But, my wife didn't like the announcement if there were guests in the house

We love this phone answering system because of the loud announcement of who the caller is or the unknown phone number

and I thought the Caller ID announcement would be slick, and replace the different ringers we programmed on our old phone for various numbers

It’s slime it’s up to you if you like it or not, the caller ID announcement if difficult to understand the Panasonic I had

Has great package of features, including speaker phone, calling number or name announcement and setup was a breeze.

I am accustomed to AT&T phones like this one.

and I can honestly say that these new AT&T phones work just as well