarity in a 2.4 Gig phone, but, for the money and features-this is the best...period!

The phone works well, looks great. But the keypad wears out in about a year or so of normal home use. Pathetic. I have bought numerous additional handsets to replace the worn out ones, but now they are so expensive it makes more sense to bite the bullet and go get an entirely new system. I would not buy vtech again.

I had the 2.4 w/digital ans with caller ID/call waiting. I loved how compact it was and liked its features. The answering machine was the best part of the phone. Unfortunatly the phone had a constant vibration noise even though the volume was at its lowest. Everytime I said a word or the person on the other end spoke, I heard this vibrating buzz like that of playing a loud noise infront of a drum (the vibrating noise that the skins make). I wasn't talking loud or anything yet it was constant. I would change the channels constantly and nothing. I did everything possible but nothing changed. So I had to return it.

I bought 2 of these to go with my 2431. They are the best cordless home phones I've found. Small, handset speakerphone, 4-line display, and much more. Only thing I don't like is that newer ones don't have a charge LED. One of mine was apparently manufactured earlier, and the charging cradle has a charge LED. The other one, apparently newer, lacks a charge LED. My only real gripe is there's a rhythmic ticking on both my accessory handsets. It's fairly quiet so I can ignore it, but I find it unusual that the handset that came with the 2431 doesn't have this clicking at all. Overall, I love the phones though!