Features:

  • Digital Answering system with voice guide records up to 22 minutes
  • HD audio with Equalizer for customized audio
  • Backlit keypad and high-contrast LCD
  • Caller ID records past 50 names and numbers
  • Smart call Blocker saves up to 1, 000 names and numbers
What an absolute joy and relief; no more unwanted calls!

There IS a learning curve; let the phone do its' job. What I have learned, so far: This phone needs a "1" before any non-local area code, otherwise I just get a busy signal. Put as many friends, doctors, and emergency numbers as you can, into your 50 number directory; any overflow can be added to the allow or starred list. Once this rather time consuming task is done once, all those calls will get thru, usually with an announcement of who is calling. Now, the really great part. If the phone rings just once, and you look at the caller ID, and ignore it, It goes to the blocked call list. Sometimes this happens even without a ring. All calls stay in the CID list for your review, in case you want to unblock one that should have come thru. Even if you answer an unwanted call by mistake, you can block it mid-conversation with the call block button. It just doesn't get any earier than that. Bottom line - The unwanted calls have STOPPED. In just a couple weeks, I have 54 calls on the blocked caller list, and zero hang up messages on the answering machine.

Great phone loaded with features and high quality.

Top quality phone with many features. The call blocker is great and fun to use - just answer the annoying call and when they start talking, just push the call block button, a message comes on the screen and asks if you really want to block this call, then a push of the select button and it is bye bye annoying caller forever. It is so much fun I can't wait for them to call. The sound quality is great on both ends. I notice the difference on the first use. The screen is large and very clear. The ring volume can be set with different tones. It announces the callers as well so you don't have to look at the screen. You can input a directory of frequently called numbers and much more. My wife loves the quiet button. She is a cat napper. She can set the quiet button to silence the phones for 1 to 12 hours. Once the quiet button is set, none of the phones will ring for the set time, the calls go directly to voice mail. Once the timer is up, the phones come on again. Having dinner with friends or watching a movie and don't want to be bothered. Dancing or wrestling with the wife - Set the quiet button. This is the phone to get.

Best thing since talking to the operator back in the 50s!

So far my wife and I love this call blocking AT&T CL82407 DECT 6.0 Expandable Answering System with Smart Call Blocker with four handsets. It works!! Since we installed this system, we have not had one robo call or telemarketer interrupt our retirement. Sound quality is great, the speaker phone is good, and the setup was easy. The enclosed directions were easy to follow and understand. Setting up the directory went smoothly, but I worried about calls from doctors, pharmacies, dentist offices, etc. being blocked. I started to set up the "Star" Directory for these numbers when my wife's hair dresser called and got through simply by following the simple prompt. Now I only have to "Star" the numbers that are recorded messages like Walgreens. Life is now much calmer...no robo calls or telemarketers to yell about.

Finally a system that works for me.

This is the best blocking system I have tried yet. It gives you several options for blocking but the best by far is the "white listing" aspect. You enter into the directory all those numbers you want to get through to you. If a caller is not in your directory the call goes to the answering system directly. No ring at all. If you have a message from someone you want to receive calls from in the future, it is easy to enter them onto an allow list or the main directory. If you get a message from an unwanted caller that number can easily be added to a block list and then they don't even get through to voice mail on future calls. If you want to get emergency alerts you will need to get the numbers each agency uses for mass notification calls and add that to the allow list. My phone has never been quieter.

Robocalls, Telemarketers, NO MORE.

If you're tired of robocalls and telemarketers calling every day, this is the phone for you. The first day I set it up, only the Base Phone would ring, a few seconds later all the phone screens lights up and say "Call Block Screening", then nothing. If the phone number is not in your Directory, Allow List, or Star List, the Call Blocker tells the caller to say their name and press the # pound key. Otherwise the call is terminated. When the calls do go through, all the phones ring. As the days go by, you'll notice your phone gets very quiet. I almost feel sorry (LOL) that now they can't get through.

Great system that shoots down marketing calls in mid air

For DAYS, I researched home phone systems and finally narrowed it down to this model and the Panasonic KX-TGE433B. We needed one with an answering system and thought a call blocker would be great, too, especially since we have a real problem with marketing calls on our landline. However, the Smart Call Blocker instructions seemed too complicated so I was leery about purchasing this model. But ultimately, we decided on this AT&T model. And WE LOVE IT! The Smart Call Blocker isn't that hard to program after all. I set it up so that people who aren't on our Allow List just have to push the # key, then they get right through. Believe it or not, I almost miss the marketers! LOL! Our old phones went back to 2002 and '03 so this system is a huge upgrade for us technologically speaking. Love it love it love it!

