AT&T 1855 Corded Telephone with Digital Answering System and Speakerphone
by Advanced American Telephones
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Customer Review: Did NOT like this phone
Summary: 2 Stars
The sound was fine but the red light (signaling that the answering machine was on) was too large and too bright; the neighbors could see that light. There was ONE ring choice, with 4 pitches, but the same annoying ring. I'd try to turn the ringer volume down and accidentally mute it altogether. And the LED was unreadable from a seated position. Really, just an awful phone. I tried AT&T models 1856 and 1855 and they were virtually identical in their pros (sound quality) and cons (features, annoying light, bad ringer, very bad LED).Customer Review: They left out some important features.
Summary: 3 Stars
I like this phone okay, but the most annoying thing is there's no backlight for the LCD display. It's annoying to look at the LCD display to try to see who's calling but you can't unless the ambient light level around this phone is high enough. None of the buttons are backlit either, so forget about using this phone in the dark. Lastly, there's no hold feature to this phone.
On the plus side, though, it does seem pretty solidly built and is fairly compact so it doesn't take up much desk space.
Customer Review: I literally bashed it with my fist
Summary: 1 Stars
This telephone is terrible. The buttons - usually the '2'- would often stick, even though they're just electronic contacts, resulting in a contant squeal of the tone while it dialed one digit 10 times. The message retrieval would also often become hung - one could not listen to or delete the messages. After two years of putting up with it, the last time it did this to me I just put my fist through it and threw it away.
AT&T should be embarassed to have their name on this telephone.
Customer Review: Pretty darn good basic answering machine/telephone
Summary: 4 Stars
The machine seems reliable and efficient, with good sound quality and attractive, pleasant design. There are second-level annoyances, however: The ringer choices are all irritating sounds, the message light is too big, too red, and too much like an emergency vehicle toplight. I like the language choices on the day/time readout and the ease of programming. It replaces an earlier model of the same brand I had for over ten years which was equally reliable. Bravo AT&T.Customer Review: Difficult to figure out
Summary: 3 Stars
This phone has alot of features, but most of them are so difficult to figure out that I don't use them. The manual is hard to follow if you are not mechanically minded. You cannot use any of the features without reading the manual; nothing is obvious or easy to figure out on your own.
This was the only corded phone I could find with an answering machine in the phone, so it does have its' value as they are very difficult to find.