July 26, 2008
Win an AT&T Cordless Phone
With wireless networks and two separate phone lines using cordless handsets, both Susan and my houses are interference nightmares.
But after trying out different cordless phones, I found a V-Tech 2.4 Ghz worked well and didn’t interfere with either my wireless network or my other 5.8Ghz cordless phone.
(Susan on the other hand, uses two different 5.8Ghz cordless phones. Her phones interfere with her wireless and with each other all the time. It is very annoying. She needs to pick up a new phone. But don’t tell her about the new one I just got. She might steal it!)
As I said, I have been perfectly happy with my affordable V-Tech. But, a month ago it started to die a slow, painful death. I don’t blame it for giving out on me. We are not easy on our phones. I drop them at least a dozen times a day and I use them all the time. (I think Susan and I talk on the phone at least 30 times a day!)
So just when I was about to go to the store to get a new V-Tech, one of those wonderful PR firms who help bring us all these great contests emailed to ask me if I wanted to review an AT&T DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone. Now that is some good timing!
(Yes - since Susan has to flee her wireless and hide downstairs in her office to get good reception on her cordless phone, I probably should have passed this review phone on to her. But honestly - I didn’t even think about Susan! I just jumped on the wonderful timing and skipped my outing to Staples.)
After charging the sleek, cool phone (complete with two handsets,) I plugged it in and held my breath. Would it work? Would I crackle and disappear when I moved near my computer???
The DECT 6.0 technology did not disappoint me! It is crystal clear and works throughout my house and even down the block! Today, I took it on a walk down the street while talking to my friend Crystal to test it out and you should have heard us. We were like an infomercial ad.
“So I am testing out this phone, tell me how I sound okay?”
“You sound great so far”
“Oh my gosh - I am half way down the block… I am coming to the end of the street”
“You are kidding me - it sounds perfect.”
“I know - and it only costs sixty-nine bucks!”
“No way!”
So what is this DECT 6.0 technology and why does it work so well? I had no idea, but WikiAnswers enlightened me:
Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT 6.0) is a standard that uses the 1.9 Ghz band for cordless phones. It is relatively new in the US market but has been in use in Europe for quite some time. The purported advantage of this communications frequency is reduced interference with and from other devices, most notably wireless networks, garage door openers, microwave devices, baby monitors, etc. Additionally it should offer greater range from the base, enhanced call clarity, and the ability to utilize multiple handsets with a single base unit POTS connection.
Ah - so that is why it works so well for me!
According to AT&T, “independent Wyle lab studies found that the new AT&T phones provided up to a 190-feet range around or outside the home, compared to the 160-feet range offered by competing DECT phones.”
I don’t have a testing lab here, but it is working for me! I am totally impressed. And these new AT&T DECT 6.0 phone systems come bundled with up to five handsets and range from $59.95-$129.95 – making them accessible for most budgets and households.
Now, Susan needs to go buy one of these phones too.
If you want to win an AT&T SL82218 DECT 6.0 Digital Dual Handset Cordless Telephone with Answering System and Caller ID, just leave a comment here. We will announce the winner August 16th, 2008.
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917 Comments on Win an AT&T Cordless Phone »
#1 - onemotherslove @ 9:22 pm
Wow, I sure could use that! Count me in!
#2 - Lethea B. @ 9:22 pm
Believe it or not my cordless phone is beginning to wig out, LOL!
I’d Love to win a cool phone with capabilities like this one. Thanks just for the chance to learn more about the phone & I hope I win!
#3 - sara l. @ 9:31 pm
This sounds like just what I’m looking for….Distance, Dependability, and Inexpensive! Thanks for cluing me in on this one…And the chance to win one!
#4 - danandmarsh @ 9:35 pm
Wow, what a cordless!!! My dear step-daughter is in desperate need of a new cordless!! Please count me in for this awesome giveaway! Thanks
#5 - Adrienne! @ 9:38 pm
Eek!! We need a new phone!
