AT&T - Model #EL42308 Review

(this is the product description I was given when I ordered it)

The AT&T EL42308 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone with Three Handsets and Answering System features 5.8 GHz analog technology and a built-in digital answering system. By utilizing the 5.8 GHz spectrum, the EL42308 has better sound quality, enhanced range, and increased security compared to phones that operate on a lower bandwidth, such as 2.4 GHz. The EL42308 includes three handsets (along with a base and two charging cradles) that allows you to use all three handsets through a single phone jack. You can transfer a call from one handset to another. The phone features a 30 entry phonebook directory and has a lighted keypad and display. The EL42208 is caller ID and call waiting capable, with a 30 name/number caller ID history. An indicator tells you when you have a new call and when you have missed one. A built-in digital answering machine system records messages on microchips for reliable performance, instant access to messages, and the ability to selectively save and delete messages. The answering machine features enough memory for 11 minutes of recording time, and a message time/day stamp lets you know when the missed message was received. The phone is table and wall mountable for placement flexibility. 

  I was glad to get such a great deal on this phone, and it turned out to be an even bigger godsend than I thought as time came to pass.  I'd recently moved into a lovely and LARGE loft-style condo that as it would turn out? had only ONE working phone jack in the upstairs bedroom.  (accessed by a big winding iron spiral staircase no less!) so it was pretty plain that there would  be no "mad-dashing" to grab the call before the 4th ring and call answering kicked in unless I wanted to risk major injury! So just the convenience of the system was prefect for me : plug the main phone into the upstairs jack, and the 'drones' into any downstairs electrical outlet and Violla ! phones in every room of my home and no pesky trips to the emergency room just so I could tell some putz in Jackson, Mi that no, I was quite happy with my lawn care service (my condo doesn't even have a lawn) I've never had use of the answering machine feature (my phone service has call answering) but I can say that the signal is crisp and clean and the range is incredible ! Ive taken my downstairs unit down to the opposite end of my building and still had a signal! So for my money, this was an incredible find !