AT&T BL102-2

This AT&T cordless phone system has worked very well for home use. Setup was straightforward, and both handsets paired easily with the base. The sound quality on calls is clear, and the Audio Assist feature is especially helpful for making voices easier to understand without distortion. Range has been excellent. Calls stay clear throughout the house and even outside, which isn’t always the case with cordless phones. The caller ID announcer is a nice convenience, allowing you to hear who’s calling without having to check the handset screen. The built-in answering machine works reliably and is easy to manage. Call blocking is another standout feature and has been effective at reducing unwanted calls. The intercom function between handsets is also useful and works as expected. The handsets are comfortable to hold, the buttons are easy to read, and battery life has been solid with normal use. Overall, this is a dependable home phone system with strong range, good call quality, and features that are actually useful day to day. If you still rely on a home phone line, this is a well-designed and reliable option that performs exactly as advertised.

These work well. I plugged them into the telephone line and they worked well from the get-go. Some assembly required (insert batteries and plug the base into the wall outlet to charge). No problems whatsoever. Call quality is clear and range is good. However, we don’t use the answering machine on this phone system so I don’t know how well that will work.

I purchased the AT&T BL102-4 cordless phone set from the Amazon Warehouse (like-new used in original packaging) when our family switched from a traditional landline setup to a VOIP landline with our local cable provider. We previously had been using a cordless system from another brand with our phone company's service and the call quality was never good - often lots of crackle on the line, making callers hard to hear. I wasn't sure if it was the phones, the service, or the cords, so I replaced all of them and started anew. The build quality of this AT&T phone system was a little less substantial than I expected, but the phones do their job and call quality is good. The handsets and the base feel kind of cheap, but this is an under-one hundred dollar phone system so I guess that's to be expected. It works well though, and the features are good. The only feature I miss is Bluetooth. If this system had it I could pair it with my cell phone, but other than that, it's not missing anything. ---------------------------------- ➡️ SETUP & USE: I put the batteries in the phones and charged them as I went to the included user manual to try and figure out how to set it up. The manual is a bit overwhelming, but if you read it carefully and go step by step, you can figure it out. Some features on the phone duplicate those offered by my cable company, so I did need to figure out which ones to set up and which ones to leave off on the phone. For example, my cable provider offers voicemail, and thus using the answering machine feature of this phone system isn't something that I do. Once I set up things like the number of rings before the calls were answered, I started adding numbers into my phone's contacts. Doing this let these callers come right through, and helped with call blocking. I set it up so that callers I didn't recognize would have to press the pound button on their phones to get through. This eliminates robocalls, but real-live telemarketers can still get through. --------------------------------------- ➡️ CALL BLOCKING FEATURE: Call blocking only works if your phone service provider has caller-ID enabled for your account. It works like this... When a call comes through that you have not put on your call block list already, or that your provider has not filtered, you get an audio announcement of the number and associated caller name. You can disable the audio announcement if desired. You can then decide if you want to answer or block the call. If you wish to block it, you press the call block button on the handset which is in the lower right corner. That stops the call from coming through and the ringing stops on the phone. Call blocking has been a life-changing feature for us. The combination of our cable provider phone service and this phone has eliminated 98% of our telemarketing calls and all of the robocalls. We no longer have to unplug our phones to get some sleep, and the calls we do get are nice and clear. ------------------------------------------ The top 3 reasons I purchased this phone system... 1. I got a heck of a deal through the Amazon Warehouse during Prime Day (an additional 20% off the warehouse price), making it under seventy for me. 2. The call blocking feature to eliminate robocalls and telemarketers. 3. The ability to increase the volume easily on the handset, for my hard-of-hearing husband. ----------------------------------------------- This phone system works with both traditional phone service providers and VOIP cable company phone services. It comes with four handsets and has a built-in answering machine along with the call blocking feature that works with the caller ID provided by your phone service provider. The handsets are lightweight, have big numbers that are easy to see along with the LCD display. The caller ID announce feature is a nice addition and most of the time it's easy to understand. 🎯 I think this phone system is a good one for those who want to eliminate robocalls and telemarketing calls from their life. I also think it's a good choice for those who are impaired visually or have hearing loss. ===========================================

You can hear very well on this phone. Works great it screens your calls. Nice addition.

