Customer Reviews

VTech t2451 2.4 GHz Analog Cordless Phone with Answering System and Caller ID

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

 

 

after dealing with an old at&t 900 mhz cordless(with a loose battery connection)i thought any other cordless would be a dream. i recently bought this phone based on the functions and appearance but quickly found flaws. the ringer is not loud enough. i have to carry the phone into the next room with me if i want to hear the ring and there doesn't seem to be a way to turn the ringer volume up. also, if my stereo, located right next to the phone, is a little too loud i can hear it coming through on the handset. the sound overall is a bit tinny. perhaps it's only because i was so frustrated with my last cordless that i can rate this a 3. it is easy to set up and operate. the answering machine messages are clear and i can adjust the volume to listen. it's easy to program and operate but the sound quality leaves something to be desired.

This inexpensive phone has 2 voicemail boxes and an answering machine. A good phone for a college dorm. If it gets lost,
stolen, or broken it can be easily replaced. The reception
and battery have been fine so far.

This has one of the worst answering machine voice qualities I've heard for awhile. It's weird that after all these years of digital answering machines, most companies still can't produce a decent quality one.
Also, the phone silver lining scratches easily, and the directory interface is just as bad as other vtechs. NOT recommended for anything other than looks.

this phone looks great in design, the answering machine is perfect with its three vm boxes, but there's just one major problem.........NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU & YOU HAVE TO SAY THINGS 5x BEFORE THEY DO!!! i sincerely wanted to love this phone, b/c the style and design are totally me. my entire office is silver and black, from my computers, to printers, to desk, etc.

in addition, i have, and run, three businesses that share the same central incoming phone and fax lines, so i really need the 3 vm boxes that this unit offers. the answering machine works perfectly, as well as the base unit itself, however, the handset itself feels like a hollow, empty, kids toy, that doesn't really have any components inside of it-it feels and operates cheap [it even dials as slow as pulse does, with a delay after pressing the buttons]. as stated before in all caps, you can hear them fine, but they can't hear you at all. you have to speak very loud and repeat yourself over and over and over again......... i also tried three different handsets with this unit as well, and the problem still remained.

i had this unit for three days and returned it. i replaced it with the motorola ma362, which doesn't have three vm boxes, but it does offer everything else the vtech did, plus backlit keypad, and the look and feel of a real 'land-line' phone. the best part of all, i can hear them, and above all, they can hear me, and very very well!!

before i buy anything, i usually do about 3-6 mos of comparitive research with other products, reviews, and i only buy good name brand products, and always the best they offer for my needs. so, my advice is to NOT buy this unit, but to buy the motorola instead. the price point is the same, around or just under $40, and aside from the 3 vm boxes, the motorola is much more bang for your buck! i love and have owned other vtech phones, but i cannnot recommend this one. big thumbs down until they improve the handset feel, operation, and volume!

At least to me, it proved very good phone. It has answering system. Others had voice problems, but I never had such issue. Voice quality was clear. Positive from me.

I have been looking for a decent cordless with answering system for my home office. The instructions for volume control on the handset aren't very clear, so after messing around with a headset and so on I finally figured it out. The volume on the handset can be adjusted only when the phone is on with the arrow keys. I had the phone for over a week and was ready to return it before I had figured this out. The Answering system is easy to use, and remote access is a breeze.

I got this as a wedding gift July 2003. I have had no problems with it at all. I love the phone. Good battery too. I can keep the hand set off the charger for hours and it will still work. My old cordless could not be off the charger longer than 20 minutes or it would die. I love that the answering machine has 3 mail boxes. Now no one in my family looses their messages. Overall I give it two thumbs up.

I have been looking for a decent cordless with answering system for my home office. The handset volume is abysmal, I have to turn everything in the house off and the fan on my notebook is louder than the person I am speaking with on the phone. The Answering system is easy to use, and remote access is a breeze. Too bad I don't have super human hearing, but then, if I could spend the money on that I probably should have bought a more expensive telephone.

Well I got this phone for Christmas last year and it's still going strong. I hear perfectly, no static, and I would recommend everyone to buy this phone.

I bought this phone on February 21, 2004. I thought it looked nice and sophisticated and for the price it couldn't be beat. It is now August 3, 2004 and it died. I called the company to see if they could tell me the problem but they told me it died but they will replace it if I send it back with proof of purchase and I will receive a new phone within 7-14 days of them receiving my phone and figuring out what if anything is wrong with it . So, I am now out of phone for about 3 weeks or I could never buy V-tech ever again and purchase a new one. Oh, and the reception once I went to the backyard was crappy. Don't buy it and do your self a favor spend a little more money for quality. I gave this product 1 star because that was the lowest rating I could give it deserves a -1