VTech 4121 4-Line Phone with Caller ID/Call Waiting

Amazon.com Review
VTech's 4121 four-line phone with caller ID/call waiting is a capable model that wouldn't look out of place in mission control at NASA. It has a few drawbacks, but for the money it's an excellent phone for a small business user.

Besides support for four telephone lines, the 4121 offers a two-line caller ID display that is easy to read, comes with 18 dedicated speed-dial buttons, has a speakerphone and intercom, and handles three-way conference calls. Sound quality through the corded handset was excellent, and we also got good results when using a headset with the built-in headphone jack. The speakerphone on the base also worked well, thanks in part to the volume buttons that let us fine-tune the speaker output.

The caller ID can remember the phone numbers and names of the last 99 callers. Considering the size of the phone, it would be nice if the LCD screen displayed three lines of information, but the two-line display works adequately. Our only other complaint with the 4121 is that many of the buttons are needlessly small. The speed-dial buttons are tiny little nubs, and all the buttons have small labels that are hard to read from across a desk. Regardless, there are few phones at this price level with similar features that can be expanded into an up-to-12-station setup, so the 4121 might be just what your business is looking for. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

Handles up to 4 lines
Caller ID memory is handy
Headset jack is a nice touch but requires an additional investment

Cons:

Some of the buttons are tiny
Button labels can be hard to read

Product Description:
Through continuous and dedicated adherence to its core business philosophy, VTech has developed into one of most internationally recognized brands - designing, manufacturing, selling and distributing electronic learning and telecommunication products.

VTech 4121 4-Line Phone with Caller ID/Call Waiting

VTech 4121 4-Line Phone with Caller ID/Call Waiting

Average customer rating:

Useless
Beware: The hold button doesn't work as expected
Great phone
4 line wonder
Wrong Information

VTech 4121 4-Line Phone with Caller ID/Call Waiting

Manufacturer: Vtech
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Office Electronics | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics

Phones | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics

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Product Features:

LCD display with line in use, message waiting, do-not-disturb indicator, and new call indicator
18-number speed-dial memory
Handset, speakerphone, headset, and ringer volume control
99-name/number caller ID memory
3-way conference calling

ASIN: B00004TD5V

Product Description

Through continuous and dedicated adherence to its core business philosophy, VTech has developed into one of most internationally recognized brands - designing, manufacturing, selling and distributing electronic learning and telecommunication products.

Amazon.com Review

VTech's 4121 four-line phone with caller ID/call waiting is a capable model that wouldn't look out of place in mission control at NASA. It has a few drawbacks, but for the money it's an excellent phone for a small business user.

Pros:

Handles up to 4 lines
Caller ID memory is handy
Headset jack is a nice touch but requires an additional investment

Cons:

Some of the buttons are tiny
Button labels can be hard to read

Amazon.com Product Description

This stylish four-line phone from VTech features caller ID with a 99- name/number memory. With three-way conference calling, intercom, call transfer, and auto/busy redial, it meets most business needs. The VTech four-line phone is expandable to 12 stations, and dialing numbers is fast and easy with the 18- number speed-dial memory. It is also equipped with an easy-to-read LCD display that shows which lines are in use, new calls, and message waiting.

Customer Reviews:

Useless.......2002-09-17

I had high hopes for this product but between the fact that you cannot adjust the ringer volume separately for each line and the annoying delay on tones when you dial a number, it isn't going to me much use to me unless I find a location where I can hear the appropriate bells ringing from another phone and don't ever have to dial out.

Beware: The hold button doesn't work as expected.......2002-07-30

In addition to the annoying delay when you dial numbers, when you put someone on hold with this phone, and then take the call on another phone and then you hang up, the VT4121 doesn't release the line. You need to go to the VT4121, and pick up and then hang up the line. VTech support says this is normal, and they tried to tell me that all phones behave this way!

Great phone.......2001-11-16

I am very pleased with this phone, it didn't cost alot and it seems to work very well. We have eleven of them in our house. I use the intercom and paging features alot. It doesn't have call waitig with called ID(which is no big deal because I don't have call waiting, I have other incoming calls forwarded to another line). The only thing I wish it had that most other phones like this have is a battery back-up. If the power fails, I have to reset the clock on each phone. Other than that,compared to other 4-line phones, they were a bargain. I got them at different stores over time between $50-$80 each.

4 line wonder.......2001-06-04

While one reviewer was unhappy line identifier was not automatically supplied, (this is of course a line supplier item not a phone supplier item only.)the phone itself has large easily used buttons, with easy to see at a glance red indicator lights. It does every thing the instructions cover, you can even program a time delay before the second line rings. It works well with other phones on our line (which were A T & T )- While we rated it a 4 star it is really a four star plus - oh and it also accepts headphone operation, something most other phones in this area do not.

Wrong Information.......2000-11-14

I ordered this phone based on a number of its features. Unfortunately one of the most important for me was the Caller ID/CW. The phone does not have this feature. I contacted Vtech myself after receiving the phone to verify, and I am correct. Do not order this phone if you want that specific feature. I really can not rate the rest of the phone.

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