AT&T DECT 6.0 Black/Silver Digital Dual Handset Cordless Telephone (CL81209)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.7 x 7.1 x 8.7 inches ; 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001S2PKMC
• Item model number: CL81209
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 9, 2009

Product Description

Product Description

AT&T DECT 6.0 Digital Dual Handset Cordless Telephone

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Clarity - a perfect phone, August 26, 2009

By	Will Knapp (Cape May, NJ) - See all my reviews

We got this phone specifically because we needed an expandable system that didn't have an answering machine. Voice mail is included in our phone company bundle, so we were unwilling to pay the extra cost for an answering machine. This phone is very easy to work with, very intuitive both in terms of operation and menu access. The phone feel very solid, though we've only had it for two weeks now. But after trying V-Tech, GE and UNIDEN, this seems to be the most physically resilient of them all.

But the #1 feature of this phone - the clarity. With both 2.4 and 5.8 GHz phones, we had a lot of interference and a lot of static. With this phone, I can walk to any part of the house - even a few houses down, and still hear just as well as if I were talking on a wired phone.

I can recommend this system whole-heartedly - ignore the 3-star review of this product, as it specifically states the reason for the 3 stars is the lack of an answering system. As mentioned above, that's the very reason I bought this phone. AT&T makes another model WITH and answering system, so if that's what you need, get that one. But if, like me, you have no use for it, you will be very happy with this phone.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phine Phone, May 26, 2009

By	Kevin McCloskey (Kutztown, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Got this AT&T unit to work with a Vonage internet phone system. The prior phones, V-tech, died a slow death, after about 3 years. When I called V-Tech service, the customer service computer told me to press "1" if I owned my phone for less than 6 months, press "2" for 6 months to 1 year, press "3" for 1 to 2 years and, finally press "4" for over 2 years. I pressed "4" and then the voice instantly said, "good-bye" and hung up on me! So I swore off V-tech.

This ATT phone is not heavy, but still has reasonable heft. Oddly enough, I chose this model as it has so few features, since the Vonage internet device (VDV21/ Router) already provides voicemail, call logging, call waiting, etc. The two replacement batteries for the old V-tech phones cost $32 for the 2, so this 2-phone set for $49 seems a great deal.

When I spoke to the Vonage rep about the new router, I thought she said I could only use just one corded phone, but I guess she meant one line. There is space on the router for a second phone line, but I am only paying for one. This 2 phone system is up an working fine. It takes 16 hours to charge the batteries on the phones to full power, so I would recommend setting it up late at night to give them enough time to charge.

Also worth noting, the phones don't mess up my wireless internet. I was told some older cordless phones might interfere with those signals.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best cordless phones we've ever purchased, August 31, 2009

By	Bill in Louisiana (Metairie, Louisiana) - See all my reviews

These AT&T phones outperform and outclass any telephones we have ever had in 32 years.

The greatest part about them is the fact that they are equipped with a plug-in battery, rather than the previous (useless) rechargable AAA batteries in our older phones. They stay charged and everything about them is just first class. We mounted the main phone on the kitchen wall; and it stands up while charging, instead of sitting flat in the base...easier to read and use.

On a scale of 1 to 10, they are an 11.