📞 AT&T DECT 6.0 Digital Four Handset Cordless Telephone: Answering System & Caller ID (SL82418) Review

This system has everything a typical family needs. The sound quality is top notch and all functions are easy to understand and activate. But that doesn't mean that the cell phone has everything my little heart desires. I want AT&T to put a battery level indicator on the LED screen. A backup battery in case of power outages would also be a big plus. However, it is necessary to compare apples to apples, not apples to oranges. There are phones with such features, but they are much more expensive…

Having tried the 900MHz, 2.4GHz and 5.6GHz systems with minimal success, I was hopeful but not overly optimistic that DECT6 would be the task would accomplish. It was and still is 2 years later. My house is built from 20 inches. thick stone walls and a metal roof. Before DECT9, the 900MHz set was the closest to satisfactory utility; but it still had a mottled coating. Both GHz systems had more zeros than I could count, thanks to reflections from the metal roof and the attenuation of signals…

We bought this phone system mainly for the intercom feature. My mom lives with us and this phone gives me peace of mind knowing that she can message me wherever I am in the house. We have phones in the office, in the kitchen, in the bedroom and in her room. If I'm doing something out of earshot or playing music, she can contact me on the intercom instead of trying to yell for my attention. In addition, we can easily transfer calls to each other. My only minor complaints are 1) the call volume…

I recently needed to buy a new home phone system and after much research I decided on this one - partly because of the high ratings in Consumer Reports. This is the best portable phone system I've ever used and I've had quite a few over the years.* Range: Excellent. Every laptop I've owned before has started to blur if I went further than a few short rooms. New technology Dect 6.0 increases the range many times over. You can take one of these few houses away from the dock and you will receive a

Just received and set up this 6 handset phone system. Set up was relatively easy thanks to great instructions and a quick start guide. As long as the system works properly. Some nits are poking around. 1. Most operations are done from phones and your input is instantly available on all phones including the phone directory, which is a good feature but can be problematic. (See #2)2. My previous AT&T phone, which was 8 years old, allowed each phone to have its own phone book. I had my own…

Consumer Reports ranked this cordless answering machine #1 in their last comparison in October 2010. In parallel tests, they found out which phone performed best. Knowing this I was very pleased that it looks so nice and not like the usual glossy black plastic of most others. Its color and design go well with the different furnishings in each room. Also, I was happy to find the best price here, even better than eBay. We're both 66 years old, so the convenience of so many phones is what's most…