AT&T EL52513 5-Handset Cordless Phone with Answering System & XL Backlit Keys

All pieces for phone system were received and easy to assemble. Plugged them in last night and the phones appear to be working fine this morning. Nice set for the price. Large numbers and good backlighting.

If you need a new landline (more people than you think still use them) this is a good choice. I purchased it to replace another brand that did not keep a charge well and I found that I had difficulty hearing. This phone answers those (pun intended.) The battery life is great and the sound quality is a vast improvement to what I struggled with previously. My sons have actually noticed that I do not need them to repeat themselves so much now. I was unsure about the need for the second line addition but I was wrong. Now I do not know how I did without it for so long. Great quality and connectivity. The handset weight is perfect. Large enough to see the number and call missed information, but comfortable enough to be able to use for even the longest call. I find I have an improved range for the phone. Allows for me to even use it on my front porch. Reasonable price. Easy to set up even for those not "tech savvy." This phone arrives quickly. The neutral color allows for a great look in my library/office as well as the living room where the second handset lives.

For the price it is a decent unit. I do find it difficult to read the screen without glasses. The name and number is a bit small to read without corrective lens. I also find that when making a call when you press the numbers each number beeps twice instead of once which can be a bid annoying. You also have to delete calls one at a time instead of in a group.

I bought this for my new phone line. I setup a new phone modem and plugged this in. It worked. I plugged the second one in the kitchen and called my phone with it. Great then I called myself from my cellphone and all 3. Including my cellphone because of the way I have the service setup with iTalkBB Prime.

I love this phone. It's easy to set up. Easy to work the menu. The sound is clear. Looks great. Mostly it doesn't take up much room. I'm very pleased with my purchase.

Had a devil of a time with receiving the incoming messages once we programmed it to 6 rings. When I tried to test the message that I recorded, I then called from my cell phone and the cell phone said "message box not set up". But at the same time , I could hear the message that I recorded playing back through the machine. My husband had to call the 800 helpline 4 times ( he kept getting cut off) .Finally we got it straightened out. Expect quirks.

I had these same phones for years, and the batteries stopped holding a charge, so I bought these again.

Below is my initial rating shortly after purchasing this set, not totally satisfied, but at that time, semi satisfied, but the longer I use them, I'm finding them to be horrible. There are intermittent times where the background hissing and static are much worse than other times, and sometimes, weird screeching noises with someone else's conversation bleeding through, something I didn't think was supposed to happen with DECT 6.0 and has not with my other similar units. Also, the phone case itself is very flimsy. The cap to the battery compartment on the handsets come off easily, often have to go find where it came off and snap it back in. There are also times where I can hear my wired landline ring and this cordless either doesn't ring at all, or there is a few seconds pause before it rings, again something I've never had happen with my other cordless phones. I wish I had not bought this now. Always really liked AT&T products, but this set has really given me a sour taste in my mouth. Its not worth returning, even if it was still within the return period because of all the effort you have to go through to set it up and get it working, so I will just eat the cost, perhaps sell it at the local consignment shop when I find something better.Previous rating comments below:I replaced an old AT&T 3 set cordless phone set with this one. The old set was model 82318 which is no longer available and this set seems to be the closest replacement to it. AT&T phones are overall top notch, but I am finding these newer phones not as good as the older set. Comparisons: More background static and hissing, even when close to the base unit. Going only 30 or 40 feet away, you can still use it, but there is noise and patchy reception. The old set had useful features that this one does not, such as external buttons to control phone and ringer volume. With this, you need to navigate through the set up menu, so if you are talking to someone and want to turn the volume up or down, you cannot. The old set had external jacks so you could plug in a handsfree headset if you wanted, this one does not. When you press the keys on the new set, there is a delay before the tone is generated, and you can easily double dial a number because of that. The old set the buttons responded with an immediate tone, never had problems dialing. The old set came with belt clips which you could use if you wanted to, or remove them if not. Not included in this set. There are a few features on the new set that the old one didn't have such as date and time of day in the display, set by caller ID on incoming calls and keeping current time. Also, the old set did not show how much battery time you had left, this one has that. The backlight on the display is better on the new set. Since I was so happy with the older model and it lasted so many years, I assumed this would be equal or higher quality, but I was wrong. Had I known, I might have shopped around a little more and looked at other models and brands and their respective reviews.