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- Inexpensive
- Decent sound quality
- Can indicate remote voicemail
- Backlit keypad
- No answering machine
- No speakerphone
- Ringer volume too low for some
Reviews say the VTech ia5824 is a good option if you want an inexpensive analog cordless phone. Users say the audio clarity is generally good. Features that help make the VTech easy to use include a backlit keypad, a 20-number phone book, and a caller-ID display with 45-number memory. Owner reviews note that there's no headphone jack, no speakerphone, and no answering machine, but the phone does have a message indicator if you have voicemail through your phone company. A couple of users say the ringer is not loud enough. If you want a cordless phone with more options, including an answering machine, reviews recommend the Panasonic KX-TG1032S (*est. $70).
Consumer Reports rates 26 cordless phones, including the VTech ia5824. However, you'll need a subscription to see their ratings chart. We found helpful owner reviews at Amazon.com, and we also found a video review at ExpoTV.com in which an owner demonstrates some of the phone's features.
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Our Sources
1. ConsumerReports.org
Consumer Reports applies its usual extensive testing to 26 cordless phones, including the VTech ia5824. The brief overview is free online, but you'll need a subscription to see the ratings chart, the individual product reviews and the user reviews for them.
Review: Cordless Phones, Editors of Consumer Reports, Oct. 2007
2. Amazon.com
About 15 user reviews at Amazon.com give the VTech ia5824 cordless phone a slightly above average score. Most say it sounds fine, a few others say it's a $20 phone and they don't expect greatness.
Review: VTech ia5824 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone w/ Caller ID Reviews, Contributors to Amazon.com
3. ExpoTV.com
This positive video review at ExpoTV.com shows an owner demonstrating some of the features of the VTech ia5824 cordless phone. She points out that it has no speakerphone.
Review: VTech ia5824 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone w/ Caller ID Review, Contributor to ExpoTV.com, July 30, 2007
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