AT&T ML17929 2-Line Corded Telephone, Black

Very nice. Let me start off by saying this: I did have a buzzing noise when I first used this phone, but that was as the phone company was setting up my line and having me test it. As soon as they connected the grounding wires to the boxes (outside), the buzzing noise went away.I work from home, so it was important for me to have a good and easy to use phone with a few features. The speaker phone is crystal clear, the handset is as well. I am using a headset through an rj9 adapter so I can use my Logitech gaming headset (much more comfortable than the standard call center style headset), but this phone does have a 2.5 mm port for headsets as well. I am only using one line at the moment, so line 2 stays lit up saying it's "not in use or not connected". Not really an issue; it doesn't distract me or anything. The caller id screen lights up so bright that I don't really mind that the keys are not back lit. I'll be buying a few more of these phones as backup in the near future.Update 2017About a year ago, I found the Headset Buddy Female RJ9/RJ22 to Male 2.5mm Headset Adapter (RJ9-PH25) and have been using my Logitech G430 Surround Sound Gaming Headset with Dolby 7.1 Technology headset. It actually works better than any setup I've had, and the range of sound gives me higher highs and lower lows than a previous setup that included a Jabra amplifier. I no longer use the amplifier and have better control over the volume of my calls (both microphone and speakers).Update 6/2017Yeah, still 5 stars. I have no complaints about this phone. When the power goes out, the screen doesn't work anymore, but the phone does still work. If you work from home, this is the setup I had that worked so well...AT&T ML17929 2-Line Corded Telephone, BlackLogitech G430 Surround Sound Gaming Headset with Dolby 7.1 Technology (don't get the USB version, although this comes with a USB adapter for computer use)Headset Buddy: Female RJ9/RJ22 to Male 2.5mm Headset Adapter (01-RJ9-PH25)VONOTO 3.5mm to RJ9 Audio Adapter Cable - 3.5mm audio female socket to RJ9 Modular Plug Adapter Cable for connecting your own Analog Headphone to chatWith this setup, you won't even need the amplifiers that some of those companies send, customers won't be asking you to repeat yourself and you won't have issues hearing them, and you'll be using a very comfortable headset that's far better than any of the call center headsets out there.

Phone looked brand new and is in perfect working order. Great price-could not be happier with my purchase.

I'll give the summary line first: If you're willing to forego a few features, this is a decent phone at a great price.We have purchased two of these phones for our home office. Over the years we have had several other corded 2-line phones of various brands; comparing voice quality, the AT&T phone is at par with all of our previous phones. Its features work as expected, and it has reasonably sturdy construction. Note that our phones do not have the voicemail option, and we have never tried using headsets.Feature limitations have been discussed at length by other reviewers, so I will not go into much detail here. My biggest gripe is that the phone does not have battery backup, so after a power failure a few settings have to be reprogrammed. And yes, it would be nice if the display was larger and had a few more lines of text. But given the amazingly low price of this phone I can understand why these features were not included. Some reviewers complained about the large size of the buttons, but I actually like them!I would purchase this phone again, and I can recommend it to others.

Just bought this for my home office. And i'm thrilled. It took me a lot longer than it should have to finally find what I was looking for, both for a phone, and for phone service.I tried Magic Jack and Skype. The issues I had with those are that it relies on your computer, and can be slow, crash or not sound right. I needed something independent of my computer. Cell phone service is fine, if you are willing to spend a lot of money up front, which I can't do. I have heard people tell me that I sound far away, or was breaking up. I needed something with more stability. So I got Time Warner Digital Service, independent of my computer, after having a hard time trying to find a land line company. Turns out, many went under, or simply stopped the service, because everything is digital today.I bought a dialer with headset, and loved the concept. But the phone had many problems, including no dial tone, no ringer, and the inability to receive calls, or make them to automated systems. Turns out it wasn't compatible with digital service. I got so annoyed, I did something I never do. I found the best product I could afford, and payed extra for rush delivery. I usually consider rush delivery a waste of money, but I really needed a phone, because my cell is malfunctioning, and if there's an emergency, I hate the idea of being so vulnerable, not having a phone.This phone is as clear as day, works with my digital service, has two lines for possible future growth, speakerphone and headset, large keys and volume control. Now clients will have no trouble hearing me. I love this phone so far.

OK. Most telephones now are disposable things. They are made of cheap plastic with cheap buttons and cheap displays. They have no weight or feeling of quality.I'm absolutely amazed at this product. It feels solid. The black plastic has a nice texture to it. The buttons are big and the handset has a bit of weight to it. There is a standard 2.5mm headset jack on one side (critical for me as I work from home and I'm on conference calls all day... why I've got a land line). The audio is clear and the mute button doesn't inject a hum into the line like my last phone did. The 2-line feature is nice (we have 2 lines as my wife also works from home) and the speaker phone function is surprisingly good. This handset feels better than most that I've had at an office.I really wasn't expecting much... just another plastic box for the desk, but this product really surprised me. Great job, AT&T.