VTech DS6101 Additional Cordless Handset |Requires a DS6151 Series Phone System to Operate

Nice replacement, simple instructions how to register to my base unit. Came with a battery, belt clip, and charging base.

Easy setup and works Great!

There is not much competition left in cordless phones (especially those that don't patch into cell phones and especially 2 line phones). This is a declining segment as are landline phones in general. There are, as far as I can tell, only 2 other brands left and one of them (AT&T) is also owned by Vtech and are the same phones with a different label.But this phone is the latest standard (DECT 6.0) and seems to work pretty well or at least as well as any other DECT phone. Don't expect miracles - these are meant for short range transmission. You are not going to get reception a mile away. But for most people all they want is for them to work in all parts of their house and these are good enough for that.Without changing the star rating, I would like to comment on Amazon's Warehouse Deals condition ratings. I ordered several of these phones on Warehouse Deals in supposedly "Like New" condition. Most of them were true to their rating. However, one phone that I received was clearly someone's old, broken phone. Not only was it filthy but it was non-functional. Whoever rated this as "Like New" was clearly not checking very closely. I can imagine that the inspectors are pressed to go fast and not spend a lot of time rating each product but even a cursory inspection would have revealed that the phone was not "Like New". I'm sure that they don't test if the product actually works but you could see the wear and tear and filth on this phone from 10 yards away.This has happened to me lately more than once, for other products as well. Plumbing fixtures that were rated "like new" when in fact it was clear that they had been removed from the box and installed and then returned with scratches and so on and were "acceptable" at best.I shrug it off and return the product if it is not as rated (especially if it is totally non-functional or missing parts) but that still creates inconvenience, delay, etc. The customer is not supposed to be Amazon's unpaid quality control dept. Amazon needs to make sure that the Warehouse Deals condition rating system is working as intended and that "Like New" products are really in like new condition because lately they have been far from it. The phone that I received wasn't even in "Acceptable" condition let alone "like new".

Great item as described

Clearly poorly made product. Returned one phone right after purchase because it didnt work. Another one broke within 1 year

I purchased this to expand my DS6151 series phone system. The DECT 6.0 digital technology ensures clear sound quality, and the large lighted display makes it easy to use. It was simple to set up and integrated seamlessly with my existing system. While I wish the battery life was slightly longer, the overall quality and functionality make this a fantastic choice. Highly recommended for anyone looking to expand their phone system!

The Vtech DECT 6 we purchased (Base and 7 handsets), are a replacement for a 5 year old Uniden 5.8 GHz system which worked well, but the batteries were on their way out and we were looking for a bit of range improvement. We've had these DECT phones for about 3 weeks now and they definitely do have better range--at least 2X. They lack some of our old Uniden's features like a carry clip, earphone jack and nice ring tones. The Uniden's had a wide selection of good sounding ring tones ranging from classical to modern music snippets as well as many ring variations. Not so with the Vtech's. They offer a minimal number of harsh and mostly unpleasant choices. You will be hearing the phone ring a lot during their lifetime and if you care about the sound they make while ringing, check out the current Uniden DECT4066 series. I am assuming that this newer model still has the nice ring tones our old one had, but do check. Another missing item on the Vtech's is the ability to label the handsets by location (Kitchen, TV Room, Bedroom, etc) instead of "Handset 3". This makes the intercom feature more difficult to use.The voice quality is OK, the speaker phone is loud enough, the blue LED keyboard backlighting is nice when calling at night. It's also nice to have a centralized phone directory that shows up on every handset. We have phone company voice mail and don't use the answering machine. The Uniden's had a handy blinking red light on each handset to let you know that you had messages waiting. This Vtech sports only an obscure icon on the normally dark display to let you know that you have voicemail. The lightweight charging base only has two very small rubber feet to keep it from sliding and the front 2 feet are part of the hard plastic shell and can scratch wood finishes. Battery life seems fine so far. Unfortunately, as an industry it seems that cordless phones still use the cheaper, NiMH battery technology rather than switching to the higher capacity Li-ion type.So why didn't we buy another Uniden? In retrospect, The Uniden DECT4066 would probably have been a better choice, but we did save about USD one-hundred and ninety on the Vtech DECT 6 with seven handsets. There are not very many choices if you need a two line cordless phone and as other reviews have stated, paying more doesn't necessarily mean getting a better phone system. That said, even though we have not had a chance to evaluate it, I'd recommend that you check out the Uniden DECT 4066 as a more expensive, but better featured alternative before settling on the Vtech.