Editorial Review:Product Description:Keep in touch with friends and family with this 2-Line Corded Speakerphone. The large keys make it easy to enter phone numbers or access features. And for absolute simplicity and freedom, the phone is headset compatible for hands-free use (headset is optional). Do you have a hearing aid? Don't worry, this phone is completely hearing aid compatible for natural sound and you can adjust the volume. With 18 Speed Dial locations and 100-number phonebook directory, you can add the phone numbers of your favorite friends and family for easy dialing. An LCD screen lets you see the phone number you've dialed and is also compatible with Caller-ID and Call-Waiting display, which keeps track of up to 99 callers. This phone has 2 incoming lines, so you can put a call on hold to answer the other line. And with its 3-party conferencing capability, you don't need to pay a fee for outside service.
Display dial Redial/flash/pause/hold/mute Automatic line selection Hearing aid compatible Programmable pause Remove button 2.5mm Headset jack Wall mountable Call Waiting/Caller ID keeps track of up to 99 callers (Call Waiting/Caller ID service required from your local telephone company.) 3-party conferencing capability You can select distinctive ring tones for each line Speakerphone allows hands-free conversations. Receiver/Speakerphone/Headset volume control Switchable data port for easy fax/modem connection Line status indication
Amazon.com Product Description: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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Great phone for price
I bought this as a gift for my parents who needed a two line phone. So far, phone has been great. Easy setup, sounds wonderful. My parents don't really need (or use) any advanced features, so for a simple two line phone with call display, it's perfect.
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Not bad, but room for improvement. VoIP issue is fixable!!
Pros;
1. Price,
2. Two line,
3. Decent display, (but see below),
4. Large area to write names for speed dial,
5. Decent sounding speakerphone, though 'tinty',
6. Battery backup for power failure, but time still has to be reset,
7. Auto busy redial: keeps on dialing every 30 seconds if line is busy (a rare feature),
8. Fairly large footprint, but not too big.
Cons;
1. New call indicator can't be turned off. Even if you answer the call on this phone, indicator still lights. I solved this by putting a small piece of electrical tape over the surface mounted LED on the circuit board for each line.
2. Display backlight is dim,
3. Base isn't angled up far enough. I cut a 1x2" piece of wood to prop up the back of the base so the display can be seen easier.
This VoIP issue with the hum should be fixable. It is just a ground loop, fixed by reversing the two wires from your POTS line. This worked for me!
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Nice
The price and function of this phone is what I was looking for. I currently have a land line phone AND a magicjack- the internet phone - attached. It has all the features that I was looking for. The buttons are easy to use.
The one downfall, in my opinion, is you must have the display light turned on at all time to easily see the incoming caller ID. In previous phones I have had, that area will light up when there is an incoming call, not stay lit all the time. I feel like I am wasting energy~~small amount that it might be.
But I would recommend to anyone that is looking for an inexpensive two line phone.
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AT&T 2 Line Corded Phone
If you want a very professional looking phone for you home or office I think this one is great. It has eveything you need in a phone. The price of phone was good, it best to buy a quality product than something worthless.
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Exactly what I needed - and it works!
Most of my initial thoughts about these phones are in relation to the absence of 'bugs' which I have experienced in similar two-line SOHO phones from GE in the past. I just purchased two ATT993's to replace two GE units of similar price/features. The GE units had numerous glitches in the use of their features, and in the past weeks, I have been very, very happy not to have experienced anything with these 993's that I would describe as a glitch.
Quite simply; The two units we have work as expected. Unfortunately, it seems that's not always something you can expect with two-line phones in this price range. The sound quality and volume ranges seem perfectly acceptable with handset, speaker and headset.
A few features which implementation of I have enjoyed include the ability to turn off the voice mail notification system on each line, individually. This avoids having information being displayed that simply is not needed. I like the options to be able to choose exactly how the phone selects a default line when you lift the handset or press the headset/speaker buttons, depending on what state each line is in (offline, ringing, in-use, on hold)
The menus and call lists are not difficult to navigate, but of course every unit has its own way of doing things there. I don't like units that have rotating 'wheels' for scrolling, as it often seems there is a 'lag' with it, making it extremely difficult to use. Viewing call logs is easy, as is adding a call record to the phone's phone book. That's a feature I've never used on a phone before, as it seemed more trouble than it was worth. I still may not use it, but it is nice at least to know that I can store numbers from caller ID into a somewhat more permanent place with just a couple button presses. The speed-dial also works well (and that's something I do use for about 10 numbers I call almost daily)
Each line has its own, pre-set ring tone, with one line at a slightly higher pitch than the other. Volume can be adjusted individually per-line, which was nice. Mostly, I'm just tickled pink because on one of our previous GE phones, the ringer seemed to choose randomly if it would work at all!
My only nitpick is a minor one, not nearly worthy of reducing the rating; The data port is set only to use line 2, and that cannot be changed. Our 2nd line really only exists for rollover of incoming calls when the main line is busy, and I had used the data port on my previous 2-line desk phone for my DECT6.0 cordless. That phone had a switch, so in a pinch I could even switch the cordless between lines very conveniently.
Actually, I just realized I have a second nitpick; It does not seem that the LCD can be adjusted contrast-wise, which is really an adjustment for your particular viewing angle. I have not had a problem with either of our units though, and to be honest, I'm not sure the 'contrast' setting has been terrible useful on similar units in the past, as it frequently seems like you need to manually adjust your angle a bit anyway, because who looks at the phone from the exact same angle all the time?
