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This big-button Caller ID* Trim Fone has large, easy-to-read buttons for convenience. Its Caller ID* stores information for up to 99 calls.
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Product Reviews Summary
Avg. Customer Rating:
 
1.1 stars
(based on 14 reviews)
10% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Attractive design(3)
Cons:
Not durable(5), Poor sound quality(3)
Describe Yourself:
Quality oriented(8), Value oriented(3)
Primary use:
Personal(10)
 
Not So Great
By Nosloptrainman from Kansas on 7/7/2008
Pros:
Large buttons
Cons:
Not Durable, Poor Sound Quality
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Bought two of these phones and neither one works very well.
Lots of static while on the phone.
Seems to get worse when the cord from the handset is moved around while taking.
Also, both phones produce "feedback".
It is a high pitched squeal.
Also, caller ID screen hard to see, even after new
batteries are installed.
Awful.
Don't waste your money on these phones.
So disappointing.

 
More Cons than Pros
By RB from San Antonio, TX on 6/7/2008
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Pros:
Attractive Design, Comfortable Handset, Durable, Good Sound Quality, Nice Features
Cons:
Hang-up button position, LCD contrast changes, LCD Display too small, No Call Waiting CallerID
Best Uses:
Bedside Table phone, Conference Calls, High Call Volume, Kitchen Wall phone, Long Talks
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This phone was purchased because of its' styling and features. As a basic phone it works well, has good sound quality, and is durable (been bounced around quite a few times and still works). The ringer volume is good to hear it throughout the house. The silver colored model fit in perfectly with our kitchen, and the white model looks great on the bedside table.

The LCD display is the weak link. The letters are very small, the backlighting isn't bright enough, and the contrast of the display changes as the batteries wear down. As they wear, I need to go into the settings and change the contrast to make it visible again. Even then, it's hard to read the display because of the poor backlighting.

Also, the button to hang up the phone is easily pushed if you press the phone against your cheek. On our kitchen phone, it has developed static which is attributed to the hang up button. If I jiggle the hang up button, the static goes away for awhile. The phone needs to be disassembled to try and clean the contacts for this button. Is this worth it for a $20 phone? Probably not.

Coupled with an external CallerID box, it's a good phone, especially for the price range. It would be a much better phone if the LCD was bigger and brighter.

Oh yes, battery life is too short. I'm not sure what consumes the batteries. It's just unfortunate that the phone cannot derive its' primary power from the phone line.

 
Save your Receipt
By Bill in Milford from Ohio on 6/1/2008
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Pros:
Attractive Design
Cons:
Doesn't last
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal

Junk. Phone doesn't last. Used less than one year and it just went dead. Save your money and get another phone - this should never have been sold by Radio Shack. Terrible quality.

 
THIS PHONE DOES NOT WORK QUIT SELLING IT
By HARD WORKER from ORANGE CA on 5/2/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Nice Features
Cons:
CALLER ID WON'T WORK, Not Durable
Best Uses:
TRASH
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

GREAT FEATURES IF IT REALLY WORKED

 
Call ID and Function dispay unreadable.
By Ed from Elkton, MD on 3/29/2008
How long have you owned it:
One-to-three months
Cons:
Caller ID unreadable
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

The caller ID is almost useless. Requires phone to lay flat to get good contrast and this is a wall phone.

 
Don't waste the $$
By rampratrVerified Reviewer from Alameda, Ca on 3/11/2008
How long have you owned it:
Three-to-six months
Cons:
Not Durable
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

You have to put in your own batteries, which do not last long at all. When the batteries are low, the functions stop working.

 
This is really an awful, awful phone
By THE HOUSE MOMVerified Reviewer from COLLEGE PARK,GA on 3/3/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Cons:
Not good for anything
Best Uses:
Just to look at
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

No instructions on how to program the time, how to erase new call flash, no instructions on anything.

 
Awful, Awful Product
By installer from brooklyn on 1/16/2008
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Cons:
bad quality all around, No Features, Not Durable, Poor Sound Quality, Unattractive Design
Best Uses:
in the trash
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Installed this product in 300 apts and most everybody had some kind of problem with it. stay away

 
Worst phone I've ever purchased
By StarVerified Reviewer from Long Beach, CA on 1/6/2008
How long have you owned it:
One-to-three months
Pros:
Attractive Design, Pretty Pearl white
Cons:
Mine defective
Best Uses:
Bought for a senior
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I too bought this for a senior, real large buttons and a small phone was desired for a bedroom. This phone worked only a few days, believe faulty wiring involved. I tried it in different outlets at my moms & my home, could not get a dial tone. I bought the floor demo, and possibly it was dropped or abused on display.

I returned it and bought the Clarity? Big Button Trim Phone, Model: C210 which is American made and comes with a good substantial warranty. Go for the quality, don't buy this phone.

 
Do Not Buy
By CER from New Jersey on 11/23/2007
Pros:
Waste of money
Cons:
Waste of money
Best Uses:
Landfill
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I bought this as a second phone, and it has never worked properly. I wish I had read the reviews prior to purchase.

 
like they all said
By MeepusVerified Reviewer from Seattle, WA on 7/18/2007
Cons:
Not Durable, Poor Sound Quality, Unattractive Design
Best Uses:
Best as 2nd phone
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented, Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I bought this phone a couple years ago. It's always been touchy, goes through batteries like popcorn (keep a set charged up) & the audio quality is terrible, ESPECIALLY if the batteries go away[...]

 
This phone is terrible! ...
By April A from Arlington on 6/4/2007

This phone is terrible! There is NO call waiting caller ID, and if you lay the phone against your shoulder you will push all the buttons! The cake topper is that the phone only lasted a month!!

 
ORDERED THE PHONE FOR MY ...
By Deborah P from Cleveland, OH on 1/5/2007

ORDERED THE PHONE FOR MY SENIOR CITIZEN MOM AND IT WORKED ALL OF TWO DAYS. NO DIAL TONE,NO NOTHING..NOW I HAVE TO WORK ON RETURNING THE PHONE PLUS GET ANOTHER PHONE...PHEW

 
This phone was great for ...
By Maria K from NJ on 12/8/2005
Pros:
Easy to use, Good clarity, Good features

This phone was great for all of one month, then there was a wiring problem. About every 10th time when dialling 0, it would display 0 but actually dial 9. when you are dialing 011 for an international call, that makes 911 and I had the police at my house several times and had to trash the phone as it was impossible to make international calls.

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