Review on GE 29586GE1 Corded Desktop Speakerphone by Regina Poe

Excellent phone. Easy to set up and works well. It uses the AC adapter to operate the answering machine. No backup battery, not sure if needed. What I like is that the display shows busy when another extension is in use on the phone line. Few high quality corded phones are made today. GE has a good one worth buying and I hope they keep making it. I was able to replace a 12 year old GE speakerphone (still works great), AT&T answering machine and caller ID device with this phone. It has many features and is worth the money. I like the large tilting screen with easy-to-read information. UPDATED 3/17/2010: STILL LOVE THIS PHONE. However, there is something I soon discovered. We have "long-distance alert" on our Cox phone line, which means long-distance calls will sound like two short rings instead of one long ring. The phone counts each call as two, which means the phone will answer early if you have set the call saver mode. The same applies to all other calls. Set to 7 rings, he will answer in about 3 by going to the answering machine.