This review applies to all the DCT648-* models. The phone is nice looking, and the base is a good size. Large enough to use easily but small enough to fit many places. The handsets are nice and compact, but they are too small to easily hold between your head and shoulder with no hands.
The phone system has many features, including different ring tones, the option to assign a ring tone to specific callers, caller ID, and intercom features. The intercom is pretty neat, you can even use it in handset-to-handset mode, similar to walkie talkies, without the push to talk.
There are two things I don't like about this phone system - when you push the Talk button it takes a second or so to connect to the base. The screen says 'Connecting...' while this is happening. So when the phone rings and I pick it up to answer it, I end up saying 'Hello' twice because the caller won't hear me the first time, as the phone is still connecting. It's just something to get used to, waiting a second before talking every time you answer the phone.
The second thing is that the audio quality is not that great. I have very good hearing, and I can tell that these phones are digital. 'Digital' is not a synonym for quality,by the way. I'd say the call quality is comparable to a good quality digital cell phone. Some people won't be able to tell the difference - if you don't think people sound any different on a digital cell phone than they do on a land line, you won't have any problems. But as it is I prefer the sound of my 900Mhz analog cordless, or a regular corded phone.
In the end I'll keep the phones, but thats because they only cost me $30 after rebate, and I really like the feature of having a second handset that does not require a phone jack.
I can't comment on the range of the phones or the quality/ease of use of the answering machine, because I have not used those features. I will tell you that you can get your messages from a handset, instead of having to go to the base, and it appears very easy to do so.
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