Philips CD1553B/17 DECT Series Tri Expandable Cordless Phones with Digital Answering Machine

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 10.4 x 7.3 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00133NYHO
• Item model number: CD1553B/17
• Average Customer Review: 1.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Expandable Digital Cordless Phone. Up to 4 handsets with one phone jack. Philips CD1553B DECT cordless phone offers a clear sound that makes phone conversations crisp. The battery capacity allows for a standby time up to 150 hours and a talk time up to 12 hours. Phone can hold up to 50 names giving you the convenience of storing phone numbers for friends and family in one place. Alphanumeric display screen lights up allowing names and numbers of incoming calls to been seen easily. Included are 10 different ring tones enabling you to match specific rings for family and friends. Use the speakerphone to enjoy the convenience of talking on the phone hands free. Docking station has handset locator button to help you locate a lost phone. Tri Pack includes three phones with docs. Primary phone dock includes digital answering machine with 18 minutes recording time. Move freely in and around the house within a range of maximum 150-foot indoor and up to 1000-foot outdoor (in ideal open-air conditions).

Product Features

Never miss a call Digital answering machine With a digital answering machine, you'll never miss a call or message. 18-minute recording time Records up to 18 minutes of incoming messages

Clear calls around the house

Virtually interference free

Thanks to an advanced digital technology, calls are undisturbed by interferences from other devices.

Speakerphone - Talk handsfree

Handsfree mode uses a built-in loud speaker to amplify the voice of the caller, allowing you to speak and listen during a call without holding the phone to your ear. This is especially useful if you want to share the call with others or take notes during a call.

Up to 1000-foot range

Move freely in and around the house witin a range of maximum 150-foot indoor and up to 1000-foot outdoor (in ideal open-air conditions).

Pure convenience

Bright illuminated display

Easily read from the phones' illuminated display

50-name phonebook

You can have up to 50 contacts listed in the memory of your telephone

More than 12 hours talk time

Talk with no interruption for up to 12 hours

Eco-designed

Very low energy consumption

Thanks to a high efficiency power supply, the overall energy consumption is reduced by more than 50% compared to a conventional power supply.

Automatic reduction of the emitted power

Thanks to an intelligent embedded system, the transmitted power is permanently controlled and optimized depending on the distance between handset and base unit.

Specifications

	Picture/Display
	Backlight		Yes
	Backlight color		Amber
	Display colors		Black & White
	Main Display Resolution		n.a. pixel
	Main Display Technology		TN
	Main Display Type		Dot Matrix

	Sound
	Handset ringers		Instrumental, Polyphonic
	Volume Control		Volume Control up/down

	Convenience
	Alarms		Alarm Clock
	Base Station keys		Answering machine keys, Paging key
	Battery charging indication		Yes
	Call Management		Call Waiting, Caller ID, Conference Call, Explicit Call Transfer, Microphone mute
	Ease of Use		Full Duplex Handsfree, Keypad Lock, Menu Control
	Multi base capability		1
	Multi handset capability		Up to 4 handsets
	Signal strength indication		Yes
	Speakerphone-Talk handsfree		Yes

	Network Features
	Antenna		Integrated on base, Integrated on handset
	Dialing		Tone, Pulse

	Answering Machine
	Plug & Play Answering machine		Yes
	Recording time capacity		Up to 18 min

	Memory Capacity
	Call log entries		10
	Phonebook		50 names and numbers
	Redial List Capacity		5

	Connectivity
	Headset		Via Jack Connector (Handset)

	Dimensions
	Base dimensions		120 x 114 x 82.5mm
	Handset dimensions		162 x 48.3 x 28.7mm

	Power
	Battery capacity		550 mAh
	Battery type		AAA NiMH
	Kind of Battery		Rechargeable
	Mains power		AC 120V - 60Hz
	Number of batteries		2 per handset
	Standby time		Up to 150 hours
	Talk time		Up to 12 hours

	Accessories
	Detachable belt-clip		Yes

Product Description

Philips CD1553B DECT cordless phone offers a clear sound that makes phone conversations crisp. Phone can hold up to 50 names giving you the convenience of storing phone numbers for friends and family in one place. Alphanumeric display screen lights up allowing names and numbers of incoming calls to be seen easily. Included are 10 different ring tones enabling you to match specific rings for family and friends. Use the speakerphone to enjoy the convenience of talking on the phone hands free. Docking station has handset locater button to help you locate a lost phone. Tri Pack includes three phones with docs ¿ primary phone dock includes digital answering machine with 18 minutes recording time.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Not That Good..., October 23, 2009

By	Bernardo H. Antonio (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I bought this set of phones thinking that I would have the greatest ones on the market. Wrong!

Pros:
+ Nicely designed. Looks great on my living room, kitchen and office.
+ Great answering machine.
+ Good price.
+ Great battery life.

Cons:
- The sound quality could be a lot better.
- It is such a headache to make a conference call with these!
- Volume is way too low. Hardly hear the other person!!

Overall:

Would NOT buy this again. Buy some Panasonic's.

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad phone, June 3, 2009

By	D. Perry (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I agree with everything the other reviewer said (static, dropped calls, poor range), plus two other irritating things. 1) Answering machine just flashes when a new message is on it so you can't tell how many calls are there. 2) You can't pick up multiple handsets at the same time to speak to the other party, so both my kids can't talk to grandma at the same time. You also can't pick up one handset and yell upstairs for the real recipient of the call to pick up. The manual says there is some crazy key combination that lets one handset call the other to do this but it doesn't seem to work, and even if it did - what a pain.

1.0 out of 5 stars Good concept, didn't meet expectations, April 24, 2009

By	Mrs Koz (PA) - See all my reviews

What we initially thought were just problems getting used to the new format & features of the phone have turned into a daily headache. We decided to switch to this new technology to avoid the growing interference with our other cordless/wireless devices that seem to be taking over our household. Philips is a trusted brand and we have a few of their products around the house with zero problems, but for our current needs this wasn't the solution we thought it would be.

Some unadvertised features of this phone:

-Loss of your audio mid-call so you can hear the other party but they can't hear you, lasting up to 30 seconds before it came back.

-Inability to "flash" to answer call-waiting. The phone requires a special code be entered when you want to answer the other line. If you just hang up to try and get to the other call, you have to find another handset to pick up the call.

-Every ringtone is abnormal and irritating. Doesn't anyone make a normal phone ringer anymore? Who wants their phone to ring 4 times every one second?

-If you don't have the phone on the charger at all times, it actually loses the battery power that it accumulated charging all night.

-Range is significantly poor indoors. We had to place the main unit exactly in the center of the house, which was not convenient for the answering machine's sake, to even be able to use the phone in the bedrooms or the kitchen.

I am not even sure I want to exchange this for the obvious defects when the features are so problematic. Philips made this more complicated than it needed to be, unfortunately.