116 of 116 people found the following review helpful:
Good Phone with all the needed functions without an electrical brick!
Just went and bought this phone today after considerable research. And so far it is meeting expectations.
My needs in order of priority:
1. No electrical hookup - should run off phone line, like all old analog phones
2. Need speaker phone for occasional conference calls
3. Need Caller ID to screen calls.
4. Nice to have -...
66 of 73 people found the following review helpful:
Mute button kills the deal
I was hoping to use this phone for business purposes. I work from home and often dial in to the office for on a conference bridge. When I'm not speaking I like to put the phone on mute in case my dog begins barking or there is some other background noise. Unfortunately this phone produces a loud clicking sound that is audible to the other party when the mute button is...
This review is from: AT&T White Corded Speakerphone (CL2909) (Electronics)
Just went and bought this phone today after considerable research. And so far it is meeting expectations.
My needs in order of priority:
1. No electrical hookup - should run off phone line, like all old analog phones
2. Need speaker phone for occasional conference calls
3. Need Caller ID to screen calls.
4. Nice to have - programmable phone number bank
5. Ringer control - should be able to turn off ringer or make it go to visual
6. Should be able to put caller on hold or mute.
7. No answering machine needed
Needless to say - this was the only phone I found which could meet all of the above. The need to have one phone in the house which can be used if the electricity is off just made all the other phones miss out in some other aspects in the list above. Mostly they wouldnt have caller ID. All these features in this phone work on 4 -AA batteries and we will see how the consumption rate on that is.
It was easy to setup, though the wall mount , did have an issue with the hook for the handset. It just wouldnt slide out.... had to bring the screw driver and pry it loose.
Next, I will programme the frequently dialed numbers and see how that goes. It seems fairly easy from the instruction book.
So far I have tested the speakerphone and the handset - the sound quality is great! Our previous phone was introducing a lot of static in the calls, so this is a good replacement and I am happy with the price. ANd we have freed up one of the electrical sockets as this needs no electric connection!!
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This is a great phone for those of us who still like to have a corded phone in the house. Everything was as advertised, except that it has a 25 number programmable directory in addition to the 14 "one touch" numbers. The online description and the package information fail to mention this great feature. I was almost ready to spring for the next model which for twice the price promised a 50 number directory.
I also like AT&T's caller ID software that can be set up to know whether incoming calls need 7, 10, or 11 digits for a call back. Some other phones make you toggle through the 7, 10, and 11 digit options woth the # key before you can call back.
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I was hoping to use this phone for business purposes. I work from home and often dial in to the office for on a conference bridge. When I'm not speaking I like to put the phone on mute in case my dog begins barking or there is some other background noise. Unfortunately this phone produces a loud clicking sound that is audible to the other party when the mute button is pressed (not to mention a loud beep in my ear). I simply cannot dial in to a meeting if my phone is going to produce noises that will annoy the other people on the line or constantly make them wonder if someone has hung up.
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I have little to knock about this phone. It's nice not being tied to a power block, it's easy to use and understand too. My big complaint is that the mfg's picture clearly shows the display as green back-lit. It is not back-lit! I don't hold Amazon responsible because they get their images from the mfg. With all the comparisons I've done, I'm not returning this phone because it was the best match for what I wanted.
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I started out with brand new Duracell AA 2600 MaH rechargeable batteries in this phone, and so far I have had to recharge the batteries every 10-14 days. Funny thing is, I hardly ever even touch the phone. The battery drain seems to happen simply because the "Call Info" indicator lights up whenever someone picks up another extension in the house. I'm sure all the features work fine and are excellent for the price, but eventually I'm going to give up on charging the batteries and treat it as a dumb phone without any of the battery-operated features (including the speaker phone, which was the main reason I bought it).
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I bought two of these phones at a local Target in May. One lasted about 1 month before it stopped working. Target replaced it and it still works. The second one just quit working (all you hear is clicking on the receiver) after 6 months (beyond Targets return window), so I have to try to get ATT to replace it. I shipped it back today ($10 shipping to TX) for my $25 phone...we'll see what I get back. The warranty on the phone is 1 year. Note that these phones are made for ATT by Advanced American Telephones, a company I will now avoid at all costs.
NOTE: A third phone has now failed after about one year (microphone failed on the handset). I did receive a replacement for the second failed phone and have it in use now but am not confident it will last very long. Pretty disappointing since this phone has nice features.
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I bought this for business conference calls from my home office. When pressing the mute button to mute a call, it beeps on my end, and clicks on the receiving end. When pressing mute button to un-mute a call, it beeps on the receiving end too! I have been chastised for disruptive phone noises! I had to return the phone.
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Nice feature set. Big buttons for dialing. Caller ID. Mute. You can adjust the volume on individual calls as well. It takes 4 batteries to run the lights on the phone, everything else runs off power from the phone line.
My only complaint, and it is a big one, is with the speakerphone. On many calls, the sound level cuts in and out on both ends of the call. The volume gets really quiet, then returns to normal. This does not happen all the time, but enough to be really annoying. Since the primary feature I need is the speaker phone, I cannot rate this product highly.
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I find this phone so far pretty good. I was a bit concerned about the review which says "MUTE button kills the deal" . I disagree with it. I tried different scenarios to check Mute problem but so far I haven't come across this problem. After reading that review I didn't buy online I bought it from a local store.
PROS: I like the thick handset.
speakerphone good, catches even very low voice.
I like the feeling when you push the buttons on phone.
good looks.
good features, quality in this price range.
MUTE button on the other side getting noise doesn't seem to be problem.
CONS: too much battery usage.(for speakphone and speakerphone button light, mute, call info LED light, LCD display)
when you get a call or make call "call info" light blinks all the time.
That's why I'll give 4 stars.
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