Customer Reviews

AT&T 950 Corded Telephone with Caller Id, Call Waiting and Speakerphone

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I did some comparisons for wired phones. Phone is just average, however I was disappointed that it did not have a lighted caller ID window. It's very hard to see anything in the window.

It's an inexpensive phone, so the cheap feel to it is to be expected.

I was surprised to see that it took batteries. A corded desk phone? It turns out that the phone simply doesn't work at all without the batteries. And a set of 4 new AA batteries lasted only three days before expiring, making the phone worthless.

It really should come with an AC power supply, but I don't understand why they can't run it off the power supplied in the phone line.

I am very disappointed with the speakerphone portion. The only reason I bought this was for the speakerphone.

The persons voice on the other end fades in an out constantly. I had assumed it was noise/feedback on my end. But it does the same thing with mute on.

Will have to return and try a different model/brand.

I like this phone. I have speakerphones all over the house and office; different brands as I have usually gotten what was cheapest. Now I need to replace an old phone; this is clearly my choice to use as the replacement. Easy controls including easy volume control, mute and hold. Also, the handset rests securely in the cradle. Some phones have handsets that fall off the cradle so easily that I'm constantly replacing the handset. This is a well designed phone. It's wide. I wish it were narrower, but I still prefer it because of its service and design.

I have two major problems with this device. First of all it eats batteries for breakfast, lunch and dinner, so it is inconvenient and expensive to operate. If the batteries die, which they do frequently, you lose your call display feature and the speakerphone won't work. It eats four AA batteries at a time.

Secondly, as noted by reviewers of similar AT&T speakerphone models, after about two years the call display starts to fail. The pixels stop working so when you get a call you see dots and line fragments instead of a recognizable name and phone number.

When I buy a phone I expect it to last more than two years.

I have purchased quite a number of these phones for my office (mainly because they were priced right and could be purchased at our local Staples conveniently). However, without exception, the LCD displays would fail between 12 and 18 months after purchasing. We literally had a graveyard of these phones before I finally decided to never purchase another one. Oh, and AT&T customer service was absolutely no help. Even though other features are OK, do not buy this phone unless you enjoy replacing it every year or so.

Slightly different from old 950. Made for a desk top does not have adaptablity for wall jack. Nice feaTURES EASY TO PROGRAM, DOES NOT NEED ELECTRIC PLUG IN. Works on Batteries.

Very satisfactory phone. I received it as scheduled and in exellent condition and reviewed it yesterday but had trouble with Amazon's site leaving the review, so accidentaly gave them a bad rating.

This is a very good phone and quite reliable although I was unable to change the AM/PM designation.

Great corded phone with all the features I was looking for. Good value for my money.