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From: konstan@elmer-fudd.berkeley.edu (Joe Konstan)
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Subject: Panasonic Cordless 3910R Comments
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Date: 25 Jan 91 19:11:40 GMT
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I almost just bought the Panasonic 3910R (I think it had the "R" not
sure) but found that all of the discount places around here (BEST,
Circuit City, Good Guys etc. were out of them and didn't expect more
in for a while).  After long hassels with Circuit City I ended up with
the AT&T 5500 instead (for only $120 plus tax!!) and I think it's
great!

Basic feature comparison:

AT&T 5500		Panasonic 3910

10 Channel cordless	10 Channel cordless
9-number memory dialing	16 number memory dialing
speakerphone in base	speakerphone in base
....

Basically, these are almost identical.  The 5500 has very good sound
quality even from the speakerphone (My friend who used to work in a
lawyer's office said it was much better than theirs).  There are hold
buttons on both the base and extension, etc.

The only drawback is that the extra cradle for the cordless unit
doesn't have a charger built in -- so you do have to return it to the
base at least weekly.

Joe Konstan