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116 of 120 people found the following review helpful.
Finally! No "out-of-range" feedback on LED screen.
By Arline K.
I just rec'd this system (w/total of 5 handsets in the set: #2080-5) a few days ago from a different vendor and so far I am very happy!! I had been using the Uniden TRU9485 and loved that phone system with one glaring exception: Two of the four phones furthest from the base kept cutting out constantly, with the message "out of range" on the screen despite only being maybe 50 feet or less from the base in my one-story home. Made those 2 phones virtually unusable. This was a 5.8 GHz phone but it was no good for me!So, here I am with the new DECT 1.9 GHz version and so far, no problem. It has virtually all the same features as the TRU with slightly different cosmetics. The Uniden 2080-5, with the 5 handsets (we have a larger home) do have a cute little addition: two of the silver/black phones have a brightly colored frame: one in metallic red, the other in met. blue - kinda kicky. Xln't sound, including the speakerphones, which is a feature I use 70% of the time. Phone directory holds 70 listings and can be auto-dialed with a quick press of the button. Enter your phone numbers and names just once and you can then send it to all the other extension phones without having to retype them in individually. Each phone can also add their own entries. Has intercom bet. the extension phones, Caller ID, which I don't use, the usual digital answering machine with up to 4 min. message allowed per caller. But, book says when retrieving your messages remotely, after listening to 4 min. of messages, machine will stop and require you to push 2 buttons if you need to hear more messages: a bit of a bother, but 4 min. of messages IS quite a lot for most, unless you have a lot of wordy friends who read to you daily from War and Peace. Keypad and screen light up nicely for night viewing by pressing any key. Each phone has a little light on top that will flash to let you know an unheard message is available. You can then play back that message from any of the extension phones, a nice convenience so you don't have to go to where the base is located to retrieve them. Ans. machine will emit a message beep if there are any new ones for you or you can turn that alert off. A lot of options with these phones: individual volume controls for both earpiece and speakerphone, method of answering the phone (press any key to answer or automatically have it connect with caller by just picking up the phone from the charger or base) - are just a few. Most important to me: the distance from base doesn't seem to affect the connections - yay!! A very long talk time is present - 12 hours stated, I believe. I've talked a couple hours without the battery signal even stepping down. Book says can leave phone off the charger for up to seven days, but I'm more conservative.Oh, for those of you that don't know - another wonderful feature: Only the ans. machine base needs to be plugged into a phone jack. All the extensions only need an electrical outlet, no phone connection! Little complaints: too few choices for types of ring when receiving a call, wish there were a couple more letters allowed when entering the names & nbrs. into the auto-dial directory (16 letters/spaces allowed). But, those are petty. This is an excellent phone or my name isn't Bill Gates (okay, just kidding about the name!); you'll be pleased! ... Arline
53 of 53 people found the following review helpful.
Good phone, few frustrating features
By Rachel L. Stewart
This is our second set of DECT 6.0 phones, the first being similarly featured Panasonics. This phone is comfortable to hold and so far has good clarity and battery-though I would not claim to be an extreme phone talker.A few features I find annoying:1. I go to the troulble to program in the Phone numbers with names etc... but every time my friends call it pulls up their caller ID off bellsouth network, in otherwords it doesn't show the name I assigned to the phone #. Very annoying given that my 2 brothers, my mom and dad all have cell phones that show up under my dad's name, not their individual names like I programmed.2. Once you program a # in the phone book, if you want to edit the #, you have to delete everything up to the point you are changing. That means if you want to add a 1+areacode, you delete the whole # to add it. You can't just scroll to the beginning of the # and enter it in.3. The individual phones show time/date on the caller ID, but not on the main screen of the phone when not in use- this is minor, but it's just a nice feature.4. The menu is not at all hard to navigate, but it's not particularly intuitive. You'd think with all the cell phones on the market now, one of these geniuses would just look at the menu on their own cell phones for some ideas.Anyway, it's a good phone, I can't decide if the issues are important enough to me to return the set or keep it and suck it up. I really liked the panasonics we tried but we had to return 2 sets of them after 2 weeks of use each because the base station just quit working and the handsets were useless when the base is jacked up. We thought the first time was a fluke, but then the same thing happened the 2nd time, so despite loving the Panasonics, quality control seems to be a pretty big issue. I have used Uniden for a long time and have never had quality control problems, just wish they could figure out some of these minor kinks to make a really solid product.
49 of 49 people found the following review helpful.
Almost perfect
By Felix Rabinovich
I have two VoIP lines at home. I've had a Panasonic phone with 4 handsets, and a clumsy ugly uncomfortable GE phone with 2 handsets. Both were seriously damaged by the dog, so it was time for an upgrade. Replacement Panasonic handsets are $70, and besides, I wanted more than 4 handsets which was more than Panasonic model supported. So, I went with this Uniden model.First, the good. The phones are comfortable to hold, very good voice quality, and long range. My adapter is in the garage, and I have no problems on the second floor.Somebody complained about inability to add 1 for redial or storing from Caller-ID. But, as was explained here, pressing * adds 1 in front of the number. Weird, but it works. One time, I tried to add an international number (that came across on Caller ID, but without any 011 prefix) - and I couldn't. But at least, it adds `1'One unique benefit if you have two sets. You can set *all* 6 handsets to *both* bases and easily switch between them. So, in the end you get a two-line phone system.Other good things (but no better than old Panasonic): ability to copy address book, comfortable keypad, bright LCD screen, blinking VM light from answering machine or service provider.Now the annoying part. Most of those have been described by others. One that I will miss from Panasonic - CallerID voice feature. The phone was "reading" out loud Caller ID name between the rings, so I knew when to ignore kids' friends' calls without getting off the couch.UPDATE: One more annoying feature. When I am using Intercom feature - the *calling* handset rings as well. What were people thinking?! I am trying to locate a missing handset that is making faint noise from under the bed - and the ringing in my hand is louder than a rooster!Matching the incoming call with the directory (ala cell phone), bluetooth, computer integration (for address book, CallerID, and additional ringtones).
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