📞 White Southwestern Bell FM112 Caller ID Device Review

My old phone broke and I was so happy to find another one just like it. This is exactly what I wanted and works very well. I would recommend it to anyone who needs this type of caller ID.

This would not normally be a bad review for an SW Bell ID product as I have had similar sets that have lasted for years. This one didn't literally work right out of the plastic packaging. Returned to Revan.

Not what it looks like. The screen is sooooo small that you have to use a magnifying glass to see it. Also, it requires a backlit screen, which it doesn't have. I won't keep it unless I can find a more user friendly one. Absolutely not worth the high price.

Fully functional call display. I hooked it up in parallel with a retro style wall phone that didn't have an output jack (my previous call display was wired in series with a phone that did). No problem.

I was a bit hesitant to purchase this product after reading a few negative reviews on the display but after receiving and using this product I'm quite happy with it considering the low price. the price I paid. Ease of use was one of my criteria. There is little to complain about on the display. . . . It's legible enough as long as the device isn't positioned at too wide a viewing angle. I regret nothing.

Like most cheap caller id boxes today, the display is severely low contrast and harder to read than boxes made a decade ago. A contrast slider with about 20 settings lets you choose between a background that is too dark (showing all eights) or a foreground that is too light. The device comes with a non-detachable cable, which makes it impossible for you to position the box far from the port with a longer cable. A 1-year warranty is pointless because you have to pay a "shipping and handling fee"