Modern AT&T 210 Trimline Phone

[@Selectrolux]

I recently bought a brand new, NOS, never out of the box version of this phone at a Goodwill store for $3.99. It brings back memories for me because between 1992 and 1997, I used one of these phones all through my college days. That phone was thrown, slammed down, drop-kicked, and otherwise generally abused and it never stopped working.

[@JordanU]

These were great phones, built tough and built right.

[@AAA-uy2ob]

There is a orange 210 trimline on ebay still older one with rubber buttons..

[@kmbfanofpacman]

I have that type of phone and it works fantastic. You can also change the ringtone on these. To do that you press the program/mute button, # and then press 3, 6 or 9 to select one of the three ringtones programmed into the phone

[@JordanU]

I've been using these for a number of days now and I am very happy with them.. They work just as well as the old ones.. I listened to all the different ringtones, I like the default one best.. Unfortunately none of them are the classic tone..

[@kmbfanofpacman]

Jordan U right and you know sometimes it's fun to hear something new

[@JordanU]

I don't dislike the ringtone it comes with,, but I was expecting it to be the same..

[@railroadelevators9258]

The reason why they kept the speed dial buttons is because in a the event of 911 going down , you would have to call the fire/police/medical with their actual numbers

[@Verdadeiro]

Thank you for the review, I just ordered this product!

[@JordanU]

You're welcome! I think this is a great value..

[@dianebrown4955]

It's supposed to come with a little short cord also for a wall jack that phone can also go on the wall and used as a wall phone

[@JordanU]

No, it's not.. If you want to mount the phone on the wall, you store the excess cord on the cord wrap on the bottom of the phone's base..

[@dianebrown4955]

Jordan U I had the trimline 210 in gray blue and teberry and they both came with a 6 inch line cord and a little small cord to mount the phone on the wall

[@JordanU]

Perhaps years ago they may have come with both, but not anymore..

[@niks_crazy_world]

I have a 1994 trimline phone of this same AT&T and model. I also have a 2001 Luecent 210.

[@JordanU]

I have a few Lucent branded ones as well.. Lucent was at one point connected to AT&T, so I believe the designs are more or less the same..

[@Mahalgita]

the ringtone is like NEC AT45

[@kogamametakom4324]

OK. I know that how the telephone it is..

[@jayshawncook1454]

You have a lot of phones but how many phone lines you have and do you love phones

[@JordanU]

That doesn't make sense.

[@Kermit-iscool]

I have a question, how do you set it up so it can actually ring and you can talk in it because i plugged it in and everything and it wont even turn the button lights on

[@JordanU]

There is no setup, you just plug it in.

[@Kermit-iscool]

@@JordanU i plugged it in and i couldnt dial and it wouldnt ring is there a reason why and do you kno why?

[@JordanU]

@@Kermit-iscool Without having it in front of me I don't know. Bad phone line or defective unit.

[@thedarkcave8403]

I had the same thing happen to me with that same panasonic model, I was just walking around in the driveway and then the batteries just randomly spoiled...

[@JordanU]

That model has major battery issues.

[@sevenmoons1869]

So it's a vintage style trimline phone with a modern ringtone and modern finish

[@JordanU]

The style and finish are the same as it's always been.. The ringtone, albeit different, I wouldn't necessarily consider to be 'modern'..

[@jeepguy95]

I had one and tried to program one of the one touch dial buttons at the top. Ended up dialing 911 and not knowing it, how are you supposed to program it without dialing 911?

[@JordanU]

Press program, press the speed dial button you want to program it to, then press 911..

[@jeepguy95]

No I meant those 3 emergency buttons (fire, police, medial) at the top... I was trying to program them NOT to call an emergency number (911), as that's what they're pre-programmed from the factory to do when you press them.

[@JordanU]

They are not pre-programmed to do anything.. Years ago when these phones first came out, 911 wasn't really a thing yet.. Each local area had a different 7-digit phone numbers for police, fire, and medical emergencies.. These were the numbers that people stored into each of those speed dial keys because most people didn't remember what those numbers were and it took too long to look them up in the phone book during an emergency.. If you want to program those three keys, follow the instructions in the previous comment, but type in something other than 911..

[@jeepguy95]

Mine was from 2006 or 2007... it did dial 911 when I first hit the 3 speed dial buttons and I had the local police call me and ask if I dialed 911. I said no I was trying to program a phone to not dial 911 when I hit those buttons. I never hit 911 when I was programming it, and would know better to do so... if I had a phone analyzer that didn't dial out and I knew what I did with the 210 I got at Best Buy, I could test the theory and it actually wouldn't dial 911, just send the touch tones to the analyzer, which is plugged only into 110V AC and can't dial out.

[@Bobbythefanman]

Do those emergency numbers come pre programed

[@JordanU]

No

[@philipd2187]

That is so cool! Do you like your phones?

[@JordanU]

I really can't help you anymore..

[@shaynewaite5329]

It does have different ringers

[@JordanU]

It does, but unfortunately none of them are the classic ones..

[@niks_crazy_world]

when's the next phones in the house vid?

[@JordanU]

Hopefully this week..

[@MarkMphonoman]

Not to criticize, but it looks really cheap compared to the Trimline models of the 60’s and 70’s. In those days they were built like tanks. Still,, the one you bought is a collectible and great to have as brand new. 👍 p.s. nice review.

[@JordanU]

It's definitely not made of the same quality as the original ones, but for $6 it can't be beat.

[@niks_crazy_world]

so the obi works again?

[@JordanU]

No I ended up getting a new one..

[@mirandafriasgonzalez5708]

Jordan is the bird singing

[@JordanU]

That doesn't make sense.

[@gio11138]

I literally just bought one in a Black finish

[@JordanU]

These are good phones..

[@nomanjones4803]

The base has nothing in it except a metal plate for weight.

[@JordanU]

It has a wiring pass-through for the two jacks.. I don't think this one has any weights, these bases weigh next to nothing..

[@shaynewaite5329]

mem-#-1 thru 3 are the ringers

[@shaynewaite5329]

Oops it’s 3-6-9

[@JordanU]

Right..

[@philipd2187]

Cool!

[@JordanU]

Thanks..

[@philipd2187]

Np

[@JordanU]

@@philipd2187 What is that?

[@JordanU]

@Michael Plantar That's outrageous.

[@JordanU]

@Michael Plantar What’s outrageous is to write something in some lazy cryptic abbreviated format rather than in regular full words such that it’s easy for anyone to understand.

[@hunterwoodall5454]

Got one on Amazon for $11.99

[@JordanU]

This model has recently been discontinued, which is why the price is going up.. These were 6 dollars on Amazon at the time of this video's production..

[@jakirmullah2930]

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[@JordanU]

That doesn't make sense.

[@marichuymerinos367]

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[@JordanU]

You just plug it in...

[@shaynewaite5329]

a bigger obi box!

[@JordanU]

Yes..

[@jakirmullah2930]

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[@JordanU]

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[@jakirmullah2930]

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[@JordanU]

That doesn't make sense.

[@KandiKlover]

"Didn't know was still manufactured" bullshit.

[@JordanU]

What?

[@jakirmullah2930]

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[@JordanU]

That doesn't make sense.