AT&T 5840 5.8 GHz DSS Expandable Cordless Speakerphone with Digital Answering System

Manufacturer:	AT&T
List price:	~~$179.99~~
Our price:	$79.99 that is 56% off!

AT&T 5840 5.8 GHz DSS Expandable Cordless Speakerphone with Digital Answering System

Average rating: Stars

Good phone for the money

Pretty good phone overall. Sound quality is good, nice set of features including 3 mailboxes for voice mail. So far, so good.

AT&T 5840 5.8 GHz DSS Expandable Cordless Speakerphone with Digital Answering System - AT&T

False advertising

I've used this phone for about a week before returning it. It is the worst phone I've ever bought...

This phone is advertised as a 5.8GHz phone. The only reason to operate a phone at 5.8GHz is to avoid interference from microwaves and 802.11b/g. This phone operates at both 2.4GHz AND 5.8GHz, allowing you to transmit and receive interference on two bands instead of the usual one. The phone boasts 5.8GHz operation but indicates 2.4GHz in the fine print, despite the superior range of 2.4GHz.

Buttons are terrible: Seperate buttons for On and Off, and you must press two buttons to access CID. These buttons are tiny and have a fair amount of play. Answering machine "joystick" pad feels cheap and is hard to control.

Other features: CID lacks name support (you gotta memorize everyone's phone numbers). Insufficient voice feedback; (makes phone seem dead, and makes you talk too loud... maybe that's on purpose, because callers complain they can't hear me anyway due to noisy connection). Handset is uncomfortabely narrow. Uses proprietery, low-capacity (600mAh) dual-AA battery pack (quality phones let you pop in three standard 2500mAh NiMH AAs). Overpriced.

AT&T - AT&T 5840 5.8 GHz DSS Expandable Cordless Speakerphone with Digital Answering System

Very disappointed in this phone

I bought this phone after quite a bit of research. I was very dissatisfied with both the audio quality of the phone itself and the performance of the answering machine. The phone had lots of background noise ( no matter where the base was located) and was much worse than my 5 year old Panasonic. The answering machine wouldn't disconnect if the caller hung up during the message playback, and would then record the 'off hook' message. Ridiculous design flaw, and no help from ATT's online customer service either. Shopping for another brand!

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