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This phone is loud enough, especially when we push the speaker button(on the phone, very accessible).my husband hears well.we purchased 2 more phones for other rooms of the house.AT&T DSS PHONE with Caller ID - E2801 My daughter gave us this phone for Christmas.My husband is hearing impaired, he wears two hearing aids and has a hard time communicating over the phone.
Also the ring tone is pleasant and volume is adjustable to an appreciable low (unlike Panasonic's which even at their lowest volume, you had to peel me off the ceiling). I do like the way the hand set fits in one's hand, and love the speaker phone and ability to turn off the ringer. I am not sure why calls get dropped, but it's happened too many times for me not to think there may be a problem with the phone. I bought this based on CR's review and recommended Quick Pick. Dislike that it sits up high and has no adjustment in that regard.
Keypad sounds can be turned off as well, and there's no annoying"blurp" noise when the handset is returned to the cradle.Range is exceptional; I can walk nearly 3 blocks away and still get adial tone without static. Thiswas worth buying. Even though it uses the 2.4ghz frequencies, italso uses spread-spectrum technology so that it won't interfere withwi-fi devices and privacy is insured. And theprice was right. The keys are made of hard, clear plastic andare very durable and easy to push, and they all light up when a callcomes in or you are dialing. I bought this phone after returning another, and was very pleasantlysurprised at the quality and design. If all you want is an easy to usesingle-handset cordless without an answering machine, this phone is agreat value.The handset's Speakerphone works great, as does the headset jack. Menus are very intuitive.
The one-button caller ID queue delete is also a nicefeature. It looks nice and works like a phone should. The handset is large enough to hang on toeasily, but small enough to fit in a pocket if need be. I don't care much for AT&T, but this is a very welldesigned, basic, no-frills cordless phone for people like me who justwant something that simply WORKS. Most of the 10 ring tones are pleasant; the first 3-4 soundlike a standard office phone, the rest resemble cell phone 'muzak'.(Wouldn't it be nice if someone programmed an old bell-ringer tone inone of these for us old-folks.).I'm old and I don't like most of the electronic JUNK sold these days. Hitting one button on the handset firesup the Speakerphone, press again and it returns to a private conversation.This feature is very easy to use, and it is LOUD. It was niceto see a WHITE phone for a change; gray, silver or black (or a combothereof) looks hideous in my home; this looks nice wall-mounted in thekitchen. Thevolume levels for ringing, Speakerphone and headset all set independently,which is a great feature.
The wall mount sturdiness andesthetics are exceptional. Caller ID works great, and phonebook entries are picked upwhen the ID matches. The display is small, but not difficult toread. In fact, the handsetvolume is very loud at the highest setting, and my hearing isn't very goodto begin with.
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