#6 - Kelly's Krazy Kids @ 9:57 pm
Pick me!
#7 - Tara Marie HIntz @ 9:59 pm
Oh, I need that phone. We are currently without a cordless….and have yet to research which one to buy. This looks like a keeper!
#8 - Maria @ 10:00 pm
We really need a new phone. AT & T is the best. My current phone purchased approx 8 yearS ago is AT&T. I think we need an upgrade.
#9 - littlesanctuary @ 10:00 pm
I need a new cordless phone. Mine is dying.
#10 - Andrea @ 10:02 pm
I’d love to win a new phone!!!
#11 - Jeni @ 10:09 pm
We could really use a new phone - ours is old and starting to go!
#12 - chyk @ 10:11 pm
sounds divine!
#13 - Pamela D. @ 10:13 pm
We seem to get some interference from our Panasonic system, so this would be great for us. Sign me up please!
#14 - Amanda D. @ 10:13 pm
that looks great!
#15 - MaryBeth @ Four Silly Sisters @ 10:14 pm
Count me in… it’s time to replace our cordless too!
#16 - Angi @ 10:16 pm
What an awesome giveaway - I would love to win!
#17 - Naomi @ 10:24 pm
I would love to win this for my parents. They paid oodles of money to have a ridiculous phone system installed and the thing won’t let you pick up a phone without first transferring the line. It is unbelievably annoying but my mom refuses to get a new phone because they paid so much for it!
#18 - Heather Lessiter @ 10:25 pm
We have totally been looking for a new phone! This one sounds fabulous! Great giveaway!
#19 - Dawn @ 10:39 pm
It sounds like a great phone.
#20 - Jay @ 10:41 pm
Count me in! Sounds like a great product!
#21 - Amy @ 10:47 pm
Yay!
All our cordless phones’ batteries are dying, so they only hold a charge for 15 minutes before you’re running around the house looking for a new one. Uncool.
Thanks!
Amy @ http://prettybabies.blogspot.com
#22 - Striving\Tessa @ 10:49 pm
Sounds great. Thanks for the chance.
#23 - Mikki @ 10:50 pm
I could really use a new phone!
Looks like you all had a great time at Blogher!
Count me in for this one
#24 - Mary @ 10:53 pm
I definitely need a new phone. This one sounds great!
#25 - Heather @ 10:54 pm
Sounds like what I need!
#26 - Jeanette Jackson @ 11:03 pm
I could sure use one of these
#27 - Angie @ 11:07 pm
Definitely sounds and looks like something I could use, our phones are dying a slow death LOL Thanks for the opportunity.
#28 - Jennifer Bussey @ 11:07 pm
We really need a new phone after my daughter threw up on ours.
#29 - Hillary @ 11:13 pm
Yes, please! One of our current cordless phones just eats batteries. I think it’s time for a new one.
#30 - Iva @ 11:13 pm
I need a new phone. I have an Uniden multi hand set and it’s dying on me. It’s not holding a charge at all! I’ve only had two years, I think…it should still work!
#31 - kiy @ 11:23 pm
Comment! I love the sound of this phone. We really need one, our current one has lived through two moves and really needs to be put out to pasture. Actually, it sounds a lot like Susan’s!
#32 - stacey moore @ 11:28 pm
we could really use one of these!
thanks!
moore.g at insideconnect.net
#33 - Katie @ 11:29 pm
ME! ME!! Pick ME! I need a new phone. Oh please, computer, pick me!!!
#34 - Our Life as an Air Force Family @ 11:30 pm
Count me in! The phones we have you cant be in the other end of our small house and talk on the phone. They just dont reach that far for some reason
#35 - Blessed @ 11:41 pm
I’d love to win this phone! (It would save me a trip to Office Max… )
#36 - Organizing Mommy @ 11:42 pm
sounds good.
#37 - Marilyn - A Mixed Bouquet @ 11:49 pm
I definitely need this phone. Wow, I’m impressed!
