AT&T CL2909 Corded Phone with Speakerphone and Caller ID/Call Waiting, White

Just went and bought this phone today after considerable research. And so far it is meeting expectations.My needs in order of priority:1. No electrical hookup - should run off phone line, like all old analog phones2. Need speaker phone for occasional conference calls3. Need Caller ID to screen calls.4. Nice to have - programmable phone number bank5. Ringer control - should be able to turn off ringer or make it go to visual6. Should be able to put caller on hold or mute.7. No answering machine neededNeedless to say - this was the only phone I found which could meet all of the above. The need to have one phone in the house which can be used if the electricity is off just made all the other phones miss out in some other aspects in the list above. Mostly they wouldnt have caller ID. All these features in this phone work on 4 -AA batteries and we will see how the consumption rate on that is.It was easy to setup, though the wall mount , did have an issue with the hook for the handset. It just wouldnt slide out.... had to bring the screw driver and pry it loose.Next, I will programme the frequently dialed numbers and see how that goes. It seems fairly easy from the instruction book.So far I have tested the speakerphone and the handset - the sound quality is great! Our previous phone was introducing a lot of static in the calls, so this is a good replacement and I am happy with the price. ANd we have freed up one of the electrical sockets as this needs no electric connection!!

Great wired speakerphone does everything it should and has bank of one-touch dialing keys. Has caller Caller ID with easy to read LCD screen. Been buying this exact model for many years. NOTE... "been buying" because the phone has a limited lifespan. You will have to replace it every few years. Get the extended warranty! Unlike many others, this extended warranty pays for itself. You WILL use the warranty!But because the phone is so good, if you have the extended warranty, it is still a great purchase! I just bought another one.

As an AT&T phone this CL2909 speakerphone with caller id was expected to be a quality and high performance desktop telephone. In general it lives up to its heritage as numerous other reviews here observe. I will focus on two aspects of the phone that irritated me. I knew about one prior to purchase from the reviews here.This phone uses a old-fashioned LCD display where you have pseudo-black characters on an olive green background. It is totally unreadable unless you have a light positioned to illuminate the readout. And then, you need to be close to right in front of the screen to decipher the characters - off-direct angle viewing quickly suffers. AT&T would be advised to upgrade the display itself by either switching to an OLED technology or installing a backlight. As it is, the display quality almost justifies returning the phone for a refund.The other issue with the phone, that I have not seen mentioned before, is the sound of the ringer. I have this CL2909 phone sitting next to a desktop computer. The sound of the ringer on the phone is almost exactly the same as the sound from the desktop when it receives an incoming call. When I hear the ring I need to look at the pone to see if the Call Info light is flashing - if it is, I answer the phone otherwise I answer the computer. It is possible to adjust the volume of the ringer (off, low, high) but it is not possible to alter the "melody" that the ringing tone uses.Otherwise, the CL2909 operates as one would expect. This phone has been sold for many years. If you buy one today, just realize you're buying technology that is many years old.

This phone is perfect for my purposes: no electrical cord, but includes a speakerphone function which works perfectly. These two factors were my priorities.The buttons are large enough to avoid mistakes and the audio quality is very good. Being able to replace the handset cord for a longer one if necessary is really practical and useful as well as the option to hang the phone on the wall. The redial function, mute button, call list etc. are all very nice extra features for such a reasonable price.This phone has all the advanced functionality of the very latest models, minus the cordless handset part which is not a plus (after an hour of talk time, all cordless handset batteries die, abruptly stopping your conversation) and bad audio. Somehow all cordless phones I have tried have disappointed me. I have tried more than ten different cordless models from reputable brands with the same result, no idea why...So I am very happy with this classic model and I have already started recommending it to everyone I know.Since some have commented on the mute button, and the ring volume, I must say neither is a problem for me. I like a loud ringer so I can hear it even if I am away from my desk and it's fine by me if people hear a click when I press the mute button, which I do very rarely anyway. Plus, I could be wrong, but after a few recent conversations I think you get to hear a click not just when you hit the mute button, but also when the other party hits the mute button, which I find quite useful...