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(More customer reviews)I wanted this for a very specific reason: to serve as a "house ringer" for our two cell phones. Often when we get home we leave our cells on a table by the door. And, because they will be on mute because of earlier activites such as meetings, etc., we don't hear them if they ring and we miss the calls, texts, etc.
I thought I'd use this to notify us regardless of whether we left the cells on mute. My idea was to leave this on our nightstand were we can hear it throughout the house. If it rang and we didn't happen to have our cell with us we'd still hear the ringer and go pick up the phone. (Just like the good old days when you had to walk over the to the wall or desk phone to answer it.) Also, with this on the nightstand, when we went to bed at night and left the cells on the other table we could just answer any calls with this. Also, what made this unit an especially good speakerphone is that it can handle two cells at the same time; so I didn't have to buy one for each of us.
Well, all my plans came apart when I received the unit, set it up, paired it with bluetooth and called my cell. When you walk into range of this unit and it pairs with your phone, all of your calls WILL route thru your phone to this unit and you will have to answer them WITH THIS UNIT. Not so good when I'm in the living room, my cell is on the (reasonably) near-by table and a call comes in. The phone and this unit ring but if I pick up my phone and try to answer, it won't. At least it won't unless I select the "transfer call to phone" menu item that is now displayed on my phone. I can't tell you how many times I picked up the cell to answer a call and forgot that I had to do that; so, I'm thinking I'm saying "hello" and talking to someone... until the phone and this unit keep ringing to remind me I'm not really talking to anyone. Yet.
Okay, so I tried a work-around. It didn't work. But, this unit is good for what it's intended. It's a good wireless speakerphone for your car or at home. Just don't expect it to be able work your miracles.
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