3.4

Out of 22 Ratings

Owner's of the AT&T Telephone 1856 gave it a score of 3.4 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:
  • Reliability

    3.52 out of 5
  • Durability

    3.57 out of 5
  • Maintenance

    3.33 out of 5
  • Performance

    3.36 out of 5
  • Ease of Use

    3.09 out of 5
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Telephone operation
Options while on calls
To adjust listening volume
While on calls, press VOLUME to adjust the
listening volume.
There are eight volume levels for the speakerphone,
and four levels for the handset. Press VOLUME or
VOLUME once to increase or lower the listening
volume by one level.
FLASH
If you subscribe to a call waiting service with
your local telephone service provider and the
CID-CALL WAIT feature is on, you will hear a
beep and the screen will display call information
for the incoming call while you are already on a
call. Press FLASH to put your current call on hold
and take the new call. You can press FLASH at
any time to switch back and forth between calls.
MUTE
You can press MUTE to silence the microphone
during a conversation. You will be able to hear
the person at the other end, but that person
cannot hear you until you press MUTE again to
resume conversation.
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MSG#
5550100
Volume level.
Light is on when the
telephone is muted.
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