[.uk] RCA - 4 line Speakerphone with Call Waiting Caller ID

• Four-line convenience with distinctive ring and line-in-use indicators for each line-meets demands of increasingly popular multi-line small offices
• Expandable to 16 Stations-lets small business owners add additional stations as their business grows
• Full performance speakerphone with hands free dialing and auto transfer to handset-allows user to dial out of memory or keypad without picking up the handset. Lifting handset automatically transfers call to handset
• Optional Cordless handset available-accessory handset mode H5400RE3 provides cord-free flexibility to all four lins of the base station. (Maximum one handset for each base station)
• Call Waiting/Caller ID with 99 name and number memory-display shows name and number of new incoming call even if you're on the phone with another caller. Memory holds information for the latest 99 calls

Nobody in this market segment gets it right...:
I bought this to replace my aging Siemen's 2420 home/office system. It supports chain-dialing (unlike some multiline ATT models like the 2.4Ghz speakerphone base - which is now handling my "home" lines)... I had read some bad reviews of the Siemens 8800 series 5.8Ghz effort - so I tried this RCA model. Mistake on my part... Don't bother with the 'Remote Handset" add-on - it has massive interference problems from local RF sources (home office with lights, wireless headset, wireless LAN, cellular phone - the usual stuff everything should be immune to;). The speakerphone base is OK for listening, but not for talking. I use a Plantronics 900Mhz headset for all talking - not the handset or the speakerphone mic. Unfortunately, the speakerphone handset will NOT work with a plantronics HL10 handset lifter - I used a dremel moto-tool to fix the design and now it can lift the handset. Don't try this yourself as it voids the warranty and is functional yet not cosmetically pleasing;) Overall this phone is simply not up to home office duty - despite having 4 lines and a somewhat decent speakerphone. RCA should learn from Siemens and do a complete multiline speakerphone system with excellent base, intuitive functions to support business users (per-line and per-handset configuration of access, and many other features that Siemens implemented in the 2420 and 8800 series). It should support 8-16 wireless handsets, optional repeaters/range extenders, and remote speakerphones on the wireless side - as it stands it is mostly useless and will likely end up in the garbage as soon as I can find a business-friendly SOHO offering... My Siemens 2420 lasted almost 8 years and I went thru 4 speakerphone bases, and 12 or more handsets - used it for 2 office locations (home and RV) with great results - too bad nobody else has touched this market with an effective product. Perhaps it's time to revisit the 8800;)

Nearly DOA:
I have two of model 25404RE3. Needed a 3rd for home office use. Ordered this 'new' model by mistake. The two 25404RE3 phones work fine, but the new 25414RE3 doesn't. First, the phone recognizes only line one when a two line cord is plugged into the first jack. To get it to work for my two lines, I have to plug it into the second jack and use line 3 and 4. Second, it doesn't intercom at all with the 254o4RE3 models. This needs to go back! Also, FWIW I like the aesthtics of the older model better; sleeker looking buttons and less use of dark colors.