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 Caller ID, no adapter block, great near a computer! Sep 12, 2009
This phone is great. Someone wrote that they could not see the screen display. Possibly because they did not read the manual to see that you have to install 4 AA batteries in the base? I did not see the display and read. Problem gone. The placement of the buttons are a small problem IF you are not careful about holding the phone, but they are low profile to make it less likely you hit them. The display for caller ID had to be on the top of a Trimline phone or it would not be trim, would it? Why? So you can see it before you pick up the ear piece, ergo, the programming buttons for the display are there also. It's a trade off. Maybe it could have been designed better, maybe not, but the phone has the 2 advantages I wanted: no adaptor block, so I can keep it by computer equipment that is loaded with blocks, and caller ID. Added advantages include phone number dialing. 3 one touch, 10 two touch.
Some advice to shoppers. Shopping online is not the easy game it once was. Amazon is usually good on prices with free delivery for items over $25. But prices online are for many sellers are not always great and shipping is getting to be a profit center for some, like ink cartridges for printer sellers. I balked at the $30 plus cost of the 3rd party sellers for this phone on Amazon, and googled. There were several vendors, most lower, some higher, but this phone was not in stock at any of them. I went to an online store not included in the roundup from Google: the much maligned W_ _-M_ _ _ chain, and got the phone via their internet store (not available in-store) and they delivered it to a local store I designated for pickup within days. No shipping charge to the store, only if delivered to your front door. Slight inconvenience, but the price was $20 plus change including tax.
I note, the image and my search refers to ATT 265, but the box actually says TR1909 - an updated product? And Amazon is selling a black version for $14.95 from Amazon.
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 Serviceable and simple but blinking light is crazy Aug 25, 2009
The only thing wrong with this otherwise perfectly simple phone is the blinking red light that uselessly informs you that someone, sometime, in the indefinite past, called you. I've got an answering service to tell me that!
So you get this red light on top of the phone that blinks forever and never stops, regardless of whether you have a message waiting or not--and there's no way to permanently turn off that blinking light. You can delete the 'memory' of the last calls--one at a time!--but the next time someone calls, BAM! There goes the blinking red light again. Very annoying if the phone is bedside. And putting a piece of tape over the phone rather defeats the aesthetics of the thing, don't ya think?
Too Bulky Aug 16, 2009
The phone is slim but a lot higher than the normal phone and doesn't look quite right when wall mounted since it sits so far from wall. I ended up buying another phone and using this one for the basement.
 Trimline Telephone Jul 22, 2009
This telephone has a lot of bells and whistles for cheap. But..if you have a wireless connection in your house, it will eventually disconnect your telephone reception. I called the telephone company for my spotty reception. They made a house call... and to my surprise it was my new trimline telephone that was causing all of my trouble. It had constant static...even with a dsl filter connected to the telephone jack. I unplugged it and my problems were solved. They need to update their equipment.
Very Poorly Designed. Jul 10, 2009
Very poorly designed. When you hold the receiver in your right hand, in a way that is natural for the average person, your fingers automatically hit the buttons they inconveniently placed on the outer side of the receiver. I was on the phone and hit the flash button repeatedly even though I was well aware the button was there and was trying to avoid it. You can't avoid it unless you want to put your hand in a very odd position, and get cramps. No kidding. In order to hold the receiver and not hit the flash button you have to cramp up your hand into an odd position and hope you don't drop the phone.
And you cannot place the phone on your shoulder to hold it, if you temporarily need to use both hands for something else. And, for those of us who still use an attachable shoulder cradle (a.k.a. shoulder rest), you cannot attach it to this phone due to the buttons on the outside of the receiver.
I don't want to be mean, but honestly, the person who designed this phone should be fired.
Outgoing sound was bad - the person I was talking to reported a hissing noise.
Incoming sound was actually good, but that does not make up for the fact that holding the phone, what should be the simplest thing to do, can't be done comfortably.
And just as an FYI - I've tried them all; VTECH 265, ATT 265, and ATT 1909
VTECH COMMUNICATIONS INC 265 WHT Trimline Telephone
AT&T White Trimline Telephone (1909)
and they are all the same design - don't get any of these if you want to be able to comfortably hold the phone, let it rest on your shoulder, or use a shoulder cradle (a.k.a. shoulder rest). See my photos of the ATT 1909 AT&T White Trimline Telephone (1909) for an example of what I mean.
If you want a very simple corded phone I can tell you the ATT Trimline 230 has worked well for me for about 20 years. The 230 model is now called the AT&T Corded Trimline Phone with 13-Number Memory (210), slightly modified. I've just ordered some 210s, for my MagicJacks, and I'll be sure to review them, to see if they are as good as the 230s use to be.
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