Northwestern Bell 392301 900 MHz Analog Cordless Phone (White)

Average customer rating:

Excellent phone for physically challenged seniors

how can i review this item when it hasn't even been shipped!

Phone solved wife's dialing & hearing problems.

A Poor Communication Device

It should be ZERO stars

Northwestern Bell 392301 900 MHz Analog Cordless Phone (White)

Manufacturer: Northwest Bell
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

900 MHz - Digital | Cordless Telephones | Telephones | Office Electronics | Categories | Electronics
Office Electronics | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics
Phones | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics
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Product Features:

900 MHz cordless phone in white

Includes 10-number memory, headset jack, belt clip

40-channel auto scan

Illuminated keypad

Page/handset locator

ASIN: B00005AK7I

Product Description

900 Mhz 40-channel Auto Scan 10-number Memory Compander Noise Reduction 65536 Security Codes Base To Handset Page Out-of-range Warning Flash Charge/in Use Indicators Last Number Redial Auto Answer/auto Standby Desk/wall Use Hearing Aid Compatible Headset Jack (headset Not Included) Belt Clip Battery Low Indication

Amazon.com Product Description

Sick of shouting over static? Northwest Bell's 392301 cordless operates at 900 MHz for clear conversations, and features a 40 channel auto-scan to help ensure crisp reception. In addition, the stylized charging cradle makes a statement, and featuring a handset page, and both charge and in-use indicator lights. The big, backlit buttons are easy to dial, even for little fingers or arthritic hands. The big, backlit buttons are easy to dial, even for little fingers or arthritic hands, and everyone can appreciate the white phone's stylized design.

Designed without excessive bells and whistles, the 392301 offers a 10-number memory for frequently dialed friends, as well as redial, mute, volume control, and hearing aid compatibility. A belt clip is built into the handset. Why spend more for a phone with features you'll never use? The phone is backed by a 90-day warranty.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent phone for physically challenged seniors.......2007-05-15

My 88 year old mother, crippled with arthritis and suffering from retinal degeneration due to diabetes, enjoys her new phone which she finds is simple to use, easy to see clearly, except for small buttons for "flash" and volume control. You can't have everything, but she is pleased, for her greatest joy is talking to friends and relatives on the phone when she cannot visit them in person. After I purchased this for her for about $20, I saw the exact item in a display at a visually impaired assistance office -- for $60! Go Amazon!

how can i review this item when it hasn't even been shipped!.......2006-08-28

amazon, i would be happy to rate the telephone i ordered 7/27/06, but it has not been shipped yet! in fact, when checking the order status, you still state shipping date from 8/30/06 to 9/17/06 expected! well, i guess you just send these questions out to everyone regardless of the status. well i can't say i like the phone, i haven't even gotten it yet!

Phone solved wife's dialing & hearing problems........2005-10-13

I bought this phone for my wife who was having great trouble with the phone she was using. She has touble seeing & selecting small digit pads and some trouble hearing. This new phone has relatively large keys and a loud volume setting. These two features solved her problems. She loves it!

A Poor Communication Device .......2005-09-21

I bought this phone for my father, 88 years old. He has a hard time while using it in his apartment. The reception is very poor - inconsistent and with interference, even when he is using the channel selection feature. It appears that electronic design of the phone has flaws.

It should be ZERO stars.......2003-07-06

I used the phone for a few weeks, then put it away for a few weeks. When I charged it up to use again, it did not work. I called the customer service number on the phone and got a totally unrelated company who never even heard of these people. So I found a tech support email address on their home page (tech support for the phone, not the page's webmaster, I do know the difference)After a week when there was no response, I bought a new battery and charged it. Still nothing. That was several months ago and still no response from the support email either. It is obvious these people will try to weasel out of the warrantee by not ever finding out what is wrong with the phone. While I pursue it, I bought and am using an AT&T cordless phone. This one remaims plugged in just in case I ever reach someone who will want to try and diagnose the problem.

Average customer rating:
IntelliTrax MIX2100 iTRAX Portable GPS Navigation System

Manufacturer: Angeltrax
ProductGroup: CE

Vehicle GPS | GPS & Navigation | Categories | Electronics | In-Dash Vehicle GPS (Installed) | Motorcycle GPS | On-Dash GPS
Navigation Systems | Car Electronics | Categories | Electronics | Vehicle GPS Systems
Product Features:

State-of-the-art GPS Voice Navigation System with Built-In SIRF III Antenna

Built in MP3 Player

View your Videos and Personal Photos

Over 2m POI's in Pre-loaded USA map

Choose from 2D or 3D Map View Options

ASIN: B000MEGOL8

Product Description

"Plug&GO" right out of the box. Combined with all North America mapping database by Tele-Atlas, the system installs in 60 seconds. A state of the art GPS system in one small easy to manage portable package. The IntelliTrax MIX2100 iTrax GPS System gives you a full powered self contained navigation system with buit-in Sirf III Antenna, Calculator, MP3, Personal Photo and Video Player functions. The iTrax MIX Portable GPS Navigation System is also equipped with several special features which allow you to quickly gather information about a location or POI. While you are in Map view, simply take the stylus and touch anywhere or anthing on the map for 1 second. A special menu will pop up. This menu will give you several options concerning the location touched on the map. You can set this as a Start Location to simulate a trip, set it as the Destination, save the location in your Favorites or view detailed information.

