Landline Phones

VTech 17450+1 review

VTech 17450+1

CHOICE Expert Rating

67%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Large, well spaced keys
  • Answering machine has good sound quality
  • Has an SOS call facility
Bad points

Bad Points

  • No privacy mode
  • Poor battery performance

Recommended products

Recommended

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
67%
Sound quality receiving score
68%
Sound quality sending score
75%
Ease of use score
76%
Battery life score
40%
Answering machine score
69%
Talk time – measured (hours)
9.5

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Availability
Tested model

Specifications

Bluetooth handset support
Standby time – claimed (days)
4
Recommended initial charging time (hours)
12
Power consumption – base only (W)
0.6
Power consumption – base and phone (W)
0.7
Handset ringer loudness (dB)
87
Maximum volume for handset speaker (dB)
76
Maximum earpiece volume (dB)
85
Base ringer maximum volume (dB)
85
Backlit keypad
Amber
Handsets supported
5
Minimum rings
2
Maximum rings
10
Total phonebook
70
Total ringtones
10
Battery type
3 x AAA NiMH rechargeable 500MAh
Answering machine recording time (min)
30
Country of origin
China
Website
auphones.vtech.com

Cost

Price
$128.00

Features

Operates during power outage
Not applicable for NBN
Colour display (LCD)
GAP compatible
Headset port
Night mode
Call barring incoming
Outgoing call barring
Hearing aid compatible
Cord and cordless combination
Hands free
Wall mountable
Polyphonic ringtones
1
Text to speech

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