Works good ! | AT&T EP5632 5.8 GHz Digital BlueTooth Enabled Cordless Phone with Answering System

It's nice but quirky | AT&T EP5632 5.8 GHz Digital BlueTooth Enabled Cordless Phone with Answering System

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	• AT&T EP5632 5.8 GHz Digital BlueTooth Enabled Cordless Phone with Answering System AT&T AT&T, 2007 average customer review:based on 50 reviews view larger image
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Awesome Phone - Works as designed

We bought the phone system for the same reason as everyone else. So we could answer and make calls with the cell phones or the landline while upstairs or outside. It works great for that. We have had no problems with the bluetooth autosync. The only issue I find disappointing, and would return the phone to replace it if I could find one that allowed this, is the inability to utilize the cell phone's contact system or at least let me sync my cell phone contacts to the base station. Having seperate contact databases on each phone is a big inconvenience. Hopefully AT&T's marketing department is reading our reviews.

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Works good !

Just got the phone 2 days back - the installation and setup of bluetooth connection to my cell phones was seamless.. My blackberry re-connects seamlessly from my car bluetooth to this phone as soon as I enter home. Also, another good point is that it works from anywhere in the 2 floor home with the baseunit in room on the top floor (which I did not expect!). Overall pleased with it so far !

It's nice but quirky

We bought the base unit and 6 additional phones. We also connect 2 cell phones to it. It is true that the bluetooth connection to the system happens about 1/2 the time, but it eventually connects each time. The other quirky issue is that you need to hand key in the directory in each phone - that takes a ton of time to set up. The sound quality is great, range is great, quality of the phones themselves is great. All in all, we are happy we bought the system and would recommend it.

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Works well with iPhone

The reason to own this phone is the Blue Tooth connectivity to your cell phone. This is and FYI that it does work well with the iPhone.

Pretty impressed with this system!

Pretty impressed with this system. We bought it for the bluetooth interface, so cellular calls and landline calls all come through the same handset when we're home. Best phone we've ever owned. Interested in how this technology will mature (see quirks (below)).

The good news:
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* Color display is nice. Available wallpapers and ringers on handset are pleasing.
* Sound quality is good on handset, handset speakerphone, and base speakerphone.
* Voicemail messages come through clearly on the handsets, even through the handset speakerphones.
* Displays are bright, clear, and easy to read. Menus are intuitive and easy to navigate.
* Range on the handsets is very good. Range on bluetooth is exceptional.
* Bluetooth automatically connects to our cell phones as soon as we arrive home.

It does have its quirks:
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* Caller ID is not enumerated - as you scroll through, you're never sure exactly how many more calls there are in memory.
* Bluetooth is solid now, and automagically connects both of our cell phones when we arrive home (manual says 12' distance from main console; our chargers are ~30' from the main console). However, on initial setup, added cell #1, added cell #2, had to remove and re-enter cell #1 before it would auto-discover.
* Users can not add their own pictures for wallpaper (disappointing)
* Users have limited ability to record their own ringer (and only on handset)
* Some of the controls are not consistent with industry "standards". For instance: 4-way pad navigates to an option. Can not press [right] or press 4-way pad down to select the options; you must move to another key to select the options.
* Base retains the recorded outgoing voicemail message when the power goes out, but immediately loses track of what time it is. Planning to purchase the optional standby battery for the base (it charges an extra handset battery in the base if you have a spare), hoping it will keep the clock in the base alive, like in previous at&t phones we've owned.
* Interesting note: Not a shortcoming of this system, but keep in mind that if you have bluetooth in your car(s) and if you park within 30' of where you charge your cell phone, your car(s) and home phone may fight over control of your cell phone.

Overview:
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Read another review that said this phone may not be ready for prime-time. There are some quirks to it (I'm certain they'll soften some of the rough edges as time goes on -- and in reference to the other reviewer's notes, be aware that there also doesn't appear to be a way to upgrade the firmware on this phone if you buy this version, so what you get on day 1 is what you get for the life of the phone). All in all, if you want an excellent system that ties in your bluetooth cell phones, or if you use only cell phones and prefer not to have a landline at all, this is definitely the way to go!

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