#38 - Amanda P. @ 11:51 pm
Ohh PERFECT timing! Our phones have been dying for a month now and we have been looking at which phones to buy. Thanks for the review and showing us a good quality product. I hope I win.
#39 - Rachel C @ 11:52 pm
our portable phone’s batteries always quit working well. I need a new one!
#40 - Christina @ 12:00 am
I would love to win this! We recently had to replace our old phones because our puppies chewed off the antennas. The new ones totally stink!
#41 - Kris @ 12:09 am
This is definitely what I need!!
#42 - Gretchen @ 12:12 am
Count me in - - we have one that just bit the dust!!
#43 - Sarah @ 12:26 am
What a great review of a product we all love and need! We’ve always researched our phone purchases carefully, but you never really know what you’re getting until it’s hopelessly separated from its packaging and hooked up to the phone line. It would be fun to win one! Thanks!
#44 - Org Junkie @ 12:38 am
I was just out looking at new cordless phones today! These sound amazing, I will definitely look for them next time I’m out. Thanks for the review!
#45 - Renee @ 12:44 am
Sounds wonderful!! I would like a better cordless. We have alot of problems with interferance.
#46 - Jenna @ 1:08 am
I would actually love to win this for my grandparents! They have a phone that’s just old and they need a new one-this sounds great for them
#47 - Romie @ 1:11 am
I want one!
#48 - Jackie @ Our Moments Our Memories @ 1:19 am
Seriously, you walked to the end of the block and could still hear? Amazing! Count me in!
#49 - Jennifer3 @ 1:20 am
Okay. I need this. Really.
#50 - Sarah @ 1:26 am
SIgn me up! Our cordless phones are terrible! I always end up swicthing to the corded phone while having a conversation, then I can’t chase around our toddler.
#51 - Lissete @ 1:31 am
Sounds perfect! We have been experiencing trouble between our current phone & our netwok. This seems to be what we need. Thanks for the chance to win!
#52 - Bree @ 1:39 am
This is awesome! thanks!
#53 - RefreshMom @ 1:48 am
I’d be happy to try a new phone. I feel like we keep trying new ones and never find the one that really “fits.”
#54 - Shellie @ 1:53 am
This sounds great! Count me in.
#55 - Jen-The Mom @ 2:29 am
Great, thanks for the chance!
#56 - Busy Mom @ 2:31 am
Me! Me! Our V-tech phones were purchased for the same reason and is about to wear out as well.
#57 - Kimmy L @ 2:36 am
WOW!!! I NEED that phone. LOL For Real I need it.
I have already bought 2 different phones in the last year and hated them both.
#58 - Michelle Rosborough @ 4:15 am
Cool phone
#59 - One Mom @ 6:16 am
Our phone is beeping at us after a couple of minutes…we could really use a new AT&T!
#60 - zukppr @ 7:00 am
I can’t stand the snap, crackle, pop of my current cordless. This looks like it would be perfect. At least until they start making them bluetooth compatible.
#61 - Gay Tillman @ 7:01 am
We need these phones. Count me in.
#62 - Marilyn @ 7:02 am
I would love this phone - thank you for the contest
#63 - Dara Nix @ 7:11 am
I have been using my cell phone only for calls, but since I have an out of state number, I am thinking about getting a land line again! I’d LOVE to win these — one less expense in getting a land line!
Thanks!!
#64 - Cassidy @ 7:12 am
I would love this phone.
#65 - Ginnie @ 7:20 am
Yes, I’d love to win this phone! Please enter my name in the drawing. Thanks!
#66 - Virginia Murr @ 7:27 am
Thanks for the plain English description! I would have SO gotten lost in the technical description. It sounds like a great phone.
#67 - Steph Elias @ 7:28 am
Sounds like a great phone. We could use one around here.
#68 - judyv @ 7:30 am
We need a phone.
#69 - Tracey @ 7:31 am
We really need a new phone! This would be a blessing.
