Cortelco 250044-VBA-20MD 1-Handset Landline Telephone, ash

We were tired of flimsy phones like the last ones we bought. The receivers fit oddly & slipped off table when you talked as the phones were incredibly light, easily knocked off the bedside table or slid around it. Seems to be the way new phones are. By contrast this is a solid phone with a comfortable receiver that fits in a cradle & four rubber corners to keep phone real stable. My husband & I love this design & have one in our living room, bedroom & office. It may sound odd to some, but I am old enough to remember this style with a rotary dial & for comfort & durability it is tops, but I have a nostalgic feeling about it too. I would say some things can't be improved on but this phone also has controls for volume & ringer which older phones did not, so it ends up even better.Style, function, durability & service all deserve 5 star rating. We had a phone that was replaced under warranty, the ringer switch on the bottom was pushed into housing too hard, I guess. They stand behind their products & It was a very quick return.We do not like cordless phones. We bought at least 3 sets of those & they never sounded clear. I am thinking we will never have to buy another phone.

Mom's kind of lost it mentally and has had a very hard time using your regular type phone with the buttons on the handset.So after watching her trying to use the phone and seeing that when she picked it up her fingers where already hitting buttons on the handset I decided to search for a phone that had the buttons away from the handset and found this phone.Mom's in the stages of dementia and it's like trying to teach a child how to do what would seem like simple things, but a child is actually easier to teach because Mom won't remember anything 30 seconds after you try and teach her.But I am so happy to say that this phone rang a bell in her head and she said it reminds her of the phone she had when she was a Social Worker, made me so happy and now she calls me at 2am, 4am or when ever she wants as she has no idea what time it is, so I'm grateful, I guess.Only thing I noticed being 58 myself and deaf well nearly, I can't hear the stupid thing ring and when I put my ear up to it, it sounds sick but there are other phones in Mom's house that ring like a normal phone but something is definitely wrong with this thing and I'm not sure if it's defective or not, but if I'd have bought it for me, I'd be sending it back.What's with this where they say Double-gong Ringer, what?? Double dumb, it's no gong it a buzz sounding something, think I should probably say something, but it's working for Mom but I don't want to have a piece of junk either that's defective or something, will probably inquire if I only can find the time, she keeps me very busy and I don't really need to be messing with a screwed up phone at the moment.However that's not why I bought it and it works for what I had to do and that's that, just as long as Mom can now hangup a phone correctly and dial numbers correctly I'm happy, but frankly the phone is JUNK, alright said but if your in the stages of dementia you'll never know the difference, so if you've lost your mind and still need a phone this one is for you.I can't hear crude on this phone and like I said the ring sounds really sick.

At first site it looks great. Pick it up and the weight, quality and heft of the new phone doesn’t come close to the ones of yesterday year. Suppose that the way things are now. Plugged it into the phone jack. Dial tone volume has three settings the lowest setting is great. No problems hearing the other person on the line. When i called the home number from my cell phone to test the ringer…. Nothing, no ring. There is a switch on the bottom which allowed the ringer to be turned on / off. Tried bother ways and still no ring. Followed the basic trouble shooting guide and still nothing. I also plugged in the old phone we are replacing and it did ring So! The new phone Must be a dud. VERY disappointed that this phone doesn’t work properly. It’s being returned and not replaced with the same.

My disabled mother can only use one hand. This phone stayed in place for her and she was able to call out and answer without it landing on the floor. We went through many phones until this one.ITS A MUST for elderly or disabled.

I like this phone.At first,the chime ring was a little strange to me.It is set at the lowest and I would not want it any higher.I think they could work on that.But it was the easiest phone in the world to install. Welcome in this insane world. Also, it is the quiet when you dial numbers--so quiet you wonder if it is connected. I needed a landline fast because I have an old, old cellphone and it could go out at any time. I am satisfied. I can use my ATT small voicemail with it.

Well, I'm a bit between pillar and post with this review. The phone arrived broken, the both solenoids that provide the ring tone were not attached inside of the phone body, but I'm a pretty handy guy and the repair was simple enough. After seating the ringers and reassembling the phone, it is very nice. I'm old enough were it looks like a real phone and , although the construction is lighter... it feels right to this geezer.

I bought this phone for my sister who is now in an assisted living center. She had much trouble with the phone that was provided - It had too many "Bells & Whistles" & she could not remember how to work everything. Unfortunately, I also purchased a 25' cord so that she would be able to move around the room if, for example, she needed to turn down the volume on the TV. The cord was terrible, it was scratchy & full of static, we were unable to talk using it. Once I reattached the original cord, the phone now is perfect & very easy for her to use.