AT&T E2600B 2.4 GHz DSS Expandable Cordless Phone with Answering System and Dual Handsets

We recently purchased this AT-T E2600B system altho ours came with a second cordless handset with speakerphone and base (box and operating manual mention the system is expandable up to 8 handsets making it ideal for small offices or busy homes). We have nothing but positive feedback to say about the system. The most important part is that the connections are CRYSTAL CLEAR when using the phone, the speakerphones and listening to messages on the answering machine. Whether we're using these inside our house or outside, the connections have been flawless. Our last phone system was a 900 MHZ GE which we really liked but after 8 years it just didn't work. We weren't sure if we needed a 5.8GHz so we picked this 2.4GHz. It's range is extremely good and more than adequate for our 'expanded use' needs within our house and outside of our house. If there was one small change I could make it would be: that the phones edges weren't so perfectly rounded because it would be much...Read more

With the ubiquity of answering machines and voicemail systems, it's amazing to discover a device that seems to have been designed in a vacuum. It's chock-full of one poor design choice after another. Where to begin...

1. During playback, the message number, day and time are announced first, and veeerrrryyyy slowly. If you have several new messages, or you're listening to old messages, pull up a chair. (AT&T: put envelope info at the end--I'll listen if I want--or better yet, make it optional).

2. It's very easy to delete the wrong message. If you press delete after a message is complete (as soon as the person hangs up), you'll inadvertently delete the NEXT message (I did that alot).

3. If you have 18 saved messages, there's no way to listen to message 18 without scrolling through the first 17 messages. Not a big deal? Say you have 18 saved messages and just got three more, and want to replay the third new message again. Get ready to press...Read more

I use this phone everyday. The battery life is excellent and having two handsets is great (one to charge and one to use on those days when your talking gets out of hands). I also really like the quality of the speakerphone and option to mute the calls from my end. I've used a lot of cordless phones and this one tops them all.