General Electric 28300EE2 IP Phone

Wi-Fi-friendly and Bluetooth-friendly telephone system is Skype-certified to allow you to use Skype, a program for making free calls over the Internet. Expandable to six handsets (only one phone jack required. Makes standard and Internet calls simultaneously. Change your Skype status with the handset. Telephone system offers DECT 6.0 interference-free technology, encrypted security, Call Waiting/Caller ID, separate logs for Skype and standard calls, a full-color LCD, two handsets, handset speakerphone, melody ringtones, 100-name/address book, 10 speed dials, call conferencing, call timer, call transfer, Do Not Disturb feature, flash function, hold, line-in-use indicator, pause, mute, tone feedback when dialing, distinctive ring for each line, intercom, page/find, dial-back function, room monitor and multilingual display. Hearing aid compatible. Use on desktop. Energy Star qualified.

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• Reviewed by: DanIngold

  06-04-08

  Duration of ownership: 1 Years

  Strengths: Very good call quality, both landline & Skype; LOUD earpiece and speakerphone volume

  Weaknesses:Occasional crashes; no lighted keypad; can't wake from standby without executing function

  Overall Evaluation: Have had the phone for about a year. Unlike earlier reviewers, there was little or no problem setting up the phone. It inherited my existing Skype contacts without problems. The DECT 6.0 works a lot better in my house than my 5.8 GHz phone. Sometimes the phone goes off into never-never land, where it loses track of its charge state, Skype status, etc. Landline continues to work, however. The only (but simple) recovery is to remove the batteries for a couple seconds. After restart, it reports the batteries are discharged, even though the phone was in the charger the whole time. Physically, the phone is comfortable to hold and use. Its earpiece and speakerphone volume is very loud, and I typically can keep it on its lowest setting unless background noise is high. Feature-wise, the phone seems crude compared to a typical Uniden, Panasonic, Siemens, etc, but in this respect it is comparable to other, non-Skype GE phones. As with most wireless phones, the display blanks (for sleep mode) when it's idle, and wakes when a button is pressed. Irritatingly, however, that waking button press isn't ignored function-wise. So if you press the 'Menu' button to wake the phone, it wakes in menu mode and you have to hit the 'Back' button to reach the idle state. In summary, this phone is a decently executed and usable integrated landline/Skype phone, though it lacks the features and clean execution of higher-end, non-Skype wireless phones. I'd recommend it, if you want both features in one phone, and can put up with its relatively minor idiosyncrasies.

• Reviewed by: Charlie_Chan

  02-10-08

  Duration of ownership: 2 Months

  Strengths: Would be nice if it worked.

  Weaknesses:Everything.

  Overall Evaluation: JUNK! Waste of $120. Can not make Skype out calls (unless you dial with your computer). Randomly disconnects from computer and you have to reboot PC to get it to reestablish connection with PC. Sound quality is poor to fair. Poor documentation. I think I will throw in the garbage and buy a V-Tech.

• Reviewed by: infosecguy

  03-29-07

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  Strengths: none

  Weaknesses:does not work no support

  Overall Evaluation: As a computer technician I have installed the software and set everything up and my phone says I am connected to skype (all though it can not read my contacts, I am told you have to manually enter them). I can not call out or receive calls even though it says I am on line and I am able to do it from the computer. I have been on line with support for over 4 hours now. Each time getting transferred to a new person, now I have the supervisor on the phone who like the last 8 people have no idea what skype is or have ever used it. Like the last 8 people he is reading the troubleshooting tips out of the manual and wants to know if the phone is powered on and is my computer powered on. The last technician was unaware this product comes with a cd or any type of software and the phone still does not work so back it goes, no one should have to go through this.

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