Customer Reviews

AT&T 1480 2.4 GHz Corded/Cordless Telephone with Caller ID and Answering System (Espresso)

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

A little disapointing in all. I like the features and I did not need two cordless phones. There is a lot of background noise on the cordless handset, but I have already gotten used to it after one week. The corded phone sounds good, and the speaker phone is acceptable, but I have had complaints that it sounds hollow on the other end. It works well enough though. I love the directory, but you have to put all the numbers in to the handset and the base phone seprately. I can understand why, but it does not suit my needs as I live alone and am the only person using both phones. It would be nice if they could communicate. I haven't read the manual all the way through, but I don't think you can even check the messages from the cordless.
The phone looks great. A lot of the cordless phones out there are trying to look like cell phones or some sort of George Jetson appliance. This phone is very understated and looks attractive on my end table. Its also nice not to have two wires coming out, as the handset only needs a power cord.
I would expect a lot more from ATnT. They don't even make this phone. It is made by another no-name company and marketed under their name. I would think that they would take a little more interest in the use of their name.
This phone is nice for the price, but you should consider the above before you buy it.
Thanks for reading

On my previously submitted review, please correct "corded" to "cordless" in the 2nd to last paragraph.

The unit appears to be made well and offers good features. The price is excellent for a corded/cordless phone with an answering machine. However, the sound quality is lacking.

There is noticeable background noise on the corded handset when the volume is above level two (out of four). Moving the phone to another jack where another corded phone was previously plugged in (without background noise) did not help. I bought this phone because I did not want the background noise of a cordless phone on my main phone. The noise is not awful, just annoying and surprising for a corded phone.

The cordless phone sounds fuzzy both at the phone and to the person on the other end as well. Switching channels did not help. The phone was much clearer when within 5 feet of the base set, but obviously, that defeats the purpose of having a "cordless" phone.

Although there are few alternatives in this type of phone available, I would pass on this one and keep looking.

This phone had the features I wanted: caller ID, answering system with multiple mailboxes, speakerphone and the combination base/corded phone. I am mostly satisfied, but I think there is some room for improvement: The cordless handset is significantly smaller than the one I had previously. Another annoyance is that the buttons on both phones are rather small. Also, the CIDs are not as vibrant and easy to read as they appear in the pictures. The sound quality is adequate.

The idea of matching corded and cordless phones was appealing. The corded phone was excellant. The cordless phone was worthless. The cordless phone had constant static. After following the trouble shooting instructions, visiting the AT&T website and calling customer service I decided to return the phone based on AT&T's recommendation. AT&T's customer service person was hard to get to via the voice mail web. Once in contact with the service employee things went quickly. Amazon's return procedure was painless and prompt.

The unit appears to be made well and offers good features. The price is excellent for a corded/cordless phone with an answering machine. However, the sound quality is lacking.

There is noticeable background noise on the corded handset when the volume is above level two (out of four). Moving the phone to another jack where another corded phone was previously plugged in (without background noise) did not help. I bought this phone because I did not want the background noise of a cordless phone on my main phone. The noise is not awful, just annoying and surprising for a corded phone.

The cordless phone sounds fuzzy both at the phone and to the person on the other end as well. Switching channels did not help. The phone was much clearer when within 5 feet of the base set, but obviously, that defeats the purpose of having a corded phone.

Although there are few alternatives in this type of phone available, I would pass on this one and keep looking.

Excellent features. Don't discount the corded feature. When the power goes out (like it does in Florida during hurricaines) you still get calls through the corded base. An all-cordless system leaves you stranded.

I bought this system from another store. I'm so sorry I did. The cordless is barely usable because of the terrible feedback you get when you're on it. You can hear everything else around you better when you're on the phone accept the person that is calling you. The telephone with caller ID and answering system is okay, but that too has feedback and the person calling you has a hard time hearing you unless you shout into it. What a bad investment. I thought I was getting a good product when I saw AT&T on the box. I was wrong. Please if you're considering a phone, don't buy this product. You'll be sorry you did.

I just bought this phone for my office. The quality of the recorded outgoing message is so poor that you can barely understand it. I bought this phone because it had the built in answering machine but I have switched over to my phone company's voice mail because this phone's answering machine is just unusable.

Static is bad with the cordless phone. The receiver on the corded phone is so strangely designed that I can barely hold it up to my ear & mouth at the same time.

I do not recommend buying this phone.

I used my cordless in my attic!!!! It has been wonderful in our household!

What a shame. I had such high hopes for this system as it was inexpensive compared to others (you get what you pay for). Ordered from Amazon.com and received promptly, but on the 3rd day both the base and handset unit stopped working!

If trying to make calls, it would not connect from either units. When callers called me, I could hear the ring, but not the caller! Yuck. Next time I'll pay more attention to reviews here.