#70 - JRG @ 7:33 am
I’d sure like to win; could put the phone in my third bedroom.
#71 - ROB @ 7:36 am
My old Uniden gave up the ghost and i haven’t been able to replace it. Would love this one.
#72 - Heather_J @ 7:40 am
we could really use a new phone!
#73 - Carol @ 7:41 am
I really truly hope I win, I need this! cdziuba@aol.com
#74 - betty c @ 7:43 am
Nice phone!
#75 - Katrina (Callapidder Days) @ 7:54 am
My mom’s cordless phone is dying and I’d love to win this phone to give to her. Great giveaway!
#76 - randi oaklief @ 7:56 am
My cordless is DOA so I could realyy use this!! Thanks for another great giveaway!
#77 - Dana @ 7:58 am
I could really use a new phone and this one sounds great.
#78 - Lisa - TheScrapPrincess @ 7:58 am
Awesome contest! I’d love to receive one
#79 - barryg @ 8:00 am
If i win this phone, it will go into my computer room so count me in too.
#80 - Nora Scott-Platt @ 8:09 am
I don’t have a cordless phone so it would be great to have one in our home.
#81 - Lori Williams @ 8:12 am
I need a new phone and this would be perfect!
#82 - Becky @ 8:16 am
I’d love the chance to win this phone. We are looking for a new cordless phone. If I don’t win we’ll have to look into this one. Great price range for a great sounding phone! Thanks!
#83 - brandiandboys @ 8:22 am
Would LOVE that phone!
#84 - Wendy Kulpa @ 8:23 am
Wow - this phone sounds great! Would love to win it!
#85 - Tracey Byram @ 8:29 am
I need a new cordless phone. I can never get a cordless to last more than a year before the battery starts to go bad.
#86 - Elisa @ 8:34 am
Count me in! We could really use it!
#87 - Tonya - thereisaseason @ 8:39 am
Please enter me! We are in need of new phones - LOL!
#88 - Ottis @ 8:44 am
Very nice phone
#89 - larry @ 8:52 am
nice phone
#90 - Jillian Jordan @ 8:55 am
I would love to win this. Thanks!
#91 - Christina DeMarco @ 8:58 am
I need this!
#92 - A Cowboys Wife @ 8:58 am
We could use some new phones around here. My father-in-law has had his for what seems like years. Great giveaway!
#93 - Ali @ 8:58 am
I could really use a new phone!
#94 - Chris F @ 8:59 am
Nice givaway. Enter me in this thing. Thanks
#95 - Jill Brott @ 9:00 am
Enter me please
#96 - subasweety @ 9:08 am
cool one i am counting my days to get one thanks
#97 - margie gilbert @ 9:12 am
can really use this
#98 - Tonya Keener @ 9:12 am
sorry I thought I read cell phone but my cordless phone is about 10 years old and I need another. Please pick me
#99 - Michelle @ 9:15 am
Just what I need! I hope I win this one. Please count me in.
#100 - stampedwithgrace @ 9:16 am
I’d love to have a new phone
#101 - AmyG @ 9:17 am
I love the look of these phones. I’m hard on phones, as well. GE is the only brand that I’ve found, so far, that works for us. But this one sounds like it works great.
#102 - susan varney @ 9:22 am
phones are good
#103 - KC @ 9:22 am
pick me, pick me, lol!
#104 - Sonya Sparks @ 9:24 am
This would be wonderful. Thanks for the chance.
#105 - Kristi @ 9:26 am
that phone sounds great! I have probs just going to the back of my house and it’s not that big!!
#106 - Karen @ 9:28 am
It sounds like the phone I need!
#107 - Shelly @ 9:31 am
Love the phone, what a great giveaway!
#108 - Chrystal Davis @ 9:31 am
Great prize! I could really use this!
#109 - Van @ 9:34 am
we only have one phone in the house, so one with 2 handsets would be great!
