AT&T 436 Caller ID Box (Dove Gray)

love my caller id

It's a great product and I like the way it works. If it continues to be reliable, I would give it 5 stars.

I didn't realize it did not run on batteries. I didn't want another plug for my outlet.

cant tell who is calling when i am on the phone, unless they leave a message i have no clue who called. Not really what i was looking for

I wish I had saved all the packing stuff for this piece of junk. It seemed to work, for a while. After a time, it just punked out, and I just threw it away. Since then, I have replaced all my phones with ones that display caller id, and I am (reasonably) happy with them.You'd think an old name like AT&T would think before they put their logo on junk like this. Time was, everything from the phone company (remember? THE phone company) was made to last.

I bought two of their earlier models 6 years ago and it held up forever and worked well. Unfortunately we lost them in the last move and had to bite it and get new ones. We'll I was not surprised to see they where pretty much the same and works great just like the other ones did. We have phones all over the house and I really like to see whose calling before I answer. These are easy to hook up and work. They are small and in obtrusive. Hey and who can beat the price?

I like the features of this unit and would like it even better if it had all of features some other reviewers listed, like call sorting and adjustable LCD. Mine has neither of these features. But my real complaint is that when my DSL modem is plugged into the wall, my Caller Display 436 will not work. It works fine as long as the DSL is not plugged in. My phones with caller ID display work at all times. I like the fact that this unit came with a power supply rather than batteries. It would be nice to have a back up battery in case of power failute and a larger display would also be nice. Is anyone aware of other units which have no problem with the DSL line?

Original Review: April 19, 2004---What a disappointment! After 5 years using a Pacific Bell caller ID box (CIDCO Model DB99), I had no idea that a caller ID box would come with no back lighting. We had to use a flashlight to see the display on our wall! (A lamp washes out the display.) The display is adjustable but, out of 5 settings, 1 is so light you can hardly see it and 4 and 5 have filled in black boxes around the numbers making them mostly unreadable. Only setting 3 is acceptable.I ordered this from Advanced American Telecom (although the operator said it was "Telephone"). This number was given to me after I called SBC to get a replacement for our current box (fading display).Make sure your model says it has adjustable backlighting or something to that effect. We returned this to the seller for a full refund as we really could not use it. Our cordless phone has caller ID but you have to pick up the phone to see it.Update 7-18-05: My original PacBell Caller ID (see above) is still OK!! I found the directions and was able to darken the display -- it had accidentally gotten light because if you push the Delete and the Right or Left Arrows, it becomes darker or lighter. So it is still working and the back light is still there! Thank goodness because I still have never seen a anothr caller ID box with a backlight.