My hubby and I both agreed when we got married and moved in together that we did not need to have a house phone. Being that we both had cell phones, it was completely pointless to spend money on a home phone service. It was not until our baby was born and we had a nanny come to the house everyday when we realized that we needed a way to get in touch with her. She didn’t have a cell phone herself, so in the event of an emergency she would not be able to call anyone, and no one would be able to call her.
Even after we no longer needed the phone, we decided to keep it. I found that with a house phone I had better service throughout the house, and I would use the house phone as my primary phone rather than my cell phone. I was able to multitask with my house phone, I could go in the basement and do laundry – my cell phone does not have reception in the basement. The only thing my cell phone had on my house phone was that I could connect it to a Bluetooth ear piece and wash the dishes, fold the laundry, or make the bed. As you can see, I multitask A LOT, and if I can chat on the phone with a friend, it makes chores go by a lot quicker! Naturally, the V-Tech LS6475-3 Multitasking System was for me. I absolutely love the earpiece feature that is included in the package. This feature allows me to talk on the phone while completing other household tasks.
This year I am hosting Thanksgiving dinner at my place, and while it is not the first time I am hosting a very important holiday, there is a lot of pressure to get everything just right. With the VTech LS6475-3 Multitasking System, I can see emergency phone calls to my mom asking her cooking questions to be much easier while also giving me two hands to work with.
The hands free feature is not the only feature this phone has – but it is definitely my favorite. Other features include:
- Easy to use, standard wall mount capability.
- Audible time and date stamp on recorded messages.
- 50 name and number phonebook directory.
- Slim handset size.
- Trilingual prompts allow you to choose between English, Spanish or French.
- Multiple over the ear and over the head wearing styles.
- Caller ID/Call waiting stores 50 calls.
- DECT 6.0 digital technology provides the best sound quality, security and range in cordless phones.
- Protect yourself from identity theft with digital security. Your call is digitized and encrypted, making it nearly impossible for someone to eavesdrop.
- Audio equalizer allows you to choose from 4 different profiles to best match your hearing.
- Excellent range, up to 500 feet.
- Expand this system up to a total of 12 cordless handsets and 2 cordless headsets.
- Hearing Aid Compatible.
- Retrieve messages on the digital answering system from the handset.
- Remotely retrieve messages on the digital answering system.
- HD Audio provides an extended frequency band allowing for the signal to be reproduced and tuned for a fuller and clearer sound.
- Voice Announce Caller ID audibly announces the name and number of the caller on all of the handsets and base unit. No need to find the handset to see who is calling. Makes screening calls that much easier.
- Push-To-Talk acts as a multiple handset walkie talkie system to instantly communicate with any or all of the handsets within the system.
- Digital answering system with 14 minutes of recording time. No tapes or moving parts.
- Enjoy the freedom to have a private, cordless, hands-free conversation anywhere in your home or office. This DECT 6.0 cordless headset gives you the same interference free, superior sound, and long range you expect with a traditional DECT 6.0 cordless handset.
- Interference free for crystal clear conversations. Won’t interfere with wireless networks and other wireless devices.
- With the touch of a button, the handset speakerphones makes hands-free conversations easy
You can check out more features of the VTech LS6475-3- (yes, there are more!) on the site
My overall opinion of this phone is great. Whether I am in the basement or on the main floor of my home, I can make crystal clear phone calls with no interference from other sources. I love that the phone is slim and comfortable to hold – plus the handset beeping feature is great if I lose it. I have a toddler that loves to hide everything – so this feature has been used MANY times. There is also an option to have the Caller ID read the name out loud when someone is calling you – this comes in handy when I am giving my toddler a bath and I can hear if the call is urgent or not. Setting up the phone is super easy. I highly recommend this phone to anyone who multitasks!
About VTech®
VTech is the world’s largest manufacturer of cordless telephones and a leading supplier of electronic learning products. It also provides highly sought-after contract manufacturing services. Founded in 1976, the Group’s mission is to be the most cost-effective designer and manufacturer of innovative, high-quality consumer electronic products and to distribute them to markets worldwide in the most efficient manner.
Disclosure: I wrote this review while participating in a campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of VTech and received a product sample to facilitate my review.