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180 of 186 people found the following review helpful.
VERY good
By David
I spent weeks looking for a review on this. I couldn't even find anything on the Motorola website. I took a chance and I'm SOO glad I did! I let it charge, and the wireless headset was charged and ready within 3 hours. There was no need to pair it or set it up, other than time and answering machine stuff. I don't use the answering machine function, so I just turned that off. I had my wife call me, and I went all through the house, outside in several directions, etc. In the house, long rectangle shape, I got a weak signal at the very end of the house; expected as it's a long house and many many walls including brick, and many electronics. Outside, I went over 150 feet in many directions without issue. The WHOLE conversation, I talked in a hushed voice (like not to wake someone) and was heard as if I was speaking Office Normal. Distance can probably be gained by placement, but I bought this for home office where I spend 99% of the needed talk time. Works for me, so I haven't moved it around.The unit is compact and does not crowd my desk. The Wireless Headset is deceiving from the pictures. The ear arm pokes in the air when on the charger, rotates around ear and has small nub that sits in the ear very comfortably. I can see it being tight on very small ears, but otherwise, great. It's very light, very clear, comfortable, and when I thought there would be wind noise heard, I was told it was barely there. I stood next to burgers being fried in the pan, and was told it sounded like light running water. I thought I was going to have to leave the room for the noise, but caller said it was just a light noise and they heard everything I said.... again, I was speaking in a voice not to wake someone.I bought this just because of the wireless headset, and have not even used the handset but once. It was good and had no complaints, but I will use that minimally. NOTE: You CAN NOT place a call from the headset. You have to use the handset or another phone to place OUTGOING calls. In my office, I accept calls on one line and place on a second line, so this was perfect for what I needed. Now I can call out and still answer without issues.For the price, it's a great little gadget and is making my life moving around the office SOOOOOOO much better! Best purchase I've made in this area! Hope this review helps someone!
150 of 154 people found the following review helpful.
Amazing phone, disappointing headset.
By Jiffy Pop
To begin with, I thought (per the product description and photo) that it came with 2 headsets not an extra phone and base. I cross-referenced the part # with Motorola's Web site to be sure, and they also said "2 headsets." I purchased it for a home office application, and expected to get 8+ hours of phone time out of the headset. The phone is easy to set up and the call clarity is beyond amazing. The bluetooth headset pairs easily with the handset and calls can be ended via the headset itself. Great. The headset itself fits nicely in the ear, and weighs nothing. I was also able to walk around outside my home, taking out garbage, etc. with the handset without compromising the call quality. The freedom to move around, especially during long calls, is great.The problem I have found in the first couple of days of use is the fully charged headset only gets about 4 hours of talk time before dying. There is a warning but I choose to just let it go, knowing I am stuck on the handset for the remainder of the work day. The handset is showing that it is still full battery after the same amount of talk time. It would be nice if I could then,in a pinch, plug in a standard headset into the phone, however there is no audio jack on the phone. It's a bit disappointing to only get half a day of hands free phone time out of this device. I wish I could buy a second bluetooth headset that I could keep charging in the cradle while talking on this one.
64 of 66 people found the following review helpful.
Not perfect, but more satisfied than with other brands
By S. Bettner
After much deliberation I decided to buy this phone, mostly because I needed a phone with a headset and after reading reviews this seemed to be the best option for the best price. I am happy with my decision, but there are a few quirky things about this phone you might want to know about. This phone is used the majority of time for my at home business.I do love using the headset with all calls because you cannot hold this phone to your ear using your shoulder. The phone is only good to talk on if you truly don't need your hands to be free. I have had my headset on while putting on makeup, styling my hair, washing my hands, washing dishes, cleaning up, typing on the computer, etc. and I've asked those I'm speaking to if they can hear what I'm doing and if it comes through loud to them - the answer is no. They can tell I'm doing something, but it is not loud enough for them to make out what I'm doing.However, to use the headset it is a multi-step (but quick) process. You dial the phone # and wait for it to start ringing. Then you hit the INT (intercom) button which pages your headset. Then you press the "talk" button on the headseat. And Finally you push the button on the phone to hang up the call because the call has been transferred to the headset. When you want to hang up from call you have to push the talk button on the headset and the end call button on the hand phone.Also, I have not figured out how to transfer between calls when I have a call coming in on call waiting. If I press the Flash button as in all other phones it does not click over to the other line, but instead hangs up on my current line. I can't find anything in the directions that tells me how to click over.Also, in regards to the call waiting: when a call comes in you don't just hear a beep on the phone letting you know, but instead you hear one "ring" of the ringtone! I don't think the person you are speaking to can hear it, but it is pretty annoying.Also, there is a ringer on the phone base/cradle and a ringer on the handset. The cool thing is you can turn the ringer off on the base or on the handset.You see the ringtone on the base doesn't seem to be syncronized with the ringertone of the phone so when the phone rings and both ringers are turned on it is loud and annoying that they don't ring in unison. The ringtones aren't as annoying as other phone brands, but when will technology catch up in this area and present us with pleasant ringtones.I don't use the answering machine that comes on the base because I use voicemail in my phone system.Also, the buttons on the phone are not buttons, but are completely flat squares to press down on.The call clarity and voice clarity is excellent - no complaints.The phone was very simple to set up and pair the headset to the phone.Would I recommend this product? Yes, if you are okay with the above "Quirks".
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