AT&TTL86109 TL86109 Two-Line DECT 6.0 Phone System with Bluetooth

I purchased the AT&T TL86109 DECT 6.0 2-line phone after researching the systems available. I work in the software industry remote from our headquarters and spend four or more hours on the phone each day. I bought this phone to replace a seven year old Panasonic phone that was beginning to fail.After using this phone for a week I am very happy with my purchase. In my situation I make extensive use of the speaker phone. Many times I need to record design review sessions to facilitate note taking. So a quality speaker and microphone were major concerns. The sound quality is very good, even better than the Panasonic. The setup was easy, I plugged everything in, let it charge overnight and registered the handsets without a problem. The conference call capability was clear and easy to use. I connected my cell phone up via the Bluetooth connections and within minutes I had my contacts loaded. What sold me on this phone was that if I ever abandon my land lines I can use this phone via my cell phone. This removes the requirement to wear my cell all the time when I am home. I put a Bluetooth headset on my Christmas list.I only have three complaints: The intensity of the "Blue" light on the handsets. I had to face the phone away from the bed because it was so bright. I might take a Sharpie and blacken it out. Next, I need to update my outgoing message every week. To do that, I have to navigate through three levels of the menu, should be easier. The other is clearing line messages, When you miss a call you get a message on the display. Rather than letting you clear the message you need to clear the log make it go away.After a week of use, it has met my expectations and performed better than expected.

We have had this system installed for a couple of months now. It was easy to set up and works very well. Voice quality is excellent and noise is negligible. Signal is good throughout our medium-sized house. Caller ID number and name works just fine on both lines. Battery life is excellent.As to some of the comments others have made:1. Yes, the blue recharging light is bright. So take the phone in your bedroom out of the recharger and lay it down for the night. No problem.2. The recorded voice message plays back rather weakly when you are recording it, but it sounds fine when you call in. Again, not a problem.3. Yes, the menu system is rather obscure and some functions that you use regularly are buried down several layers. For this reason I only gave the system four stars.4. The recharging bases are light weight, but they do their job and do not tend to fall over. No problem.In sum, we like the system and recommend it to others.

1. The answering system does not work. I set up voice messaging system; yet, when the call should go to voice mail, a message states, "Sorry. You cannot leave a message for ###-###-####." I have spent many days trying to get the answering maching to work; yet it does not work.2. There is no indicator (i.e. blinking light) to alert me for missed calls.3. Redial. When I attempt to redial a missed call, I have to manually redial the entire phone number because the 1 is not captured by the phone system. I have to write down the phone number on a piece of paper, then dial the phone number beginning with the "1".4. The volumne on the hand sets are aweful. The sound is very low. I have to put all calls on speaker in order to hear the caller's voice.5. No annoucement for incoming calls (i.e. caller's name).I honestly wish I had never purchased this phone system. I am shopping, again, for another phone system: hopefully, one which actually works!!!Highly recommended you do not purchase this phone system.

After thoroughly researching the limited no. of 2-line home phone systems on the market, I purchased the at&t system because it had every feature I was looking for. In addition to blue tooth compatibility, the system is user friendly, easy to set up and simple to operate. Just charge each handset in its charging base for 25 minutes and you're ready to set up the extensions. I bought the base unit which comes with one handset, plus three sets of three more handsets and two individual handsets for a total of 12 remote handsets, which is the max for this system. Other systems were limited to 6 or 8 remote handsets. After set up, I married my iPhone with the base unit and in less than a minute, my entire list of 312 phone contacts were put into the system and I can access my iPhone directary from any handset. The system allows you to make calls and answer call using your cell phone service through the handsets or base. Very cool. You can eliminate your long distance land line costs as most cell phones have free long distance. Oh, one of the main things I wanted was a speaker phone on each handset, which this sysstem has. It's total duplex and people I have spoken with tell me it does not sound like a speaker phone, just as clear as speaking into a handset. Of course, it's all digital 6.0 which prevents interference from my home wifi system and the DECT technology is up to date. I highly recommend this system. It is light years better than the Panasonic system I replaced, which was good for it's time when I bought it 8 years ago. I checked out their new systems but they didn't have the 12 handset capacity. With lithium-ion batteries, it is recommended to keep the handsets in their charging stands, which are black and brushed silver, a really nice combo. Bought through Amazon for the best price. 20% - 30% better than other e-tailers.

For a home-based business that needs two telephone lines, this system and it’s cordless handsets work as advertised, handles fax calls and supports some Bluetooth connected devices such as headsets and cell phones. Unfortunately AT&T has not updated the system so that the latest versions of Bluetooth and call blocking are supported.

Very good and reliable unit, this is the second one in about 8 years that we have had, and am very pleased with the two line and blue tooth is great