GOTTA HAVE THE SMART CALL BLOCKING

Awesome Call Blocker. I bought this phone system for the smart call blocking feature at Sam's Club for $50 with 3 handsets. I bought 2 sets to get a total of 6 hand phones and joined them on one base set. I had owned the Panasonic system but ran out of call blocking space when it reached 250 blocked annoying calls. What's great about this call blocking system is that you can input the telephone numbers of the people you want calls from and the system will screen the unwanted calls not programmed for you where you can decide if you want to block them for good. I have peace and quiet once again in my home with no more robo calls or solicitors. There are other good call blocking options but this is the setup I had to have. The smart call blocking feature surpasses my expectations so I am very pleased with my purchase. This phone has other good features but that's of little interest to me. This system will block up to one thousand numbers! Love it!

Smart Call Blocking feature ROCKS!

I have been using a Panasonic system with a basic call block function and a 250 number memory. It only took a couple of years to fill that up! Then if I want to block a number I needed to remove a previous blocked number first. So that inspired me to look around for a new system and I spotted this AT&T model with a much more sophisticated, customizable call block feature; and it will store up to 1000 blocked numbers! The first thing you have to do is choose one of the 5 configurations for call blocking 1. Allow all calls except those on the block list. 2. Screen any call from a number not saved in the Directory, Allow list, or Star name list. The caller will be prompted to announce their name and press #. 3. Screen only calls that do not display a phone number. The caller will be prompted to announce their name and press #. 4. Screen robocalls only. All callers will be prompted to press # to ring through. 5. Block calls that do not display a phone number, and send any calls from numbers not saved in the Directory, Allow list, or Star name list to the answering system. You can also manually add a number to the block list and from a caller ID. I chose to use option #5 and needed to spend some time completing the Directory, Allow and Star name list entries to make sure all the calls I want to get through are able to. For the rest; if it’s important they will leave a message. The phone will ring once when an unassigned number calls before it goes to the answering system. You do have the option to screen the call from a handset if desired. It won’t ring at all for anonymous callers. The handsets have a dedicated call block button you can use while on a call. Once you press the call block button and confirm the block it will announce; “The number you are calling is not accepting your call. Please hang up”. Annoying: The system will record empty messages fairly consistently if the caller does not hang up right away after the announcement starts. The 10 ring tones vary from,” I could live with that”, to “Please make it stop”. The system has been working like a charm and I’m not bothered at all with unwanted calls anymore. I am using this with VOIP service. I have focused on the call blocking, but this phone system has a lot of handy features including “Push to talk” to use like a two way radio. Included in the box is a 110 page “Abridged” user’s manual. There is an even more detailed manual available online at the manufacture web site. I find it helpful to look at owner’s manuals online when researching products to determine if the item will fit my needs.

no more fake calls, telemarketers, computer generated calls! YAY! Works PERFECTLY!

Even though I'm on a Do Not Call list, I get at least 5 calls per day from scam callers, etc. sometimes multiple calls per day from the same phony number. Since I bought this phone system, it's blocked 100% of them!!!!!! By reading the instruction booklet, and not allowing calls from unknown numbers, private numbers, etc., it doesn't even ring through! Anyone who is legit (and not a robot!), can simply press a key to allow them to ring through and/or leave a message. Then (rather than try to pre-program in everyone I know), I can use the caller ID, copy the number, and add it to my directory! I LOVE this! I don't have a VOIP system, which would have allowed me to do NO MO ROBO (make sure to try this if you have VOIP); so this new phone system has saved my sanity! The scammers even can make it appear that the call is coming from my local area -- SO ANNOYING! No more. HOORAY!

I'm in love

I think I'm in love. We were getting 10-20 robocalls a day and I was on the verge of getting rid of my landline or punching someone. My phone company wanted $8/month to add the screening feature, which didn't stop every robocall. In the five days we have been using this phone, we haven't received one robocall. Not one. The instruction sheet is a little intimidating, but the phone wasn't that hard to set up. You have a couple of options when screening calls. I selected the option of requesting the caller to speak his/her name and press the pound key. If the caller doesn't do that, the call doesn't ring through. It has a built-in answering machine (another extra charge from my for-profit phone provider). I will update this review if I fall out of love, but so far I'm happy. Update: While my phone company wanted $8 a month to screen calls, it is also already charging me over $100/year for caller I.D. When I had the phone company remove this feature, the AT&T phone would no longer Smart Block calls. Don't ask me why, it just doesn't. Silly me--I thought Smart Call Blocker would screen any incoming calling that weren't in my directory. I still like the phone; I don't like that I have to pay my phone company an additional charge for caller I.D.

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