RCA 2 Line Speakerphone with Call Waiting Caller ID
This RCA Telephone is perfect for a small office or the increasingly popular two telephone line home. Distinctive rings and line-in-use indicators will make you wonder how you survived without this phone! Never play the guessing game again when you answer the phone with Call-Waiting Caller ID. The display will show the name and/or number of the person calling, even if you’re on the phone with another caller. Full-Performance Speakerphone provides hands-free dialing and auto-transfer to handset. The phone also includes an easy-to-read 4-Line LCD Display that will clearly display the caller’s phone number or name and number, date and time of call and call sequence number. Add this RCA Telephone to your home or small office today!
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars Works but Nothing Special
I’ve used this phone for more than a year and it does work. However, several issues to be aware of:
1) The speakerphone has poor acoustics for those on the other end.
2) It does have a headset jack but using a headset is not recommended. The sound is so weak the people I’m talking to complain.
3) The handset has terrible sound quality.
It does work and the speaker/ringer are loud (thought adjustable). However, the poor acoustical quality makes this phone unacceptable for a work at home professional.
4 Stars Everything I wanted – with only minor “issues”
I was looking for a 2-line speakerphone with a good display in my home office. Looked at many, many phones online and in stores. Most were either extremely cheap when holding or way overpriced for my needs.
I hesitantly ordered this RCA thinking it would likely not fit my needs. I was wrong.
It works great and does not have a cheap feel to it. It’s not industrial strength but well worth the money. The speakerphone and other features are perfect. I intend to keep it a long time.
The two very minor annoyances are just that – minor. First, the key press volume is too loud for my preference. I’d prefer to turn it off completely or very low when dialing with the handset in the cradle. I use a headset 95% of the time and the key press beep is annoying to all around me.
The other nit picky detail is that when dialing a number before picking up a line (which is common when entering a number for a conference call), the number does not stay on the display too long. So have that number ready to go and have no distractions. Use the 10 seconds wisely!
Yes, these are petty issues. But enough to keep me from saying I love this 100%. Would I buy another? Yes. It beats everything else I have looked at and/or used for my needs.
5 Stars Good price, great corded phone
This is my second review for this phone. I bought this phone for my mother for Christmas and liked it so much I bought one for myself. The LCD is large and readable. Easy to setup, despite some of the earlier reviews, directions clear, precise and simple. The buttons are a good size. The handset is comfortable to use. It has volume controls for the ringer, handset, and speakerphone. The base is tilted to make it easy to read and use. There’s also a voicemail button that lights up when there’s a message waiting. Once the voicemail button is setup it’s a snap to retrieve a waiting message. I only have one line so I don’t know about the second line options. It has everything. Great phone, highly recommended.
4 Stars Good features
I used this phone for about 18 months and it was great until the speakerphone got a bit erractic. It is sturdy and my speakerphone was loud and clear before the problem. I ordered the same phone again, because it worked well and had all the features I need.
3 Stars not a bad phone, but not a great phone
This is not a bad phone, but not great either. It is being used in a 10 person office, and i have been using it for over 2 months
pros:
good build quality
16 one touch speed dial buttons
pretty good sound
2 speed dial buttons dedicated to voicemail numbers
cons:
if you plug a headset into the headset jack and use the ‘mute’ button, it doesn’t actually mute the headset. This is a pretty big flaw, and in my case, embarrassing to discover during a conference call. Fortunately the plantronics headset i use has a mute button.
’side-volume’ (the amount of your own voice that gets fed back to your earpiece) is a bit high when using headset.
no way to choose ringer volume of two lines separately. I wanted the ringer to be quiet for the second line, but there is no way to do that, or to change the ringer of either line. I had to use the one-line cable and lose the ability to use the second line as the ringer was annoying.
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