Home > Consumer Reviews > AT&T EP562 5.8GHz DSS Handset for Expandable System EP5632 with Caller ID (Black/Silver)

PRO:
It does what it is supposed to do.
If you desire what it's features are, then go ahead and buy it.
You won't be sorry.
I am very well satisfied with this product; I now have a total of 4 of these as cordless extensions to the compatible base unit.
This gives me more efficient usage of my cellphone when at home while still retaining usage of my landline using the same base and cordless units.

CON:
As with any cordless phone that uses the 5.8Hhz microwave band, penetration through exterior walls of a dwelling is poor.
With the base unit usually located inside the dwelling the coverage out and about one's yard can be somewhat spotty.
The newer model that uses the DECT 6.0 technology is actually the 1.2Ghz radio band; this will be better to penetrate a dwelling's exterior walls.

This handset works well, and connected to the base station without any problems. We like the intercom feature, since it saves a number of trips up and down the stairs, and the hold feature works to isolate the call while paging. The range and battery life seem fine, and the sound is adequate. This is, in fact, the only thing keeping it from 5 stars; the sound is only adequate. It's a little bit tinny, and there are moments when it's not fully duplex, but partially mutes the other party if I am talking. It's not a serious problem, but it does miss perfection.

My wife is always getting up in the evenings to get calls via her cell phone. I thought that the AT&T EP562 would help make her evenings a little less hectic.The phone has worked great thus far.The phone does have way more features that we will ever need. The ringers can all be set up to ring a different sound. It was initially annoying to have three different ringers going off at once and the all need to be set the same.My sony W300i seems to periodically disconnect from bluetooth. I'm not sure why. Since my wife is the primary user and her cell ( a RAZAR V3) has had none of those problems I'm ok with it.Its like carrying two phones around with you in one handset. The speaker phone function is a nice plus. Overall it does what I want it to.

I NEEDED A REPLACEMENT FOR MY AT&T PHONE SYSTEM.
ONCE AGAIN, THE CO. GOT IT TO ME AS PROMISED. PRODUCT WORKS AND THE
CO. WHO SHIPPED IT GOT IT TO ME FAST.

I got this phone because my old cordless died and I wanted to replace it with something that would link to our cell phones so I didn't have to keep both the cordless and the cell phone at hand and close by -- too many phones to carry around all the time! It also means that I don't have to deal with the small and awkward cell phone handset when I want to call my son, who lives 1,800 miles away. I can use my cell phone free long distance unlimited minutes, but get the comfort of a full-sized handset.

This phone has done everything that it said it would do. There are plenty of things that it will not do -- like, sync my phonebook from my cell phone to the cordless, for example. But, I didn't read anything that suggested that it would, so I can't "knock off stars" for that.

When I compared what this phone does for the price, I really think it is the best value out there. If you want something that will allow you to use one handset to answer or call your home phone and your bluetooth cell phone, this is the way to go!