Northwestern Bell 35808-4 5.8 GHz Analog Cordless Phone with Answering System and Caller ID (Silver/Black)

I'm ready to return this product. The instruction manual included does not appear to include the correct instructions to operate the phone. I cannot make the phone operate properly either with the instruction manual or by trial-and-error, and I am a...

About half of my conversations on this phone are interrupted by intermittent dead air lasting 3 seconds. The outgoing message that you record has terrible quailty, lots of static, whether recorded through the base or the handset. I found it difficult...

I bought this phone and used it only a short time. The quality of the phone is of a cheaper model. The battery went dead in a short time and there always seemed to be problems with the phone charging. I had to unplug and replug it in from time to time...

You get some decent features for the money, but the clarity of phone calls is really terrible when compared to the best digital cordless phones. My cordless Panasonic from the early 90's sounded better than this.

Pros: none

Cons: Anything that CAN fail on a phone WILL fail on this phone!

I did have the trouble with the phone the previous reviewer had. I took it back with in a week and the store replaced it with another. It has worked fine with no problems. The range was not the best so that is why I give it a 4.

This phone has terrible intermittent reception. It will be totally clear one minute and then progressively get worst until you can't even carry on a conversation. I've had it for about 3 weeks and it's going back!!

It will not electrocute you. I think.

Intermittent crackling, terrible reception, random hanging up.