AT&T 993 Corded Phone, Black, 1 Handset
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Manufacturer: VtechFormat: CD-ROM
Model: 993
Color: Charcoal
Product features:
- Corded 2-line telephone system with speakerphone
- Memory for 100 contact entries
- Three party conferencing
- Each line can be set to its own distinct ringtone
- Headset compatible with built-in 2.5-millimeter jack
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Customer Review: Great phone...except for the HUM. *** UPDATED! ***
Summary: 3 Stars
***** UPDATE TO MY ORIGINAL POST *****
The humming was in fact the phone company's problem! I got a 3rd telephone (Cortelco 2720 2 line phone) and talked to a technician there before ordering. He said they make high quality phones, and if I plugged in their phone and heard the same type/level of humming as I heard on my two AT&T 993's, that he was positive it was the phone line or jack etc. I ordered the Cortelco phone, plugged it in, HUMMMMM! I called out the phone technician, and he still said it was the phones. We stripped out everything and were standing outside listening to the lines BEFORE they got to my house...and ALL of the phones hummmed. He said, 'See, it's your phones.' I said there's no way that 3 new phones could hum like that... could the BOX be defective outside the house? THEN, it dawned on him to substitute my 3rd line (fax line only) for one of the two lines going into the phone, and after he did that, it was CRYSTAL CLEAR. He zipped everything up, went down the street somewhere to a phone company box, switched the physical line that ran from there to the phone company, and walla, all of my lines (and THREE phones) are now crystal clear.
'After further review from the officials', all told, I would change my rating to a 4.5 stars, simply because the LCD display is not very good. In the end, I decided to keep and use the Cortelco phone because it has a much more readable display (it lights up with blue background when you press any button and the letters are 50% larger and clearer). There are a few minor advantages that the AT&T993 has over the Cortelco phone, but the speaker phone on the Cortelco is actually slightly better than the 993, and all things considered, with my eye-sight a little weak, I'm going to use the Cortelco. I'm keeping my two AT&T phones however. My wife uses one, and the other we'll put somewhere else in the house.
If you need to have a good, clear LCD display, you'll like the Cortelco.
***** FINISHED WITH UPDATE *****
I researched several phones and this phone was easily the best overall choice when it came to features, functionality, ease-of-use, and cost. I only have two drawbacks:
1) Minor - The LCD background could/should be lit up more. It's a little difficult to see in different light environments.
2) Major - When BOTH lines are connected to the phone (regular land-line POTS lines), when picking up the handset for either line, it has a very noticeable, annoying HUM. When only ONE line is plugged in (doesn't matter which one), there is no hum at all.
I had the phone company come out and test the lines, and they said each line was fine, and they of course blamed the 'cheap' phone. I called AT&T, and of course they blamed the phone company for not testing it on their own (service man's) 2-line phone. I bought TWO of these 993 phones just a couple of weeks ago, and they BOTH have the annoying HUM in rooms that are at opposite ends of the house. When you are talking to somebody with the volume all the way on low, it's noticeable and a litte bothersome...when you turn up the volume at all, it's very annoying.
I typically disconnect the home line when I'm using the phone for business.
Great phone, lowsy hum. Made in China.
I was surprised to see the 992 but NOT the 993 at the website that it says to go for technical support (www.telephones.att.com)
Description of AT&T 993 Corded Phone, Black, 1 Handset
The AT&T 993 Corded 2-Line Speakerphone is perfect for a small business that needs a telephone that supports two lines. You can make and receive calls by using the keypad and Speakerphone in the base station. The phone's three-party conferencing lets you conduct business with three people conversing together on three different lines. Automatic line selection means that when the phone is ringing and you pick up, you will be connected to the one that is ringing. You can also set up different ringtones for each of the lines.A large display provides easy to read text for setup and caller information. The phone has a 100 entry memory and a 99 name and number caller ID history. Numbers stored in the caller ID history can be dialed directly and with call waiting-capable caller ID, you can see who is calling even when you are already on the line. If you subscribe to a voicemail service, a red light blinks when you have voicemail waiting. For hands free operation, the 2.5 millimeter jacks lets you connect a headset.The AT&T 993 Corded 2-Line Speakerphone is perfect for a small business that needs a telephone that supports two lines. You can make and receive calls by using the keypad and Speakerphone in the base station. The phone's three-party conferencing lets you conduct business with three people conversing together on three different lines. Automatic line selection means that when the phone is ringing and you pick up, you will be connected to the one that is ringing. You can also set up different ringtones for each of the lines.
A large display provides easy-to-read text for setup and caller information. The phone has a 100-entry memory and a 99-name-and-number caller ID history. Numbers stored in the caller ID history can be dialed directly; and with call waiting-capable caller ID, you can see who is calling even when you are already on the line. If you subscribe to a voicemail service, a red light blinks when you have voicemail waiting. For hands-free operation, the 2.5-millimeter jacks lets you connect a headset.
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