Customer Reviews

GE Work Shop / Heavy Duty Cordless Phone

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Sears sells this phone as a Craftsman model for $80. Circuit City for $50. I bought two (one for me, one for dad) and discovered, to my horror, that the base station is a GIANT wall-wart (no power cord) that takes up all of a duplex outlet. The wall-wart is as big as the base of the phone. REALLY stupid, idiotic design. Also, the one I bought was defective in that it would not ring. Worked to call out, but no indication of incoming calls. Took it back. My dad's example works.

Handset is also large and not comfortable to hold - sharp edges. It's supposed to have a load ringer, but judging from the test settings I tried, it's not very load at all at its loadest.

I'd buy it at a close-out price of under $40, but not for a cent more.

I got one of these (the Sears Craftsman version) as a gift, so the price was right- otherwise I'd say it's overpriced.

The maximum volume is much too low to be used in a noisy environment. The handset is thick, so if you hang it from your belt, (upside down because of how the belt clip is attached)then you're going to scrape it off and have it fall to the floor. The keypad numbers are sealed, but the buttons themselves are very small.

If this is really a shop phone, then why isn't there some sort of bright flashing light that lets you know visually when a call is coming in? If you're wearing ear plugs, or running a noisy tool you'll never hear the ring.

I haven't found the extra battery to be necessary or usefull. I think it's just a gimmick to appeal to the "cordless tool" crowd. I'm sure that the "spare" battery won't last any longer than the one you leave permanently attached to the phone.

One supposed selling point for this phone is that you can put in a garage or shop where you have no phone line installed. You can do this because it comes with a transmitter/receiver unit that you can plug in anywhere in the house there's a phone jack. Don't try to use this phone very far from the trans./receiver unit because its range is pretty low.

I'm giving this phone only one star because it has some useless features, is missing several other necessary features, costs too much for what you get, and doesn't perform very well, ESPECIALLY considering it's billed as a specialized shop phone.

I value the Amazon Product Reviews and have purchased many items based on customer feedback. I purchased this phone from Home Depot for $69.95. I am returning it today. It is to large for comfort, the reception is bad, the letters too small for those of us who need reading glasses... I could go on.

Phone broke after minimal use. Not a good shop phone. The other reviews say it all. Stay away.

I bought mine last year from Sears (Craftsman). Poor reception, tiny numbers that can't be punched with work gloves on, not loud enough ringer and the batteries died after only a couple of months along with the display.

Best shop phone I've ever had. This is the 3rd one for me. This phone is the bomb. It will hold up to all abuse. Well almost, my first one was ran over by the dumpster truck. The second one still works but the belt clip broke. I've used this phone for 8 years and they are getting harder to find. DURABLE. Drop it, kick it, do whatever and it still works. I love it.

Right away the little part on the base broke off. Bugs me, even though the repalcement battery seems to still charge. And, for some reason, even the charge on the other side does not seem to hold.
I have the Craftsman which is the same item and I really like it. It seems that they were not made as well as production went forward.