GE 27920 2.4 GHz Cordless Telephone with Backlit Keypad (Metallic Pearl)

Rating:
Summary: Dismal sound quality
Review: This phone is an excellent example of the saying "You get what you pay for." Yes, it is very affordable (and that was the driving motivation behind my buying it), but I ended up returning it after just two calls.

I value sound quality and range in a phone, and this is why I decided to replace my 900Mhz Panasonic with a 2.4Ghz item. Alas, this GE product fell flat on its face.

The first thing that I noticed was the annoying echo amplification of my voice into the earpiece. This made talking quite distracting. Secondly, my girlfriend claimed that she could barely hear me and that when she did, I sounded "metallic and muffled." Furthermore, as soon as I moved more than 15ft away from the base station, the static started to kick in. I live in the basement, and I found the static to increase exponentially as soon as I went upstairs to the point where one couldn't hear anything while in the bathroom. By comparison, the sound on my Uniden TRU346, which I highly recommend, was crystal clear throughout my house and even out in my backyard.

The only thing that this phone has going for it is its looks. I really liked the cool design and the fact that the antenna lit up when receiving a call....