VTechCD1113 Black Trimstyle Phone with Caller ID

Easy to use & can be turned off in a bedroom.

I recently got rid of cable and no longer have caller ID on my television. While looking for a inexpensive phone I found this one. I like this phone a lot. It’s exactly what I need to make it easy to see who’s calling. There is no light though so hard to read if your in the dark and one downfall is that the cord that plugs into the wall is attached to the phone. So if it ever breaks it can’t be repaired. you would need to buy another phone. With that being said it’s a nice inexpensive phone that does the job for my needs.

In the weaning of myself off my cell phone, I got Magic Jack service (highly recommend, btw). This phone does exactly what I need. Call quality and volume are good, people can hear me fine, nice & lightweight phone that won't radiate my body.

As others have noted, if you hang this phone on the wall, it will fall off the hook frequently because the catch is too shallow. The buttons are tiny and close together. You cannot hear the beeps while pressing the buttons unless you hold the phone to your ear which makes it impossible to press them, so it is always a guess as to whether you dialed or not. The caller ID only works with batteries, which is fine, but since it needs batteries anyway it would be nice if the LCD and/or keypad were lighted for easier viewing; the LCD is hard to read at any of the contrast settings. The phone cord is hard-wired into the phone and relatively short, so you have to use a coupler if you want the phone anywhere but right beside a jack. The handset cord is also hard-wired into the phone, so if it goes bad you need to replace the phone.

I have used this V-Tech phone for years and recently purchased two more. Easy to activate and the permanent phone cord fits easily into the WiFi router. I was lucky that Amazon still has this item in stock. Will buy two more for future use.

The phone works OK, at a good price. Problems:1) The cord gets super-tangled easily. This in turn causes2) the base, which is very light in weight, to fly off the table when you pick up the receiver. I sort of cured this by binding the other cord (from the base to the wall jack) to the table w/ tape, but that's a pain, and limits mobility.3) There's a high-pitch squeak upon hanging up and occasionally other times as well.I have another similar phone, same make, no problems. It's attached to the wall. Maybe that's a cure-all.

The phone is great. The instructions left a lot to be desired. The print was so small, I needed a magnifying 🔎 to read it.

lightweight, small, good mic/listening phone for additional room. replacement for more expensive phone that I had to yell when talked. large enough display, however, need light to see display, contrast OK but not adequate for vision impaired. does better than expected/old phone and would order again as an extension phone but not for the main only household use phone. has nice functions.