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(More customer reviews)Compared to the previous model, WXI377, which I've owed for over two years, this model fulfilled most of my wishes what the older model lacked...
For example, 5.8GHz digital spread spectrum is much more secure than the old 900MHz analog.Now the keyboard is also backlighted as well as the display.The onboard speaker is nice and comes in handy.You can expand the phone to have more handset(TWX977 will give you the very same handset) and have features like transferring a call, page, intercom and conferencing, etc. Phonebook has much larger capacity, and now you can store two numbers per name, and personalize the ring tone...
Some same old problems still exist.The old WXI377 when it was submerged in bathtub, the cavity around the earpiece speaker would be filled with water that blocked the sound.I had to shake it vigorously get the water out, otherwise the volume would so low it was hard to hear the other party.The new model is still the same way, and shaking the water out would take more effort, seems to me.The chain dialing still only works when in a call(when you are connected, you can bring up the phonebook and dial another number.Works well for dialing a phone card access number first, then the real phone number from your phonebook).If you start by keying in a few digits, like "#0P"(I have a 2-line switch, #0 will access my other line. P is for a 1-second pause), you can't get in the phonebook and bring up another number onto the screen to concatenate them together then dial all at once...
The one area it screwed up is the redial number.On the old phone when you display the number by pressing Redial, you can hit Delete button to delete the last digit by each press.So you can edit the number by getting rid of the extra digits last time you entered when on hold and "press 1 go to this menu" or "press 2 for voicemail", etc.The new model does not allow you to edit the redial number.Hit Delete will wipe out the the entire line.This is the only problem I can remember now, that doesn't exist on the old model before...
UPDATE 6/22/08: If you want to expand, you don't have to buy the TWX977 Accessory Handset.Just buy another one of this, then set the base to a dumb charging station just like the TWX977, and deregister then register with the existing base (this what I've done.I've got two of these, ready to get a third one now).This way, if your old WXI477's base goes south, you can activate the other(though charging will be a minor problem, as you'd be left with one base and two handsets.But the system will still be functioning/limping.)My first was bought a year ago and second in Feburary of '08.So far, the first one's rubber piece surrounding the display, has deteriorated to make the two look not just half a year apart, but more like a couple years of use.The oil on my face has caused this, though I don't feel like I got particularly greasy face...
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Product Description:
5.8GHz Expandable Water Submersible Handset Phone with Call Waiting/Caller ID Expandable to a total of 10 handsets!Waterproof (meets JIS7 waterproof specs), Floating handset, Rubberized handgrips, 100-name phonebook, up to 100 No. Caller ID memory, Handset speakerphone, Headset compatible, 4-way conferencing, Intercom between handsets, Transfer phonebook memory between handsets, Room monitor, DirectLink- 2-way radio feature, Call screening, Trilingual voice prompts, New message LED indicator, Backlit display, Trilingual menus, 20 ring tone options, Personal ring feature, Do not disturb setting, Lighted keypad, Belt clip included, Last 3 number redial, Mute/Hold features
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