The phone is lovely but beware of set up problems with a cordless phone. The set up with provider is difficult. Apparently, it has something to do with difference of # rings on phone and provider rings. This seems to be a common problem with cordless phones.

I bought this phone because of the built in call blocking. I must say it works excellent! No more annoying calls from those who sell medicare supplements. Screens all calls but allows call backs from those I trust. The voices are clear and loud. The screen lights up when receiving a call. A red light on the charger stand indicates its charging and seated properly. A speaker phone button allows you hands free conversation. All the things important to seniors.

I bought this due to what seemed like pretty awesome and aggressive call Blocker features and the large screen. I've always bought panasonic but this phone was far more "advanced". I just set it up and I really dislike how complicated this is. All phones I've had, for decades, had intuitive set up and I chalked my difficulty up to maybe just not being used to.this brand. I spent 45 minutes scrolling , hitting buttons, not finding a simple "erase" or "space" anywhere to enter numbers then having the phone save stuff I have to go retype and erase. I didn't use the manual, having zero problem, ever, setting up a phone, and if you lose the manual good luck setting this up or trying to do "a" thing. I liked the smart call block which instructs callers that you're screening calls and to say their name then press pound to be rung thru. The manual clearly states that this can block calls you want to have and so don't use it. Which isn't helpful. Doctors and others call from private cell phones now and many work from home and aren't using caller-ID branded company phones so its also impractical to block everyone but who is in your phone directory (another option). If you want to do this, you cant import or choose the numbers you've added to your directory- you have to retype all the names and numbers, one by one, again, to your " allow list" . Many i have in my directory still say "unavailable" above the number which isn't helpful if you have the caller ID speak who is calling so you can go pick it up or let it go to voice mail. A few options you can set up, like allowing everyone in your Directory through didn't work. I also looked for extra batteries, just in case, and in putting the phone name, I find none listed. I guess you have to look at the 300 batteries being sold to find the compatible ones but ATT ought to make this easier. While the screen is large, my smaller one had thicker text and I find this readout spidery and not too easy to read. Perhaps I'll get used to it but I find this overly complicated, the spoken set up instructions pretty much tell you to read the manual, and alas, it has shrill, annoying ringer tones. The voice announcer is really weird, pronouncing things slowly and with strange inflection.. Wouldn't buy again and would return if I didn't need a phone this second. Way too complicated, even.for the easy stuff. UPDATE: I have tried my best to adjust to this phone and persevere. after months and re-re-reading everything and multiple resets and endless tweaking this phone is a nightmare. if I leave it on " block everyone but people in my directory" then its fine. but not practical. i had it on "block unknown calls" which then started giving me spam numbers calling but without any ID to it. my best friend continually rings thru as "unknown caller" tho she's in my allow list and directory, yet the talking ID will announce her name. many, many times I'll answer the phone and it goes to one, constant ring, like an alarm going off. it won't answer and I can't turn this off! I have to yank the batteries out. the person calling gets dead air. many times someone will call and hear me but I can't hear them. I even called ATT who muddled thru the same instruction tome as I have. people in directory show up as "unknown caller" in spite of being allowed. Jerks calling can't be blocked because if you block number you have to enter a name, too, and you cant put in "unavailable " or "out of area" . block doesn't go by name but you cant just block a number, period. many times phone will ring (when using the screener) and I'll pick.it up to be asked by the phone screen to "press any number and then pound" which is what the CALLER is supposed to get, not me. if I do this im told by phone voice this is an invalid phone number so my call can't be completed. huh??? the actual caller will tell me the phone rang forever then went dead silent. my caller ID will show my number called me and as "unknown" I give up.

Bought these for a family member but had to set up and program myself. Was easy to do. Big numbers makes them easy to see. Nice size that’s fits well in the hand. Large display makes it easy to see. Good purchase.