LAVA HOT! Vtech 900 mhz phone 2.99 AR FRee shipping Sold out!

Ionizer86

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Hmm, interesting. Another good place to get cheap phones is at the clearance sections of stores like Target. YMMV, but I got my Vtech 900MHz phone for like $4 and some Bellsouth 2.4GHz phone for $8 with no rebates needed.

Good price on a non-YMMV phone deal :)
 

mindless1

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I have a couple of the Vtech 900Mhz.. added them to an order to bump up to next coupon level.

They work fine but the battery pack is undersized, IMHO. If the phone is left off the base for 1 day, don't expect to have any long conversations till it's charged again. Mine are the translucent blue model, in which you can see a ton of empty space inside and in the batt compartment. I was thinking of dremeling-out the upper partition in the battery compartment and putting 3 pcs. x 4/3 "a" size NiMH 4000mAh (often found in older notebooks, for example HP Omnibook) batteries in it.

More expensive Vtech phones come with much larger, modular 3 x AA(?) battery packs.
 

usernamemax20charact

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Originally posted by: mindless1
I have a couple of the Vtech 900Mhz.. added them to an order to bump up to next coupon level.

They work fine but the battery pack is undersized, IMHO. If the phone if left off the base for 1 day, don't expect to have any long conversations till it's charged again. Mine are the translucent blue model, in which you can see a ton of empty space. I was thinking of dremeling-out the upper partition in the battery compartment and putting 3 pcs. x 4/3 "a" size NiMH 4000mAh (often found in older notebooks, for example HP Omnibook) batteries in it.

More expensive Vtech phones come with much larger, modular 3 x AA(?) battery packs.

Yes, I agree. Vtech phones work fine, but their batteries are really bad, not to mention expensive. I know, I know, just buy a new phone instead.

I have an old translucent green model and the battery only holds a charge for 2-3 days max. And after about a year, maybe even less, the battery can hardly hold a charge. I've already changed the battery twice. Meanwhile my Panasonic can hold a charge for at least a full week.

But in any case, for $3 it's a good deal. They (900 MHz phones) come in real handy, especially when you have a wireless network set up. No interference since they're not sharing the same 2.4 GHz frequency.