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Slight inconvenience, but the price was $20 plus change including tax. Problem gone. I note, the image and my search refers to ATT 265, but the box actually says TR1909 - an updated product. There were several vendors, most lower, some higher, but this phone was not in stock at any of them.
Possibly because they did not read the manual to see that you have to install 4 AA batteries in the base. Someone wrote that they could not see the screen display. The display for caller ID had to be on the top of a Trimline phone or it would not be trim, would it. 3 one touch, 10 two touch.
Amazon is usually good on prices with free delivery for items over $25. The placement of the buttons are a small problem IF you are not careful about holding the phone, but they are low profile to make it less likely you hit them. Why. So you can see it before you pick up the ear piece, ergo, the programming buttons for the display are there also. This phone is great.
Some advice to shoppers. Shopping online is not the easy game it once was. But prices online are for many sellers are not always great and shipping is getting to be a profit center for some, like ink cartridges for printer sellers. I balked at the $30 plus cost of the 3rd party sellers for this phone on Amazon, and googled. Maybe it could have been designed better, maybe not, but the phone has the 2 advantages I wanted: no adaptor block, so I can keep it by computer equipment that is loaded with blocks, and caller ID. I did not see the display and read. I went to an online store not included in the roundup from Google: the much maligned W_ _-M_ _ _ chain, and got the phone via their internet store (not available in-store) and they delivered it to a local store I designated for pickup within days.
It's a trade off. Added advantages include phone number dialing. No shipping charge to the store, only if delivered to your front door. And Amazon is selling a black version for $14.95 from Amazon.
The only thing wrong with this otherwise perfectly simple phone is the blinking red light that uselessly informs you that someone, sometime, in the indefinite past, called you. There goes the blinking red light again. I've got an answering service to tell me that.So you get this red light on top of the phone that blinks forever and never stops, regardless of whether you have a message waiting or not--and there's no way to permanently turn off that blinking light. You can delete the 'memory' of the last calls--one at a time.--but the next time someone calls, BAM. Very annoying if the phone is bedside. And putting a piece of tape over the phone rather defeats the aesthetics of the thing, don't ya think.
The phone is slim but a lot higher than the normal phone and doesn't look quite right when wall mounted since it sits so far from wall. I ended up buying another phone and using this one for the basement.
and to my surprise it was my new trimline telephone that was causing all of my trouble. But.if you have a wireless connection in your house, it will eventually disconnect your telephone reception. This telephone has a lot of bells and whistles for cheap. It had constant static.even with a dsl filter connected to the telephone jack. I called the telephone company for my spotty reception. They made a house call. I unplugged it and my problems were solved. They need to update their equipment.
No kidding. Incoming sound was actually good, but that does not make up for the fact that holding the phone, what should be the simplest thing to do, can't be done comfortably. You can't avoid it unless you want to put your hand in a very odd position, and get cramps. I was on the phone and hit the flash button repeatedly even though I was well aware the button was there and was trying to avoid it. Very poorly designed. The 230 model is now called the AT&T Corded Trimline Phone with 13-Number Memory (210), slightly modified. Outgoing sound was bad - the person I was talking to reported a hissing noise. shoulder rest), you cannot attach it to this phone due to the buttons on the outside of the receiver.I don't want to be mean, but honestly, the person who designed this phone should be fired.
shoulder rest). And you cannot place the phone on your shoulder to hold it, if you temporarily need to use both hands for something else. When you hold the receiver in your right hand, in a way that is natural for the average person, your fingers automatically hit the buttons they inconveniently placed on the outer side of the receiver. And just as an FYI - I've tried them all; VTECH 265, ATT 265, and ATT 1909 VTECH COMMUNICATIONS INC 265 WHT Trimline TelephoneAT&T White Trimline Telephone (1909)and they are all the same design - don't get any of these if you want to be able to comfortably hold the phone, let it rest on your shoulder, or use a shoulder cradle (a.k.a. In order to hold the receiver and not hit the flash button you have to cramp up your hand into an odd position and hope you don't drop the phone. And, for those of us who still use an attachable shoulder cradle (a.k.a. See my photos of the ATT 1909 AT&T White Trimline Telephone (1909) for an example of what I mean.If you want a very simple corded phone I can tell you the ATT Trimline 230 has worked well for me for about 20 years. I've just ordered some 210s, for my MagicJacks, and I'll be sure to review them, to see if they are as good as the 230s use to be.
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