AT&T E5860 5.8 GHz DSS Expandable Cordless Phone with Answering System

by VTech

Product Details

Product Manual [8.93mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 3.7 x 9 inches ; 3.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00023CJKO
• Item model number: ATT E5860
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 1, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The E5860 from AT&T is a 5.8 GHz cordless phone with multi-user expandability to eight handsets (one included) and a built-in digital answering system. By utilizing the 5.8 GHz band and frequency-hopping digital spread spectrum technology, the E5860 offers clearer reception and less interference than traditional 2.4 GHz and 900 MHz phones. The answering machine provides up to 25 minutes of recording time, while remote operation allows you to check messages while you are away.

With just one phone jack, the system supports up to eight extensions throughout your home.

Caller ID/call waiting compatible, the E5860 has a 50-number caller ID memory, as well as a 50-number phone directory to help you keep track of important phone numbers. The handset LCD has a graphic interface with an icon driven menu to help you navigate the phones many functions, while personalized ringer options and image ID provide audio and visual indications of the incoming caller. The E5860 comes with polyphonic ring tones as well as a handset vibrating ringer.

Additional features include flash, redial (last 10 numbers), and mute. An intercom function allows you to speak with other phones on the same system, while call transfer lets you route incoming calls to a different handset location. A conference feature lets you speak with multiple parties at the same time. The E5860 has an 8.5-by-8.7-inch footprint, and an included wall mounting adapter lets you save on counter or desktop space. The E5860 also comes backed by a one-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Base, wall mounting adapter, cordless handset, short and long telephone line cords, AC adapter, AA NiMH batteries, belt clip, user's manual

Product Description

5.8 GHz DSS Frequency Hopping Technology,Large Lighted Handset Display with Graphics - Icon Driven Menu - Image Wallpaper, Advanced Antenna Design, Expandable System (Use up to 8 Handsets), Handset Speakerphone

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

107 of 109 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very happy, great sound, decent features, July 30, 2004

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MR Gregory F. Welch (Carrboro, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AT&T E5860 5.8 GHz DSS Expandable Cordless Phone with Answering System (Office Product)

I did a resasonable amount of research prior to purchasing this phone. We have owned several cordless phones over the years, different manufacturers, operating frequencies, etc. My wife and I are VERY happy with this phone (and the E580-I handset we bought to go with it). It is solid, sounds WONDERFUL, including the amazing (to me) handset-based speaker phone, and has very nice features. We don't use all of the bells and whistles, but just as a cordless phone it is the most solid and wonderful sounding phone I have ever used. The answering machine is great, easy to set up and easy to use, sounds good, time tags calls, etc. You can even listen to messages from the handset (we've done that a few times).

I agree w/ others that it would be nice to have a single call number database/memory that is shared by all handsets, but that's the only (minor) complaint I have.

Oh yes, I purchased the optional base station backup battery and our phone worked all through a recent multi-hour power failure. Nice!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great performance, OK interface, July 25, 2005

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B. Sandman (CA, SF Bay Area, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AT&T E5860 5.8 GHz DSS Expandable Cordless Phone with Answering System (Office Product)

I can recommend this phone system for its sound quality and wireless reception. The handset speaker-phone is excellent, and the sound via an optional earphone is as well. Unfortunately, the interface has some unpleasant limitations. If you don't have caller-ID, you'll probably avoid the address book. Entering names is painful, and isn't shared between handsets (or even the base). If you want to mix upper/lowercase letters, you'll be pressing the keypad all day, as it cycles through all of the options on each number (e.g. ABC2abc or even worse PQRS7pqrs).

It would be nice if it answered when lifted off of the base, but that I can forgive.

Our phones have worked well for about a year, and seem very reliable. They co-exist well with our wireless LAN (802.11g), and have a good range. The handset-to-handset intercom works well, and the base will even automatically activate the speakerphone if you page it.

This phone system has some flaws, but overall it's a great performer.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A big disappointment, May 20, 2005

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J.A. - See all my reviews

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This review is from: AT&T E5860 5.8 GHz DSS Expandable Cordless Phone with Answering System (Office Product)

Before I bought this phone, I had a 7-year-old Toshiba 2.4GHz phone and a 7-year-old Panasonic digital answering machine. I had to replace the phone because it interfered with our wireless network, and I figured I'd get a new answering machine at the same time - 7 years later, the technology must be better, I reasoned.

Not so. The sound quality on this phone OK, but worse than on my old phone. And the sound quality of the answering machine is unacceptaby muffled. But those are the first of several big disappointments. The phone has nearly no sidetone, meaning you don't hear yourself speaking in the earpiece. This makes every call uncomfortable. When the phone is on the base station ringing and you pick it up, it doesn't get "picked up" - you have to press a button. Likewise, hanging it up doesn't hang it up. When you press the button to talk, there's a 1-second delay before the caller can hear you, so you end up saying hello twice. Oh, let's see. The "wallpaper" backgrounds are insanely amateurish. No matter how badly you draw, you draw better than the Michelangelos who made this thing. Next: some features are configured on the screen on the base station, while some are configured with an audio interface. The distinction is random. The icons on the phone are highlighted with a movable square outline - except that some of them ARE squares, so the highlight disappears. My outgoing message is unintelligible - I had to yell into the thing, and you can still barely hear me.

This phone would be a bargain at $10, a reasonable deal at $20, a ripoff at $30. I paid $110. Not happy.