HomeElectronicsPhonesAT&T Digital Answering System Speakerphone (model 1856)
Opinion Summary
One of the Few Surviving Examples of an Endangered Species!
by henry_thoreau | Sep 01 '08
Pros: Affordability. Reliability. Reasonably stylish design. Does everything it's designed to do.
Cons: Not as friendly, elegant, or full-featured as a comparably priced GE model (read my review).

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OVERALL RATING
Product Rating: 3.0



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Re: Re: Re: I like the model # (Reply to this comment)
by henry_thoreau
Indeed "pretentious" could aptly apply. ;-)
Sep 12 '08
4:59 pm PDT

Re: Re: I like the model # (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray
door 3
Sep 12 '08
4:17 pm PDT

Re: What a review (Reply to this comment)
by henry_thoreau
Stella, yep, this is one really LOUD phone (if you set the ringer volume that way). If "ringer adjustability" were the sole determiner of this model's merit, I'd have rated this product five stars!

Thanks for your kind comment, and have fun!

Mike
Sep 06 '08
9:12 pm PDT

What a review (Reply to this comment)
by vmadwop1
Wow some review. I will have to look into the AT&T 1865, my husband can't hear the phone ring right next to him. Great review! Stella
Sep 06 '08
6:10 pm PDT

Re: I like the model # (Reply to this comment)
by henry_thoreau
Stephen, dictionary.com provides the following definitions for recherche:

1. sought out with care.
2. very rare, exotic, or choice; arcane; obscure.
3. of studied refinement or elegance; precious; affected; pretentious.

Although I'm not sure that all of the above pertain to this bottom-end AT&T model, I relished your quip. ;-)

Mike
Sep 02 '08
7:22 am PDT

I like the model # (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray
so recherche!
Sep 01 '08
11:38 pm PDT

Re: I love to read your reviews (Reply to this comment)
by henry_thoreau
Lou, thanks for your kind words!

By the way, if you're truly curious about the aforementioned GE model, here's the URL for the Epinions review that I wrote for it:

http://www.epinions.com/content_434524753540

You can also behold that "white" model at such stores as Wal-Mart.

Currently, I own a specimen of the closely related "black" version (model 29586FE1-A) of that same GE product, and (knock on wood!)--so far--it's behaving better! (I'll review it eventually.) You can see that black version at such stores as Office Depot.

Best regards,

Mike
Sep 01 '08
1:46 pm PDT

I love to read your reviews (Reply to this comment)
by guzmos
I love to read your reviews as they are so informative and logically laid out. However, they make me see how much I have to learn and how much my own reviews lack in detail. The way your review is written made me want to go out and find the GE model that you so dearly miss! Hope all is well and thanks for giving me a goal to try to attain.
Sep 01 '08
1:25 pm PDT