Sony SPP ID970 900 MHz 1-Line Cordless Phone Reviews

Sony SPP ID970 900 MHz 1-Line Cordless Phone

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  • Ready for my daily JOG

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    May 5, 2001
    Pros: Several features
    Cons: Remembering how to use them

    Summary: After suffering many beatings from my five cats, my Bellsouth cordless phone needed to be replaced. My husband likes Sony products, so we bought a new Sony Digital 900 MHz Cordless Telephone. My last couple of cordless phones were el cheapos, ... read more

  • One of the few great phones I've found

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 16, 2002
    Pros: Fantastic sound quality, comfortable, good display
    Cons: None, really

    Summary: As is the case with many people, I've lived with shoddy cordless phones and finally got fed up. I decided to spend a few bucks and actually get a GOOD one. Well, I found it in the Sony SPP-ID970. Looks like the price has dropped since I ... read more

  • You Can't Beat Sony!

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 22, 2001
    Pros: Long Battery Life, Clear Voice Quality, Reasonably Priced
    Cons: Hard Plastic Antenna on phone

    Summary: I purchased a Sony Digital 900MHz phone 1 year ago and I love it. I didn't need to get the one with the answering machine because I have that through the phone company, but the one I have lets me know when I have a new message with the red flashing ... read more

  • From pure frustration to unusable

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Oct 20, 2001
    Pros: Sound WAS good.
    Cons: Everything slowly broke down, one part at a time.

    Summary: It seems like I'm replacing cordless phones every two years because some important feature like caller-id or buttons quit working. On this phone, however, the only thing that still works is caller id. Sort of. The first thing that immediately went ... read more

  • This Sony's No Phony

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Aug 20, 2001
    Pros: Good reception, built-in caller id, jog dial
    Cons: Requires reading all caller id messages to delete

    Summary: The Sony SPP-ID970 is a full-featured 900 MHz phone. It has caller ID on the receiver with call waiting (if you subscribe to these features), 30 channels, a built-in directory that you can dial directly from, as well as many features that come with most ... read more

  • The BEST Cordless Phone

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 20, 2001
    Pros: great phone
    Cons: none

    Summary: I bought this Sony SPP-ID970 Cordless Telephone when my husband got so frustrated with our old cordless phone that he was about to throw it out the window!!! Our GE Cordless phone had a tendency to not be able to answer calls when it was picked ... read more

  • Sony SPP ID 970 -- Nice phone but could be better.

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 17, 2001
    Pros: Long range. Variable volume. Long battery life. Easy caller ID.
    Cons: No ringer off switch. Sound quality average.

    Summary: When we needed a second phone for our upstairs, we asked for one for Christmas. Our gift was the Sony SPP ID 970. I've always been happy with Sony products and the innovations that they've introduced to even the simplest of products. Unfortunately, ... read more

  • Good Feature Ideas But Needs Improvement

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 12, 2001
    Pros: Nicest feature is the jog dial number storage usable with the caller ID.
    Cons: Automatic channel searcher can be annoying.

    Summary: I got my phone shortly after a friend bought one for himself. I used his newly installed phone and played with the cool jog dial feature to make a call or two, and saw how the caller ID displays nicely right on the handset. I bought one for myself and ... read more

  • Worth the price

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Feb 10, 2001
    Pros: Reasonable number of features for the price.
    Cons: No hold or mute button, can't shut off the ringer

    Summary: We recently decided we needed to acquire a cordless phone and I started to look around. My criteria for a phone was the following: It had to have Caller ID, had to have memories (at least 10) and had to be digital. Here's why: Since I already ... read more

  • Quality, Cordless Phone

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jan 6, 2001
    Pros: nice overall quality
    Cons: could have better reception

    Summary: I've had this Sony cordless phone for about 3 months and have hardly any complaints. The phone has all the features you need in a phone. The backlit Caller ID and Call Waiting Caller ID is by far the nicest feature on the phone. It provides a bright ... read more

  • The 900 Mhz SONY CORDLESS PHONE: A New Phone To Build A System On!

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jan 5, 2001
    Pros: Quality
    Cons: Remembering how to use the features.

    Summary: This phone is the solution to a problem. I had a problem. I had a phone in study. Another phone in the bedroom. Another in the kitchen. And another in the living room. Problem was, they were all different kinds of phones with different ways ... read more

  • Best Cordless I've Ever Bought

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 29, 2000
    Pros: Great reception, backlit LCD, Jog Dial
    Cons: No hold or mute buttons, easy not knock phone out of charger

    Summary: I've had the Sony SPP-ID970 for about five months now and have enjoyed every second of my time with it. It isn't the type of phone which is packed with every feature imaginable, but it is an extremely capable unit with everything I was looking for. ... read more

  • Finally, a 900 Mhz I can hear on!

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Sep 30, 2000
    Pros: clear, long range
    Cons: loud ringer

    Summary: This is my second 900 MHz investment and I am very pleased with it. I originally bought a Bell South that was clear as mud so I was hesitant to buy another 900 MHz for fear that they were all like that, I was ready to go back to the 2 channel type! ... read more

  • The phone to buy!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Aug 11, 2000
    Pros: The Sony 900MHz Phone is the best of its kind.
    Cons: none

    Summary: The Sony 900MHz Phone is the best quality of any phone I've bought. This phone has many features to make your life easier to live, like, an intercom feature, a speaker phone, and a memory with redile. The intercom feature is cool because the phone ... read more

  • ET- phone home.

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 22, 2000
    Pros: quality sound and good distance, caller ID
    Cons: none

    Summary: This summer I decided to get a new phone for our beach house. We are always outside on the porch or walking around the neighborhood. We needed a solid cordless phone that had a extended reception area. After my son and I did some shopping around, I ... read more

  • Why I Love This Phone!

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 12, 2000
    Pros: Great quality, clarity, and construction
    Cons: Somewhat expensive.... but worth it!

    Summary: I believe Sony is the best for home communications. And this phone is no exception. It's clear, solid, reliable, and has a wonderful battery life. It, by far, is the best cordless phone I've owned. You must understand that before I bought ... read more

  • Great phone!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 29, 2000
    Pros: Crystal clear sound quality, durable.
    Cons: No message light on phone, only on base unit

    Summary: This phone is solid, holds the charge a very long time and I can talk on the phone for about 4-5 hours before the phone beeps at me to recharge. The sound quality is also better than my old Panasonic. The ability to store phone numbers, the jog dial ... read more

  • My dog peed on my phone!

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 19, 2000
    Pros: Directory, Caller ID, a lot of features to work with
    Cons: None

    Summary: That's right - my dear puppy dog peed on my phone a couple of weeks ago! I was out in the yard checking my purple martin nests and had the phone out there in case anyone called. My dog came up, hiked his leg, and let the phone have it! I tried to ... read more

  • Best phone for the money

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 15, 2000
    Pros: No outside interference, Keeps on ticking
    Cons: Little static in storms

    Summary: I have bought several cordless phones and had trouble with every one of them, the problems ranged from static and inability to hear the other person on the line, to the battery going low after only one and a half to two months of use. I bought my Sony, ... read more

  • The good and the bad

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 9, 2000
    Pros: long range
    Cons: battery life

    Summary: We have had our Sony SPP ID970 for about a year. The range on it was amazing. I could walk my son to the bus stop a block away and not lose my connection. One of my favorite features was that the base can page the handset ( wonderful if you have little ... read more

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