AT&T CL82507 DECT 6.0 5-Handset Cordless Phone for Home with Answering Machine, Call Blocking, Caller ID Announcer, Intercom and Long Range, Silver (CL82507)

We chose the CL82307 as it was the best value, three sets of phones and the base, to replace a 17 year old AT&T cordless. The old three piece set that had batteries going out and those were $52.00 for EACH phone (ouch!). Time for a new cordless phone. The CL82307 batteries are currently $8.00 per phone. So yes, checked that!Speaking of batteries, this phone's talk time is measure in HOURS where the old phone was more like MINUTES. New stuff is way more efficient, and the frequency (~ 1.921-1.928 GGHz) for DECT 6.0 compliant phone has been moved to not intefere with wi-fi or have your micro-wave knoock off your phone call.The phone's OS was pretty much the same as the old phone, but with caller I.D. (annouinces very clearly) and a far superior directory (1,000 entries). The set-up for that was easy, as you just use the blue tooth connectivity to download your CELL phone address book with phone numbers. I down loaded mine, and my wife's CELL phone, and presto all our typical calls are available. But 1,000 entries seems like a lot to scroll through one at a time, yes? But it isn't too bad if you use the jump feature. Jump uses the number key to quickly jump to letters. If you press #3 once for example, you jump to "D" adddress book listing. Press #3 twice you jump tp "E" listings so on and so fourth for each number pads alphanumeric entry. You only need to then scross within that letter's entries.All the base phone's setting go to the satellite phone automatically, where the older phone had a hidden "broadcaste" feature to do that operation, this new phone does it automatically. So once and done as they say.Voice quality is really clear and crisp, so no complaints on that.The voice mail (at your provider's cloud) versus phone mail (in the phone's receiver station) was a problem, however, as the instructions are not proper to use BOTH at the same time. Here is the catch, you need to set the rings to be FEWER than the VOICE mail needs to answer in order for the PHONE mail to answer the call. For example, if I set the rings to six, only VOICE mail answers, If I set the rings to three, the PHONE mail and the VOICE mail both answer. Or, you can turn either or "off".I like PHONE mail as it is displayed in the satellite LED base with the number of missed calls and also allows a 1.5 second interval BEEP to be heard if you turn that feature on to audibly let you know a call was missed. VOICE mail does show a missed call in the handset display, but that's it, you need to go look at the phone's display, then dial the prvider's voice mail to retrieve missed calls.All in all this is a great phone in the initial use and set-up. Will it last seventeen years and going for the old phone? Not sure. It isn't built as well as the old phone but what is. For ~$65.00 for three phones I can't complain. It has the features I use and want and not the exotic satellite base we don't use. We opted for the basic feature set that is still a luxury compared to the old phone. The phone rates really well and so far I agree with the ratings. OK, it has fewer base features, but that's not going to bother me at all. I never use them. Maybe you won't need the exotic base features either, and if not check out this phone.

Fantastic Phone , Features , Easy To Understand , Set Up , And Works Very Nicely. This Is An Upgrade For Me From A Basic ATT Phone w/o Caller Display And Block Features. This New Phone Replaces That Phone Of 7 Years Age. I Am Very Pleased, Its A Great Phone , I Bought Just The Station And Stock Supplied Handset, Not An Additional Base Unit. This Is Super AAAAAA+++++++ Great Phone In The Price Range I Was Searching For, With All The Features I Need

I bought this set (model #CL82257) to replace my old phones, AT&T model #82229, which I'd had for my VOIP phone system about a decade. The similarities between the two are striking, and that's a good thing as far as I'm concerned.I loved my old home phones. What led me to replace them was 2 things: 1, the replacement batteries in the handsets just weren't holding a charge anymore; and 2, the handsets stopped communicating with the bases.I did have a little bit of trouble setting these new phones up - but Mother Nature fixed everything! I received the phones over the weekend. I hooked them up, let the handsets charge overnight (they need at least 11 hours), then late Sunday morning, when I tried to finish setting them up, the bases were working but not the handsets. I tried resetting the modem, but that didn't help.Then the power went out for 47 hours because of the terrible weather, and when it came back on, everything was working perfectly.I have no idea why it wasn't working Sunday morning, but it's working now, so that makes me happy. My only problem is, if I have the same problem again, I don't really know how to fix it. But for now, it's working and that's exactly what I needed.One of the biggest reasons I wanted to stick with something like my previous phones is because of all of the features they have, at a great price. They have easily readable backlit screens; they announce the incoming Caller ID (and you can choose to only have the base, or the handsets, or all of them, do the announcements); you can program up to 100 phone numbers to block very easily so Spam & harassing callers can't get through to you anymore, and you can link your mobile phone via Bluetooth so it rings to your VOIP phones instead. You can save lots of numbers in your Directory, plus Speed Dial numbers. It can also record your calls if necessary, but make sure you know the law where you live! In my state, Pennsylvania, both parties must consent to any recording, and many states require that, also, so use that feature with the correct permission (you can easily search, "is my state a two-party phone recording consent state?" on your favorite search engine, just remember to tell it what state you're in & where you're calling if it's different)!I'm glad I found a great replacement phone for my VOIP line that has features I've come to rely on from my old phone plus some new ones that I think I'll find invaluable, for a very affordable price, in a nice style. It's a good buy over all.