Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: How did this get past quality control?

We have this phone in our small business office, and it is without question the worst phone I have had the displeasure of using. I recognize that there are a number of sources of interference on the fifth floor of our office building, but the static is aweful. Even sitting less than two feet from the receiver there is static. Outgoing sound, as mentioned by other reviewers, is also poor. We are going to switch back to our (very) old phone because this unit is truly unbearable. It is mind-boggling that the folks at GE have actually put this device in the hands of real customers.