Microsoft MP-900 900MHz Cordless PC Phone

Pros: easy to use, lots of features
Cons: Microsoft

I love my Microsoft Cordless Phone! (Not that I have the same sentiment for Microsoft!)

We use our Microsoft Cordless Phone as a 900 Mhz cordless phone, an answering machine, and a caller ID Box. Some of the features are:
* Voice mail and...

Pros: Good range, sleek, reads email
Cons: old technology

I installed the Microsoft Phone thinking it was the next best thing since sliced bread. I have since learned that it appears to have been invented at the time of sliced bread, and is appropriately moldy.

What is it?
The Microsoft...

Pros: Neat "Voice" feature for both incomming call announcements, and autodialer.
Cons: Even with "Spoken" CallerID, a screen would be a nice option. Replacement battery eludes me...

**UPDATE 05/11/01 - The battery problem described later in my review has been solved! I was shopping recently at a small hardware store and noticed a RayoVac display which had NiMH cordless replacement batteries.. I was able to find one that, however...

Pros: If you turn off all the "features" it works well as just a cordless telephone
Cons: Buggy, beta quality at best software.

Tested on: Compaq Pressario Pentium 166MMX with JBL Speaker System and 48 Megs of RAM
Minimum System Requirements: Personal Computer with a Pentium 90 with 32 Megs of RAM

I would have never imagined it possible to so horribly screw up a...

Pros: Clear sound, caller-id announce, multiple voice-mailboxes
Cons: Non-integration with Outlook

I bought this phone early December '99, and have nothing but praise for it. The software was easy to set up, all the features worked first time, and the intuitive interface in the Phone Manager software was easy to learn and use.

I'm a...

Pros: great for computer enthusiasts
Cons: speakerphone volume, pricy, not for normal people

I have been using this microsoft phone for a little over a year now, and I truly love it. Where I live, I don't pay utilities, I have DSL, and use my computer as an FTP server to transfer files to/from my office. So, my computer is on all the...

Pros: Low battery life, static
Cons: Long range

I just recently bought one of these phones and since I did, I have had nothing but trouble. I have had bad phones, but this one was by far the worst. Low battery life, and static. The only thing half way decent is the range I get on it. I can walk out of...

Pros: features, messaging and automation
Cons: drivers, battery

We have been using this phone for a number of years and it has brought good service. The phone is remarkably reliable for a cordless phone.
One issue as mentioned is that the battery is hard to replace. I did end up in an electronics shop and they...