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This phone is the worst phone I ever had. My mother in law bought the phone for my wife and I. She meant well, but everytime I use this phone, I end up cursing her. Numbers on both phones don't work when pressed. Thankfully I programed some numbers day one and can dial them using the stored number feature. If I ever had to dial 911, I would die trying to dial the number. Actually made me long for the days of rotary phones....yeah it took a little longer to dial , but those phones lasted for ever

This is the worst phone I have ever owned. I had to return it after a few weeks. Actually, the phone itself was fine, but the answering machine was unusable. There was so much static that we could not understand any of the messages. And when leaving a message, there was horrible static as well. I wish I had seen the reviews before I bought the phone.

I have had this phone for about 1 1/2 years and have been disappointed with it. The person on the other end is getting annoying beeps that are loud enough to interrupt the conversation. The talker doesn't hear it but the listener gets a loud beep in their ear about every 30 seconds to 1 minute.

It's hard to review this product as the one I received was "used". It was not a Model 2256 as ordered, but rather a Model 1256. The product was pretty much junk, in fact it even had the old owners answering machine message still on it. A lesson learned, ONLY BUY NEW.

Waste of money. This is the first time I've bought an AT&T product; and will never do so again. All the other reviews summed up every reason why not to buy this piece of junk.

I'm sticking with Panasonic. Over 20 years of reliable good phones from them; it was a mistake for me to try this set. (Yes, it was on sale...lol!)