( 8 reviews )
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( 8 of 8 found this review helpful ) Posted: Nov 21 2003
This phone was a waste of money. It's lack of radio frequency suppression means I hear the local spanish music station during all my calls. So does the person on the other end of the line. While this could be considered ambiance it is distracting when you are having a serious conversation. GE has offered to repair the phone, but in the mean time I need to buy another phone - it certainly won't be a GE model.
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( 14 of 14 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jun 18 2003
Having had good luck with GE phones in the past, I took a chance on this model when I needed a business phone. Unfortunately, my string of good fortune ran out.The GE 29438GE2 is not a bad phone, but neither is it what I hoped. The positives are many:1) Attractively designed and solid feeling.2) Large buttons and keypad.3) Sure feeling to the keys.4) Good sound. Reproduces voices nicely both in the handset and the speakerphone.5) LCD display is easy to read, with large numbers.But there are a few damning negatives:1) The battery seems to drain rapidly, even with the unit plugged in. A dead battery means you lose your presets if the main power goes out. Very annoying.2) The flash is not lengthy enough and will not always get you back to a dial tone with a single push. (This is a problem with many phones, though.)3) Bleed between lines. You can sometimes hear what is happening on the other line, as will the person calling. This is clearly inexcusable.4) Volume control is spotty.5) Cannot seem to adjust the sensitivity of the VOX. Likes to cut out if the background noise in the room rises even a little. (This seems to be an issue with all GE speakerphones.)In summary, this is only a fair phone when compared with other models out there.Skip.
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( 8 of 8 found this review helpful ) Posted: May 13 2003
Two reasons not to purchasing this phone. 1) Because there's no Voice Mail light, & 2) the damn thing beeps every time you do something, and the person on the other end of a phone call hears it. It's embarrassing, unprofessional, and a very good reason to never touch this phone.This GE product looks like it was built to keep costs down. It should stand for Generally Embarrassing.