Average customer rating:

Networking kits 10X faster is sold here at same/less price!!

Don't be fooled by the 3 stars

3Com 3C1509 Networking Kit

Manufacturer: 3Com
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Networking Kits | Wired Networks | Networking & Online Communication | Computer Add-Ons | Computers & Add-Ons | Categories | Electronics
Product Features:

Hub and network-card kit lets you set up your home or small office network

Includes everything you need to set up a network for 2 PCs

Offers 4 ports (fourth doubles as an uplink)

Makes it easy to share printers and other peripherals

Compatible with PCs

ASIN: B00000JB9Z

Product Description

Do you have more than one PC in your house? If the answer is YES, don't you think it's time you networked them together? By networking, or connecting, the PCs in your house, you will be able to share files, share printers, scanners and hard drive space. 3Com provides the ideal solution for connecting two PCs together with their OfficeConnect Networking Kit. It is easy, affordable and comes with everything you need to setup a small network in your house or small office. The OfficeConnect kit comes with a 4-port OfficeConnect TP4 hub and two Etherlink III ISA network interface cards. It also includes two, 25-foot UTP cables and power adapter - that's everything you need to set up a network! 3Com realizes that most people setting up small networks are novices so they made installation easy with their Installation Wizard software for Windows 95. A User Guide is also included for step-by-step instructions. And should you run into any problems, 3Com offers free technical support. For simple, small network connectivity, is there really any other option?

Amazon.com Review

Fast Ethernet is all the rage in home and small office networks these days due to its blazing 100 Mbps speeds. Some folks, however, have found that they can save cash and still get decent performance by opting for a slower 10Base-T network kit. However, in that regard 3Com's 3C1509 networking kit falls short, as it's more expensive than some 100 Mbps kits we've tested.

The hub included in this kit is bigger than any other four-port design we've tested, as it uses the same case as its eight-port big brother, making it unnecessarily bulky.

The cables aren't shielded as well as they could be, but it didn't seem to hinder performance in our tests. One nice thing about the included cables is they're light tan, so they should blend in better with home and office decor than the bright blue cables some other products come with. They're also longer than average, measuring 25 feet each.

The two network interface cards (NICs) that come with the kit interface with ISA slots. Newer computers have only a few of these slots since the technology is slowly being phased out, so make certain you have one that isn't in use before ordering this kit.

Installation was a mixed bag. On one of our test machines, the NIC was immediately identified, and we had no trouble installing the drivers. Our other PC didn't fare as well. Plug-and-play detection went into an endless loop of driver installation, and it took some doing to get the NIC recognized by both Windows 98 and the 3Com configuration software.

The user's manual did little to help our problems. It's a thick book that, unfortunately, has not been updated in a while. It covers DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, and Windows NT but makes no mention of Windows 98. Typically, Windows 95 installation instructions are sufficient for a smooth Windows 98 installation, but not in this case.

When everything was up and running, the kit worked as advertised, matching the performance of similar 10Base-T kits we've tested. The front of the hub has all the requisite status lights to indicate the power status, port activity, and network collisions.

This isn't the type of kit that can easily be upgraded to 10/100Base-T should your needs warrant the speed increase. Upgrading would require the replacement of every component, including the cabling. The hub does offer some expandability in that the fourth port can act as an uplink to interface with another hub. Of course, this means you can only attach three computers to the hub when it's running in this configuration.

Although you get everything you need to connect two PCs with this kit, we were left wondering why it costs more than some 10/100Base-T kits we've tested. It's possible to get a 10/100Base-T kit with a five-port switched hub for less money. While 3Com's software is superb and they offer free technical support and a lifetime warranty for this product, it still doesn't make sense to buy a package full of aging components when you can get a kit that is ten times faster for about same price. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

All-in-one package
Good software
Hub supports uplinking
Inconspicuous network cables

Cons:

Expensive
Aging components and technology

Customer Reviews:

Networking kits 10X faster is sold here at same/less price!!.......2002-01-03

I have not bought this product and tested it, and have no plans in doing so. However, I justify my rating of 1 star simply because the price is too high for this technology. Amazon in its review mentioned that you can buy a networking kit TEN TIMES FASTER for the SAME or LESS price, and I totally agree!! It is simply not logical to purchase this item, it is a riff-off. You're paying more for less!

Find other networking kits here which are faster and cheaper alternative like: Linksys FESWSK5 EtherFast Switched 10/100, Linksys FESWSK5 EtherFast Switched 10/100, D-Link DFE-910 10/100 Network-In-A-Box with 5 Port Switch, etc.

Don't be fooled by the 3 stars.......2000-04-11

I was very disapointed in the way the internal network cards that came with this product worked in my machines. Basically, they didn't. because of the IRQ conlficts I was unable to resolve, I had to turn around and buy two more NICs (I highly recommend Netgear USB NICs, BTW). The only reason I gaive it 3 stars is because of the hub which works well and seems to be high quality. 3-Com dropped the ball on this one.