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
Telephone settings
You can change settings to program how the
telephone works.
Press CID SETUP repeatedly until the feature you
want is displayed. Press CID or CID to change
settings. Press CID SETUP again to accept the new
setting and move to next feature. Press FLASH at
any time to exit.
Contrast
There are five contrast levels (1-5). Press CID
or CID to adjust screen contrast to maximize
readability in different lighting conditions.
Call history
Press CID or CID to turn the caller ID history
on or off:
All calls: Each incoming call is logged.
No calls: No caller ID information is kept.
Repeated calls
The caller ID history notifies you when multiple
calls are received from the same caller. Press
CID or CID to turn this feature on or off:
Combined: Only the most recent call from each
number is kept. A REP icon is displayed if more
than one call is received from the same caller.
Separate: Each call is logged, even if the same
person calls more than once.
Caller ID with call waiting
If you subscribe to caller ID with call waiting, press
CID or CID to turn this feature on or off. If
there is an incoming call while you are already on
a call:
• When this feature is on, the telephone will
display and log the call waiting caller ID
information.
• When this feature is off, the telephone will
not display and log the call waiting caller ID
information.
For more details on receiving call by using FLASH,
see page 11.
SET CONTRAST
0
MSG#
4
CALL HISTORY
0
MSG#
REPEATED CALLS
0
MSG#
CID-CALL WAIT
0
MSG#
8