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AT&T 2230 2.4 GHz Dual-Handset Cordless Phone with Caller ID (Champagne)

AT&T 2230 2.4 GHz Dual-Handset Cordless Phone with Caller ID (Champagne)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of our best purchases
Review: These phones are convenient in size and features. We haven't had any problems at all with them and have had them for several months. The charge lasts a good while, the handset volume, ringer volume, etc., are easy to program once you get the hang of it. The intercom feature is very handy. In the bases they take up very little room and 2 phones need only 1 phone jack. Away from the jack the phone fits nicely in any pocket. These can also be used as walkie-talkie type radios (with the intercom feature) as the range is quite far. We can talk from the grocery store to home (about 1/2 mile away) on them. All in all we are excited about this product and if and when they go we will replace them with the same or similar.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Can't wait to get rid of it
Review: I hate, Hate, HATE this phone! I can only talk for 15 minutes before the battery goes dead. It goes dead off the charger after only 1 hour. I've already replaced the batteries once, but it still doesn't work. In addition, there is no volume control for the handsets and the volume is very low. I stopped using one of the headsets because of the battery and volume issues. The second one didn't seem to have these problems for about 4 days. Now it has all the same issues. In addition, that annoyingly loud beeping that goes off about once a week (the other day it woke my sick baby up at 4:30 AM). Even bad phones would call this a bad phone. I've only had this phone set for about 3 months. Run from this phone now. AT&T surely has gone downhill recently. It's so disappointing.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: DO NOT BUY!...
Review: I love AT&T phones.... but this one is horrible!... Not user friendly, doesn't hold a charge long, hard to store and correct numbers, I can go on and on but, here's the best. After having it for 3 months it totally died and and they want [$$](after haggaling from [$$]) to replace it. The worst phone and waste of money! Don't say I didn't warn you!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Don't buy this phone
Review: I bought this phone and it has been the worst cordless
phone I've ever owned. The battery life is pathetically
short. They recommend charging it in the base
ever night. Even doing this it still (does not last long)
after making a few phone calls. Also it seems
to get confused sometimes and squeals loudly. I think
it can't communicate with the base, but the manual
says nothing about this.
Don't buy this phone! Try Panasonic instead, I've
had better luck with them.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Ok phones for home use
Review: The intercom feature is very useful in larger homes. The dual handsets are really nice for bigger families. The display sits right at your ear an often gets greasy and smeary.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Returned to Store
Review: When we were looking for a new phone and saw this duo at the store we thought we'd found the perfect phone for us. Finally we could have a phone in the bedroom without the phone jack - and with caller id on each unit to boot!

Unfortunately, no matter how much we liked the idea, the phone was unusable. No matter where we were in the house or how close we were to the base the reception was horrible to point of being unable to understand the person on the phone.

I'm not sure what the problem was, and the manual had no suggestions other than 'move the base' or 'move closer to the base'. We tried both with no effect, the sound was fuzzy and distored and you could hear an 'echo' of your own voice as you talked. Worse than a bad cordless phone!

With our old Panasonic 900mz cordless the sound was clear as a bell, so we were a bit baffled how a phone with a greater frequency would have such horrendous reception.

The other thing that bugged me is the phone manufacturer's push towards making phones look like cellular phones. It's not comfortable, and you can't lean the phone on your shoulder while you do something else. Other than fashion, this is a very uncomfortable, non-functional trend!

We stuck it out for two weeks, and somedays the distortion was better than others, but my father could barely hear us and we'd go back and forth saying, "What did you say?" and "Huh?" and "Speak up!".

I started to dread using the phone, so we brought them back.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: this phone is frustrating
Review: pros:

2 headsets
call swapping btwn headset works

cons:
* keys are not backlit so dialing in low light is very difficult
* caller id often does not show who is calling (even after 2 rings)
* there is a humming noise on the phone
* there is sometimes an echo on the phone
* redial does not work well
* dialing then pressing the phone button will not work sometimes
* sometimes can't walk out the front door w/o dropping the call (~500 ft from base)
* cannot easily navigate menus
* does not show call info for numbers stored in phone book
* for no reason it will make a loud piercing noise and you have to unplug it from the power supply to make it stop

... i could go on. i do not recommend this phone. the best thing about it are the two handsets for two rooms.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Got buzz?
Review: I compared the 2230 with the Uniden TRU346 and bought the AT&T because it had a mute button and fit better to my ear. Unfortunately, as did another reviewer, I note a bad buzz when connected to another caller. The person I was calling remarked about the buzz also.

I like the feature set, but I can't keep a phone that sounds worse than the 900MHz phone it is replacing.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Don't purchase unless you like to listen to yourself talk...
Review: A few other reviewers have mentioned the "echo" when talking on these phones, and I completely agree. There was a very loud and noticable echo of your own voice when speaking. After only one day of talking on these phones, I couldn't stand it anymore, so I returned them. Don't waste your time with these.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: didn't feel up to at&t standard
Review: This is the first at&t phone I had problems with. Problems with the phone included giving out a long tone when not in use. Also had problems where I couldn't be heard at all and no the mute button wasn't pressed by mistake. When not in use, the battery charge when left off the charger was no longer than 8 hours.
While the shape was great to hold, if you have to rest the phone between your ear and shoulder (as in taking notes), the phone would very easily slide off onto the floor. Of course, this could be solved by using a headset, if you have one.
Granted, I could of ended up with a lemon, but these are the problems I encounted with this phone.


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