Concerned about the ringing that some reviewers mentioned. Is this a big deal? Seems like it would be really annoying.
470843
I have not encountered any noise from this unit at all and it is right next to the sofa that I sit on every day.
320988
There are several different ring options, they can be pretty loud. There is a standard ring option as well. There is something for everyone.
2209084
You might have to adjust the volume. Otherwise I have had no problems with it.
880273
No issues with the headset at all. This is my second phone like this. First one I spilled Coke on! This one I do have a problem with it ringing extremely loudly, extremely softly and not ringing at all - and never touching the volume controls. Went thru all their troubleshooting with no success. Have you tried a different headset? Good luck!
1682544
My experience is that the noise is not normal. I haven't had any issues with the speaker at all.
685320
Maybe there is some variance? I don't know. Others say it's soft, some say it's loud. I think it's just slightly above average at about 6. If you dislike the sound I can imagine it would be annoying.
346990
Haven't had that problem with mine, in fact the low setting is too loud and I put my finger near the speaker to tone it down when I am running. Steves119 echoes my suggestion.
1651525
I have not noticed this sound, however one of my children says she has heard it once or twice. We all agree that it works fine and if there is a noise it is not affecting how well it works.. We have had no problems with ours, it has worked great.
731326
No issue for me. I get Jingle Bells all year long. Perhaps yours is defective.
638565
There ia a hi / low setting. Not a big fan of noise myself, bur this doesn't bother me.
184115
Hate to say sounds like something wrong. I get the idea. Mine isn't that loud, but there is like an air noise, but doesn't seem to be a bad noise. Or hum, like some I've heard. Mine is more just the "perk" noise.Did you buy it from here. How often used? I'd contact Hamilton beach and ask. Since Amazon is merely the holder, Beach should know more the personality of unit.
587250
It's pretty obnoxious, enough to be the main reason I returned mine. Good luck.
819556
Also, Jeff: Even after all the electrical questions are answered, this still makes a low level hum which might be annoying. Having tightened all the external screws on mine, the hum was far less but could still be heard during the silence between musical tracks or even with very quiet passages.
469090
we only have two in our office using them. To date we haven't had any issues with losing a call. I do get static from time to time...it is more like a low rumble in my ear. My customers don't seem to hear it but it is unnerving and a little uncomfortable because it makes my eardrum vibrate. It only happens periodically and is easily fixed by turning it off then on again. The older Version (which I still have and use at my other office) didn't do that.
1543744
There is a bit of that although I don't personally find it overly annoying. The sound is mostly mid-range white noise which is good for me as I am a day sleeper and need to drown out other noises. Hope this helps.
77864
The options I see for the ring are simply Hi - Low -Off. I haven't tried to set the quality of the ring sound. (Right now, I'm keeping this phone as a spare, since I like the Plantronics T10 better for most purposes.)
2263057
This is a question that might be very personal. I consider the sound loud, but certainly not annoying. The machine works very well, so you have to consider if another machine that is quieter will work as well. Hopefully this answered your question.