My new office phones are great; the Nortel M7310 Phone Review

I recently snagged some new office phones and I wanted to do a small review of the models that I bought. I was actually asked to do this review and I was more than thrilled since I had made a rather large purchase that I was quite happy with. It is not every day that I make a tech purchase for my office and it goes well (if you know what I mean). Someone is either pushing me on a contract or trying to get me to upgrade or blah blah blah these tech companies never stop!

Nortel M7310

Anyway, I bought 50 Nortel M7310 models refurbished from an online retailer. Buying them new would have cost me at least 3 times the price so I decided to just buy used. I also bargained with the company I was buying them from because I was making such a large order.

Pro Tip: If you are buying anything in bulk ( not just phones) make sure you bargain with the price. I could have simply entered “50” in the quantity box and hit order but I knew that I could get a deal for that large of a purchase. Just some words of the wise!

Before I bought I read some reviews and did my homework. I noticed that the M7310 model seemed to be a good choice because of its longevity and durability. I noticed one person who reviewed the item said that her phone has lasted her 14 years and it is still working perfectly, so with that I was basically sold on this model. That was exactly what I was looking for because I don’t plan on buying phones with in the next 5-8 years.

I’ve now had the phones for about 2 years and they have been working great. Except for a few accidents that my co-workers have caused themselves (no fault to the phone itself) we have only had to replace a 2 of them. Replacing them was easy and affordable. I just went back to the same website I ordered them from before and purchased 2 more (without a bulk discount this time, unfortunately!)

Here are some of my takeaways from the Nortel M7310:

The buttons are great because they’re bright and very easy to program. I have lost a few button caps but it has done no serious hindering to its performance. I also had a small issue with the display. It is smaller and much more limiting than some of the phones I’ve seen in the past. Overall this is not too large a deal either. It still service basic functions lie caller id and notifications well. The main plus of this phone has to be the ease of use and ease of purchase. Taking that into consideration and adding the fact that it will most likely last you 10+ years makes this phone a bargain especially when you buy refurbished. I’m the kind of person that sees business phones not as a technology that necessarily need to be top of the line or “flashy” but more so need to do its job well for a long period of time. As long as it gets the job done it’s great for me. In conclusion, this phone is a great choice for someone the uses the telephone every day and expects it to perform day in and day out. For a great refurbished price this is a bargain.

Submitted By Courtney W. (1/29/2014)