Philips DECT/VOIP Additional Handset for VOIP841 Series
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Manufacturer: Philips AccessoriesModel: VOIP8410B/37
Product features:
- HNDSET FOR VOIP841
- ADDITIONAL HANDSET; COLOR LCD SCREEN; EASY-TO-USE SKYPE FEATURE; FEATURES SPEAKERPHONE, POLYPHONIC RINGERS, 5-LEVEL VOLUME CONTROL & GREEN BACKLIT KEYPAD; CALL MANAGEMENT FEATURES INCLUDE CALL ON HOLD, CALL TRANSFER, CALL WAITING CALLER ID, MESSAGE WAIT
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Customer Review: All-in-all, pretty good (but getting worse)
Summary: 4 Stars
Good audio quality, good range, and it has the headphone jack and a pocket clip (which I need, because I often walk around while talking on the phone). It would be nice if the directions had explained how to add this line to the base station. Apparently, you have to hold the page button down on the base for five full seconds until the lights start blinking, then press the button on the handset to register it. I had to actually call Phillips to find this out.
The main reason I am giving it only four stars is the fact that you can't conference with these two phones (that I can figure out, anyway). With my previous two cordless phones, I would switch when the battery got low. I would just press "Talk" on the second phone, press "Off" on the low-battery phone, and continue my conversation. These phones don't seem to allow that. If you are on a call and press "Talk" on the other phone, it just beeps annoyingly at you. Perhaps the directions...well...perhaps Phillips can help me with this, but at the moment, that takes it down to 4 stars.
UPDATE: Let's take it down to 3 stars. Whenever I power down the base unit, the phones reset all of their settings (time, dialing preferences, etc.). It is extremely annoying to dial a number, press talk, and have the phone stop and ask you whether you want to dial through your land line or through Skype (when you already told it to use your land line by default).
Also, reviewing and calling recent numbers (incoming or outgoing) is pathetically slow. In my previous cordless, it was two fast button presses to call someone back (first button to bring up the incoming call list, second button to dial). In this phone, it takes up to 4 button presses, with up to 2 seconds pause between presses. I can't figure out how to change my stars, but this one is definitely down to 3.
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10-22-2007 - Brand New Item. Description - PHILIPS VOIP8410B/37 ADDITIONAL HANDSET FOR VOIP841 SERIES (ADDITIONAL HANDSET)Digital Cameras & Photo Categories