#110 - ANNE SRODA @ 9:34 am
Would love this phone. Thanks.
#111 - Coday @ 9:37 am
how great to have a phone outside with you when the kids are playing
#112 - Louise Brouillette @ 9:38 am
It seems that none of our phones work properly…we could use this!
#113 - Mya Brooks @ 9:50 am
We were just looking at phones yesterday at Costco. Nobody can hear me on ours and we need this soooo bad.
#114 - Lisa K @ 9:55 am
I need to find one of these sets! Now that I know it exists, I was going to just go buy a booster for our current phone. I think they cost more.
#115 - clenna in NH @ 10:01 am
This phone sounds really neat.
#116 - Molly @ 10:17 am
We are down to one phone in our house, and we’re always losing it. A new set of phones would be a welcome addition!
#117 - shelly @ 10:19 am
Thanks for all the information. I will be buying if i dont win that is for sure!!!
#118 - Skip @ 10:22 am
Could use this. My phone is shot.
#119 - Jay Kloosterman @ 10:24 am
Great Phone, I love those high tech looking devices. I would love to win them.
#120 - Angela Kinder @ 10:25 am
We have a corded phone and it just drives me insane! When my boyfriend calls, and I need something in the other room, I can’t take it with me! Plus in the case of an emergency, it would be really handy to be able to take it anywhere with you!
#121 - Cory @ 10:31 am
Oh! Pick me Please!!! We sooo need a new phone. The kids wore the battery out on the old one and we have been using a corded phone since. So, please pick my number as we very badly need a new phone.
Thank you for offering this great give-away. Take care and God bless, Cory
#122 - Michael Capp @ 10:34 am
I want to win! I need a new phone!
#123 - Trina Hampton @ 10:41 am
Would love to win, need a new phone.
#124 - Fran @ 10:41 am
My system is starting to go dim. This would be a terrific upgrade
#125 - nicole belletiere @ 10:42 am
Please enter me for this awesome prize
#126 - Jenn S. @ 10:45 am
We could use a new phone - thanks for a great giveaway!
#127 - Kim Weber @ 10:50 am
Time for a new one for me! Love the giveaway!
#128 - Laura H @ 10:57 am
We could use the phones!!
laura_licious101(at)hotmail(dot)com
#129 - Ally @ 11:03 am
I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to win this one…. thanks for entering me!
#130 - Jean Steinhardt @ 11:05 am
I would love this. Since we also use a wireless concention for our computer. I do get some interference with the phone when I am next to the computer.
#131 - Christy Dixon @ 11:11 am
Perfect timing! I love my Vtech but after ONLY two years, mine is also dying a fast and painful (to me) death. My daughter lives about 45 miles away and we burn up the phone lines so she would appreciate hearing no more crackle!! She says she has Vtech ear!
Thanks for the chance to win!
#132 - Kimberly Balderas @ 11:21 am
This would be great to have. My kids have taken possesion all the other phones
#133 - toasters @ 11:26 am
Thanks.
#134 - Trisha R. @ 11:30 am
This would definitely be an upgrade from the phone that we have! I’d love to win one of these.
#135 - Frances Carty @ 11:34 am
I need a cordless phone.My is on the fritz.
#136 - linda @ 11:37 am
I would love this!! Thank you
#137 - Linda Peters @ 11:38 am
Love to win this
#138 - Cecilia @ 11:43 am
I would love this.
#139 - Tonya Froemel @ 11:44 am
like to win this
#140 - mandy @ 11:53 am
i could really use this!
Count me in!
#141 - todd f michalek @ 11:57 am
In need of a New phone system. Let me get lucky and win this one, Thanks, Todd
#142 - John MacDonald @ 12:00 pm
What a great phone. Count me in please!
#143 - sabb266 @ 12:03 pm
Thans or the great giveaway! My phone is so bad, I cannot leave my kitchen with it and they do not make the batteries for it anymore.
