- 2.4 GHz digital spread spectrum signal
- Includes extra handset
- Integrated answering system with 3 mailboxes
- Supports caller ID with call waiting, 50-call history
- 10-station memory dialing
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Providing flexible options for home offices or just for those who'd like an easily accessible second phone, the AT&T 2256 supplies a main communications hub with a digital three-box answering system along with a second handset and charging base. Both handsets offer access to caller ID/call waiting information (with subscription to service through your local company). Caller ID stores the names and numbers of your 50 most recent 50 calls and allows you to return those calls at the touch of a button.
A 50-station phone book provides more permanent access to your most frequently-dialed numbers; you can also add any of the numbers from caller ID to the permanent phone book easily. Selectable ring tones and adjustable volume for both ringer and handset are built in, and you can intercom between the two handsets at the touch of a single button. Thanks to digital spread spectrum technology and a 2.4 GHz frequency, you'll enjoy consistent, clear connections on either handset.
The main base unit includes a fully digital answering system with three separate mailboxes. Divided or not, total recording time is 15 minutes; you have full access to any messages even when you're in another city. Leave memos for other family members or office mates easily. And thanks to the time/date stamp, you'll be able to prioritize calls after a long weekend away. AT&T provides a one-year warranty covering parts and service.
What's in the Box
Base unit, telephone line cord, two AC power supplies, two handsets, two rechargeable batteries, instructions, warranty information
Product Description
ANSWERING SYSTEMS 15MIN. DIGITAL RECORD TIME 3 VOICE MAILBOXES C
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Solid phone, but lacking important features,
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This review is from: AT&T 2256 2.4 GHz DSS Cordless Phone with Extra Handset and Answering Machine (Office Product)
I found the 2256 to be a rather decent phone, especially at the $100 price-point, however it's lacking some important features. First, there is no speed-dial. Dialing a memory number requires a minimum of 3 keypresses (Directory, then the first letter of the person's name, then dial), and many more if the person isn't the first name in the list under that letter. You might have full access to any messages even when you're in another city, but you don't have that access when you're upstairs or in another room! The answering machine functions are completely innaccessible from the handset. This is a major annoyance. Also you cannot leave memos from the handset. All these functions are in the base only. Also, the base is operated completely by voice-prompt. This may be normal these days, but I find it extremely annoying. A simple LCD display--or even controlling the base from the handset LCD--would suit me much better. Voice prompts are slow and tedious. There is no speakerphone on the base, only on the handsets, although the quality seems quite good. Finally, and most importantly, there is a very distinctive hissing sound on the phone. The quality itself seems good, but this hissing sound is always present, and annoying. The hissing does not appear to be as strong when using handset-to-handset intercom, so it is possible this is an issue with my phone line, however none of the other cordless phones in my house (either very ancient or very cheap) exhibit this problem. I am going to purchase a Panasonic KX-TG2382B and compare the quality of that phone, which is supposedly much better.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Isn't 2.4GZ supposed to be clearer than 900MZ?,
By Geo (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: AT&T 2256 2.4 GHz DSS Cordless Phone with Extra Handset and Answering Machine (Office Product)
We tried placing the base in different parts of the house as the manual suggested, but we couldn't clear up the constant background hiss. Voices sound tinny - somewhat like a bad cell phone connection, and it was getting to be a joke how how often we'd ask people to repeat themselves.
The answering machine is also poor, to the point that we would have to replay messages to figure out what was said. We solved the problem by plugging back in our old Panasonic 900MZ phone/answerer -- no more hiss and people sound like people again. Sadly, we waited too long to return the AT&T system, so we turned off the answerer and use the phones mostly for the caller ID feature. And while it is convenient to have the AT&T phone in the basement, we typically answer it, then walk it upstairs where we can switch to a decent phone.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Save yourself the trouble...,
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This review is from: AT&T 2256 2.4 GHz DSS Cordless Phone with Extra Handset and Answering Machine (Office Product)
For the past year my husband and I have been fighting with this phone. The features of the product work fine: caller ID, answering machine, mute, etc. The problem is that it continuously beeps in the ear of the person to whom you are attempting to have a conversation with. The beeping has gotten so bad that a 5 minute long conversation can have over 10 two-second long beeps.
It is very frustrating, especially when I am attempting to take a conference call or trying to make a doctor's appointment and I find myself constantly apologizing for the poor quality of my phone. Please save yourself the disappointment.
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