Ameriphone XL30 Phone with 30-dB Amplification and Large Keypad (White)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 12.2 x 10.2 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006BKH1K
• Item model number: XL-30
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 19, 2008

Product Description

Manufacturer Description

The Ameriphone XL30 amplified corded phone, by Clarity, features Clarity Power technology to make words not only louder, but also clearer and easier to understand. With up to 30 decibels of amplification, the XL30 is an ideal solution for those with a mild-to-moderate hearing loss or low vision.

What is Clarity Power Technology?
Knowing the sound of a loved one's voice is only a phone call away...that's the power of Clarity.

Sometimes it's the little things in life that matter most. It's the way a grandchild laughs at your stories. It's the thrill of hearing the happiness in your daughter's voice. And it's as simple as the sound of a 'hello' from a friend, many miles away.

But for millions of Americans, it's the simplest things that are missing from their everyday lives. You see, more than one in ten people living in the United States experience some form of hearing loss. In fact, a recent study found that 50% of all Baby Boomers experience a hearing loss. For many of those people -- over 90% -- the ability to hear high frequency sounds is severely compromised. It's a problem that affects people with a technical inability to communicate, but it can also lead to emotional isolation as people lose the ability to communicate easily over the telephone.

Clarity Power not only makes amplified telephone calls not only louder, but also clearer and easier to understand. The patented Clarity Power technology amplifies and shapes high frequencies to enhance communications for the millions of people who experience high frequency hearing loss, the most common type of hearing loss.

Features include:

• Powerful amplifier increase incoming sound up to 30 decibels
• Adjustable incoming volume control
• Adjustable tone control (600 to 2400 Hz)
• Visual ring indicator
• Extra loud ringer (95+ dB)
• Hearing aid T-coil compatible handset
• 12 programmable one-touch speed dial keys
• Automatic amplifier control may be set to turn Clarity Power on at the lift of the handset
• Tone/pulse switch
• Bright visual ring, missed call, voicemail indicator
• Large keypad buttons make dialing easy
• Redial, Flash, Hold and Program functions
• Ringer pitch and volume controls
• Desk or wall mount options
• 3.5mm jack for neckloops and other assistive listening devices
• Battery backup for use in the event of a power outage

What's in the Box:
Handset, base unit, phone cords, telephone line cords, handset coil cord, mounting plate, user manual and quick guide.

Product Description

Ameriphone uses the latest communications technologies to develop superior-quality products that truly meet the unique needs of its customers. The XL-30 model is designed for people with moderate to severe hearing loss. It has a volume control (up to 30 dB), for loud and clear telephone calls, a tone selector for adjusting sound clarity and distinguishing similar sounding words like "chair" and "share", an audio output jack for direct connection to hearing-aid devices. To crown it all, the phone also features 12 programmable memory dial buttons, an adjustable super loud ringer and bright visual ring flasher, easy-to-see oversized keypad buttons as well as an adjustable outgoing voice amplification (15 dB) for callers to hear you better.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waist your money, October 31, 2007

By	William Coleman - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Bought this phone as a birthday gift for my Mother. Worked for two months and then she couldn't hear anything in the receiver. We got her a new receiver but now people can hear her only very faintly when she talks. I wouldn't purchase from them again and wouldn't recommend their phones.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Phone, March 1, 2008

By	Bouldermike "Bouldermike" (Boulder CO) - See all my reviews

The Ameriphone XL 30 is one of a very few phones that will amplify the OUTGOING signal. Our phone line is not great and people kept telling us, "I can't hear you!" No more. I installed the XL 30 in a wall mount mode, switched on the 15 db amplification and Bingo, no more problems. It will also add amplification to the incoming signal and allow you to shift the tone curve so that it can be adjusted to your ears. The big number keys are great and the one button memory dailing is an improvement over our old phone. It really works and seems like a high quality instrument.

1.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE, September 19, 2008

By	J. Phipps - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This WOULD HAVE been the perfect phone for my 89 year-old mother ... IF it had worked as described in the user manual. Since she lives in an assisted living facility, and she has to dial "7" to get an outside line, she needed a phone that would include a pause when programming the memory buttons. The user manual describes how to do it, but it wouldn't work. I even called Ameriphone's customer support, and they verified the phone was defective. I returned it to Amazon, and they shipped me a new one pronto! However, the replacement had EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM, so I'm not sure whether both phones were defective, or it just has a defective design. Amazon took the second one back too, and gave up on it, refunding my full purchase price including shipping. Amazon performed very well, but this phone did NOT! The only problem is I can't find anything out there made by another company that has the same great features. BUMMER!