#144 - Vicky Tidwell @ 12:06 pm
I would sure like to win this one of my phones just broke.
#145 - Amy L @ 12:20 pm
We need a new phone and this one looks great!
#146 - Jen @ 12:22 pm
I’ve been having such problems with feedback on my phone–if this makes it better I would be very happy!
#147 - rachel @ 12:23 pm
Ohh this would be fab! Our phone is a piece of junk.
#148 - Jeanette @ 12:28 pm
My V-tech cordless died a month ago and I’ve been using a telephone dinosaur with a leash (Circa 1970). Help me break free!
#149 - Lisa Sheldon @ 12:29 pm
We could really use this phone. We have to switch phones because they don’t work properly. We husband is disabled, so he misses calls because the phone won’t work.
#150 - Kim @ 12:32 pm
We’re moving to a new bigger house soon and could use this phone. Thanks for the giveaway!
#151 - Anna M. @ 12:36 pm
AH.
I would love this.
I new a new phone in my room, we just redid it. =]
#152 - catherine @ 12:36 pm
We are in bad need of an update–our phone system is probably 6 or 7 years old (and looks even older).
This looks and sounds great!
#153 - Eva Louis @ 12:40 pm
This is an answer to a prayer I am trying to start a small business and the phone quality is terrible I have tried differsnt phones. I AM LOSING CUSTOMERS WHO ARE FRUSTRATED AND HANG UP THIS WOULD TRULY HELP!
#154 - Mary H. @ 12:45 pm
My phone is dieing and would really love to win a new phone…Thanks!!
#155 - Marie Powers @ 12:45 pm
I like this!!!
#156 - Paula Englert @ 12:51 pm
I would love to win this phone. I have a “thing” about cordless phones. They work for a couple of months then die on me. I have bought four sets in the last two years. I would really appreciate phones that were dependable. Sign me up.
#157 - Melissa @ 12:52 pm
I’d love this! Thank you for entering me!
#158 - Daniel Stolworthy @ 12:52 pm
I’ll believe it when i try it. I’ve got older phones that made the same claim, but of course, they’re not AT&T. I’d love to be able to walk to my car without losing the call
#159 - Karin C. @ 12:56 pm
I really need a phone like this that will give me reception outdoors while I take care of my animals.
#160 - judy brittle @ 1:01 pm
Oh how I would love a cordless phone. I’ve never had one before and my phone on my desk the cord is so twisted. I really really want to win this!
#161 - Norma Jean Greeley @ 1:02 pm
Great Prize!
#162 - SJ @ 1:03 pm
We could really use some new phones in our house! These sound fantastic!
#163 - Ericka Jacks @ 1:05 pm
My mother needs a new phone because her phone is broken and we can’t hear her on it.
#164 - Cynthia @ 1:12 pm
I would love a new phone. The talk button on ours has gone out, so to place a call you have to dial it on another phone.
#165 - Colleen Jensen @ 1:17 pm
I need a new phone ,ours doesn’t work half the time.
#166 - Karen M @ 1:25 pm
Please count me in!
#167 - TinaJewel @ 1:40 pm
Wow! that great of a phone would be awesome!
#168 - Stephanie @ 1:42 pm
wow! I am looking for a new phone. You have sold me on this one. I would love a chance to win this. Thank you for the giveaway!
#169 - Jennifer Barnett @ 1:44 pm
Our phone is very old and outdated. This would be a wonderful prize! Thanks for the chance.
#170 - beverly isaacs @ 1:44 pm
i would love to have a cordless phone with the answering system in it because i am so busy with my parttime business i hardly have time to answer a phone. this way i could get messages and return the call at my convenience.please let me win this.
#171 - Shannon Asbell @ 1:50 pm
I currently don’t have a cordless phone so it would be really great to win
#172 - R. Powell @ 1:50 pm
My old cordless phone is showing its age, and the answering machine could be retired as well. I sure wouldn’t mind winning this phone.
#173 - valerie