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VTech i5866 5.8 GHz DSS Expandable Cordless Phone with Digital Answering System | List Price: $119.99
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Brand: VTech
Binding: Electronics
Release Date: 2004-05-01
Warranty: 1
Features: - 5.8 GHz digital spread spectrum signal
- Expandable to 8 handsets, 1 included
- Digital answering system, 3 mailboxes, 15 minutes record time
- Caller ID/call waiting, 50-call memory
- Intercom, 3-way conferencing; custom ring tones
operates at both 2.4GHz and 5.8 Ghz [Posted on 2005-12-13]
I don't want to start a big argument here, but despite what Mr Rusty H. Hodge said previously, the VTech i5866 phone does apparently operate at both 2.4GHz and 5.8 Ghz, AT THE SAME TIME. The handset transmits on 2.4 GHz and receives on 5.8 GHz. The base unit is just the opposite. You'll find this info on page 44 of the owner's manual, which you can download from Amazon or VTech.
Excellent Sound, Good Overall Phone for the Price. [Posted on 2006-01-07]
I am no expert on cordless phones, but I have owned my share of different brands over a 15 year period of time. I owned a vtech long ago and did not like the sound quality back then. This new phone sounds great and has a few cool features you should keep in mind: First, you can record your own ringtone from any sound source(my kids love that), but the playback ring is not as loud as I would want it. Second, you can communicate between handsets(I like that), and lastly, you can transfer calls from one handset to the other. All the other features are cosmetic and minor, but cool if you are into those things. I honestly don't know what people expect from a phone of this price, sure the Panasonic phones are probably better for range, but I think most people don't go too far from home with a cordless home phone. I'd say the best thing about the phone are the type of batteries it takes. I can't see buying a cordless phone battery for $2o and having the thing not hold a charge because someone but it back on the base before its time. NiCad batteries are a thing of the past and this baby comes with AA Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeables that can be purchased anywhere and recharged many times and replaced with this most common format in batteries. Even the base has a recharger for spare batteries. Good Phone for a good price!
Good phones but poor quality [Posted on 2006-03-29]
I recently bought the i5866 DSS Expandable Cordless Phone with Digital Answering System and six handsets. I have a 5 level split level home with only one servicable phone jack. I also run a standard G Wireless Lan in the home. The router for the lan is in the basement and the phone is situated on the next floor up.
I don't really know if the router was the cause of the problem but all but one of the phones (located on every level of the house) transmitted garbled speech. The sound coming in to the phones was fine, but no-one could understand what we were saying back. Also one of the phones would not recharge it's batteries. I returned the lot.
Poor Quality, Poor Performance [Posted on 2007-06-12]
I purchased this phone at Sam's Club about 1 year ago for full retail price at the time. I hate it. The sound quality is really poor. It constantly tells me that I am using the wrong batteries even though they are the factory batteries that came with the unit. There is no option to turn the ringer off on the base - so if you select a personalized ring tone you hear the ring tone AND the base ringtone(which cannot be changed or turned off). The outgoing message for the answering machine cannot be turned off or muted either, so everytime we receive a call we all have to listen to my outgoing message, and it will slowly drive you nuts. The buttons are awkward and pretty cheap and cheesy. I'm going back to a motorola as soon as I can justify spending another $100+ bucks on a phone. Another downer, we've tried carrying the phone across the street when we are visiting our neighbors outside (maybe 40ft away) and there is no reception, 5.8GHzs my @%%. It's a piece...
Worked okay for about 8 mos. [Posted on 2008-02-17]
I recently had to replace this phone after approximately 8 mos. because it kept shutting off (one handset) the handset and kept giving a message "alternate handset in use". I didn't have an alternate handset; never did have one. Anyway, the phone was okay for the 8 mos. before that; the volume levels were better than most phones and the speakerphone worked well. I've used V-Tech phones for some years now and was always happy with them, but this model was disappointing to me. I also liked the idea of using AA batteries, which was a plus for me at first; however, the battery life (in my opinion anyway), could have been longer. I used rechargeable AA's and would have to swap them out after about 3 1/2 to 4 hrs; that was a pain on a long distance call. I don't think I would ever purchase this model again. I replaced this with a new Panasonic DECT 6.0 and I truly love that phone (see my review on that phone).
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