3.8

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Owner's of the AT&T Answering Machine 984 gave it a score of 3.8 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:
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  • Maintenance

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  • Ease of Use

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Product overview
Product overview
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Product overview
This AT&T Small Business System Speakerphone with Digital Answering
System and Caller ID/Call Waiting 984 is expandable to a 16-extension
telephone system. The 984 is compatible with AT&T 945, 974, 944, 955 and
964 telephones. (See Before you begin starting on page 2 and Expanding the
phone system beginning on page 128 for details.)
The 984 is hearing-aid compatible and can be connected to up to four
incoming telephone lines. This phone features a speakerphone for hands-free
use and a headset jack compatible with most two-band 2.5mm headsets (sold
separately). The 984 allows paging, intercom and call transfers between
system phones and is capable of connecting three parties in a conference call.
This phone also features a 32-number memory for faster dialing and has a
directory which can store up to 200 additional numbers with names. This
phone has a caller ID feature which supports caller ID with call waiting
service. (Caller ID services are subscriber services available from many local
telephone companies for a fee.) There are two convenience ports available
for connecting the phone to another device such as a fax machine or
modem.
Your 984 also features a built-in digital answering system which can store
approximately 20 minutes of messages, memos, phone calls and
announcements for a total of up to 99 messages. You can access the
answering system from a remote, non-system touch tone phone or from
another system phone. This 984 telephone is equipped to function as an
auto-attendant in a multi-phone system. An auto-attendant phone can pick
up and redirect incoming calls to other extensions in your phone system.
You may designate more than one auto-attendant for your phone system.
(See Answering system Auto-attendant operation beginning on page 110 for
details.)
The 984 is compatible with Centrex service. Centrex is a special subscriber
service which may be available from your local telephone company for a fee.
If you subscribe to Centrex service, refer to the Centrex operation section
of this manual, beginning on page 130.
This user's manual contains detailed instructions for installing, programming
and operating your AT&T Small Business System Speakerphone with Digital
Answering System and Caller ID/Call Waiting 984. Please be sure to
read Before you begin starting on page 2 before installing this phone.
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