VTech 2528 2.4 GHz Analog Cordless Phone with TeleZapper and Caller ID

by VTech

Product Details

Product Manual [777kb PDF]

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000075B6F
• Item model number: VT-2528
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 29, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The VTech 2528 offers 2.4 GHz high-frequency technology for longer range and reduced interference. Plus, the built-in TeleZapper helps reduce annoying telemarketing calls--a special tone fools many automated telemarketing computers into thinking your number has been disconnected. Caller ID with call waiting tells you who's calling even when you're already talking to someone else (a subscription from your local phone company is required). A 50-name-and-number phone book and 99 caller ID entries make dialing your most important numbers quick and easy. Additional features include headset compatibility and a message-waiting indicator for voice mail.

Product Description

Stop telemarketers and computer generated calls with this 2.4GHz cordless phone with a built-in TeleZapper device. The TeleZapper covers all phones and answering machines connected to your phone line and won't interfere with calls, voicemail, and Caller ID. The phone has Caller ID* built-in to the handset with a 99-name and number memory. Forty names and numbers can be stored on the phonebook directory and you can connect a headset through the 2.5mm jack. *Requires phone company subscription.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Goodbye Telemarketers, Hello peace and quiet!, December 13, 2002

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crawwilk (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: VTech 2528 2.4 GHz Analog Cordless Phone with TeleZapper and Caller ID (Office Product)

It really works! As a homeowner with a two month old, we'd finally had enough of those irritating "unknown" callers. Everyone was selling everything! The Telezapper stopped the phone calls with "no one on the line", the hang ups, and the solictations (let the answering machine pick up & they get ZAPPED!). We saw a difference within a few days and were so pleased! It is reducing those computer dialed calls every day! This is a winner in our home and we've purchased them for Christmas gifts!!! BYE BYE SOLICITORS! More time for baby and peace & quiet!

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Is A Great Phone!!, December 24, 2002

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JoEllen Hock "movie maven" (Waukesha, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: VTech 2528 2.4 GHz Analog Cordless Phone with TeleZapper and Caller ID (Office Product)

This phone is great! Not only does it "zap" computer-generated telemarket calls, but it lets you know when you have messages on your voice mail with a flashing red light on the base. The display is bright and very easy to read and the directory and memory dial are easy to program. Only one complaint - you cannot hang the base on the wall, but the pros definitely outweigh the cons. Would I recommend this phone? Absolutely!

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars V-Tech 2528 2.4 GHzNOT, March 13, 2003

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winstar22 (Queens, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: VTech 2528 2.4 GHz Analog Cordless Phone with TeleZapper and Caller ID (Office Product)

I purchased this phone on February 25, 2003 based SOLELY on the reviews by current owners on Amazon.com, so I decided to give this little V-Tech a chance, but I now understand why I use products I have had experience with in the past.
THE PROS:

The color is unique (Champagne)
The Tele Zapper feature
The size/shape of the phone (compact size)

THE CONS:
1. If the phone is set to "ADVANCED" for the telezapper, it causes a busy signal to come through the phone when answering a call or a call waiting call. When set to "BASIC" I noticed there is also an annoying beep when answering.

2. If illumination matters, DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PHONE! The keypad does not illuminate in the dark and the keypad beeps are too loud!

3. The caller ID records #'s without the "1" in front of the number. I only mention this, because if you are used to Panasonic phones you know that you can redial a number from the caller id list directly because the place holder "1" is already there. I have also noticed this problem in many other V-Tech phones. They tend to pick up other conversations

4. My biggest PEEVE with this phone, is the fact that during a call there is static. The calls are not crystal clear at all. I avoided purchasing V-Tech phones in the past because I have known this to be common with them. Changing the channels is annoying too, because it briefly interrupts the call to "SCAN" the area only to find more static.

I hope this explanation is helpful...I research purchasing phones quite often, and the only reason why this phone received 2 stars is because of the TeleZapper feature. Which I didn't really have the opportunity to take advantage of.

HAPPY PHONE HUNTING!!