Punkt. DP01 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine - Hands-Free Design, Scrollable Voicemail, Crystal Clear Audio, DECT-Standard Modern Landline Telephone for Home - Black

Yes, I ordered the DECT Compact Telephone in black and paid $245 plus NY sales tax for the privilege. And that is what I got: Punked ... I mean, Punckt!

This is a nice tactile object but a terrible phone. The audio is terrible, the hands free loudspeaker quality is worse. All of the built-in ring tones are incredibly annoying. There's no bluetooth, wifi, usb or other connectivity so all your contacts have to be entered manually. There's no answer machine alert when you have a message except for a static graphic on the screen. The screen is poorly backlit, the buttons aren't lit at all. The "call" button and the "hang up" button both have about 20 different functions and the menu layouts are nested through multiple levels - making the menus laborious to access.Almost forgot - if the phone isn't precisely placed in it's cradle, the battery goes flat when you think it's charging.It's a really nice aesthetic design, but a terrible functional phone.