AT&T multiline consumer phones/over sensitive speakers?

[NiceRing]

I don't know where to post this thread, so here it is.

Sometimes I get customers that only have 2 or 3 lines, and 2 or 3 phones, don't need anything more than telco voicemail.
I cannot justify, and they cannot afford, a KSU type phone system.
I don't like to do it but I will just pick up a couple of KSU-less phones at Office Max, or online. Absolutely NEVER get the RCA phones,they are the worst.

But I have 2 jobs right now that have the following:

Law office with only 3 lines and 2 phones. AT&T corded 4 line phones. 1070
CPA office with only 2 lines and 2 phones. AT&T corded 2 Line phones. ML17929

Both sites complain of really choppy transmit on the speakers.
I tested all 4 phones and it is true, they cut in and out so bad you cannot have a conversation on the speakers.
Receive seems to be a lot better.
Today, I took two 4 line Cortelco phones and had exactly the same problems.
So WTF??? Are there no decent consumer phones that have good speakerphone capability??
A.C.P.O.S. --- Another Chinese Piece of S***

Any recommendations? Are you finding this to be true also?

 

[NiceRing]

No they look exactly like the red plastic ones on the link i had to the Siemon site.
I have used those other ones from Sandman before though, on a law office with multiple consumer office phones that were having problems because they were a block away from the C.O. High loop current. Can't remember what the problem was, but they fixed it.

 

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