October 20th, 2009
AT&T DECT 6.0 White/Grey Digital Dual Handset Cordless Telephone (EL51209)
- AT&T DECT 6.0 Digital Dual Handset Cordless Telephone
- Handset Speakerphone
- Lighted Kepand and Displays on Handsets
- 50 Name / Number Phonebook Directory
- Voicemail Waiting Indicator
AT&T DECT 6.0 Digital Dual Handset Cordless Telephone
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(out of 76 reviews)
List Price: $ 39.95
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Tags: att, Cordless, DECT, Digital, Dual, EL51209, Handset, Telephone, White/Grey
Review by ktown for AT&T DECT 6.0 White/Grey Digital Dual Handset Cordless Telephone (EL51209)
. Also super lame imho is if you are using the “phone” and press the “speaker” button (or vice-versa) it thinks you are trying to conference in a new call rather than that you simply want to switch between handset mode and speaker-phone mode.
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People have told me that there is feedback when I put them on speaker. As a result I find myself wanting a headset option. There are some minor software problems, such as the caller id is stored without the leading 1-, so if you try to call the number back (how convenient!) it will fail
Review by S. Gerber for AT&T DECT 6.0 White/Grey Digital Dual Handset Cordless Telephone (EL51209)
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This phone with spare handset has worked very well for me for a couple months now. For its price I can’t imagine a small phone that’s much better.
What really impressed me, however, is that this phone uses Nickel Metal Hydride batteries (NiMH) as opposed to the forerunner batteries, Nickel Cadmium (NiCad). The bottom line on this type of battery is that you can leave the phone in its charging base all the time if you wish and it will remain fully charged. NiCad batteries were such a pain because the user is expected to discharge them fully on a regular basis so that they will recharge better and more completely, and also increase battery life.
What’s the point of having a handy charging base if you have to deliberately leave your phone off the charger so it will discharge and then abruptly cut out on you while you’re using it.
I’ll leave it to others here to extol the virtues of this phone but for me the phone is very adequate in function and features and its batteries remain its noteworthy asset.
Thanks … Sam
Review by Bobby L. Tefft for AT&T DECT 6.0 White/Grey Digital Dual Handset Cordless Telephone (EL51209)
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I was starting to hear “noise” on the line while using my older phones. I don’t recall the mega-hertz numbers (I did my comparative research a while ago), but these phones work at a lower megahertz (I think 1.9) than my older phones. I read on Consumer Reports that my older phones operated at a mega Hz that was prone to interference.
These new phones are interference free. I set the base unit in the house and the mate outside in my garage. I like to work in my garage and the older phones would not ring out there – the new one does.
I’m very happy with the new phones. I even bought another set.
B. Tefft
Review by Lost in Vegas for AT&T DECT 6.0 White/Grey Digital Dual Handset Cordless Telephone (EL51209)
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The phone has worked flawlessly over the month or two I have had it. There are two handsets, which can each use either the main or the satellite base for charging. I charge mine nightly but suspect I could use them and leave them off base for days without a problem. With this phone pair, you can use both handsets at the same time on the same call, which I could not do with the phone pair I replaced. They may also be used at the same time with another phone that is not part of the set if connected to your line. I have had no interference or bad signals, and range has never been a problem, even when we take a handset out in the yard. I really am 100% satisfied with my purchase and feel I got a great deal at $40 for the pair.
Review by L. Phillips for AT&T DECT 6.0 White/Grey Digital Dual Handset Cordless Telephone (EL51209)
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Phones, phones, phones…I have replaced more phones this year than I can ever remember. They just don’t last as long as they used to. I nearly bought a single phone V-tech for half the price of the two new AT and T’s, but had a change of heart. I have never owned a V-tech and was skeptical.
I have only had them a week, so I may need to update this later. Consumer Reports gave these an excellent rating. Phones seem to be made of much more flimsy materials these days and these seem a bit light and flimsy to hold, but they do seem to be nicely made.
I would have preferred that the buttons had been rubber, as I keep them out in places with hard floors and lay them flat in places where they could slip…such as on top of my washing machine. The rubber buttons have traction and these buttons are very smooth.
That said, the buttons seem very solid and easy to push. The sound quality is excellent both from the earpiece as well as from the speakerphone. Very loud…which is very important for me since I have hearing loss. It seems like a very stable phone.
I had to get rid of one older AT and T phone, because of these two. It was causing it to “search” and no longer find a dial tone. Very strange! But all of my other phones seem to have no problem with these two new ones. So who knows? I guess they had the same signal as the one I had to discard. To clarify, the phone that was being interfered with was a 2.6 that was made at least five years ago. My other phones are much newer…one is also a 2.6, but it was made in 2007. If you want to check which other phones I have that are not interfered with at all, they are all in my “other reviews”, and none of them have the problem that the older AT and T 2.6 had. See, I said all I have been doing this year is buying new phones…LOL
On the appearance side, they are very attractive looking, which is a minor asset as well, sort of white into grey, but very subtle.
The ringers respond very easily and it was quite simple to set them up. I do not use caller id and I did not program in any phone numbers to auto dial, but I could see that it would have been very uncomplicated, given my experience with the ringer adjustments, which also have to be programmed in the same way.
I would definitely recommend these phones….so far….. If I need to update, I will.