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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Easily among the best in its class
By A. Dent
I've been using this set for about six months already. I hope that my experience with product may help others decide whether this is the set worth buying or they should be looking elsewhere. So far, the phones operated as expected and they gave me no trouble. We have a total of six phones in the house but, I suspect that these three are the ones we're using close to 100% of the time now.The set is expandable to 6 handsets per base (that would be the answering machine) but each handset could, in fact, be registered to up to 4 different bases which would make everything extremely complicated if it was actually done.I ended up with the Uniden DECT set after a sad experience with 'brand X' or, shall we call it 'brand V'? :) Their (more expensive) offering was so bad, I had no choice but to return it so, I'm using the Uniden now and I am happy with it.For efficiency sake, I will start with the negatives so that anyone who cares about these (lack of) features can quickly decide that this set is not for you. Here they are, the negatives:- The speaker volume is low. This is true for both the phones and the answering machine/base. This probably has some advantages when it comes to battery life (see below) but anyone who must have a loud speaker should be warned that these phones' speakers are anything BUT loud.- The ring volume is also low. Seriously, anyone who has a hearing problem should NOT buy this set. I do not mind the low ring volume because too loud rings bother me but I am listing this as a negative because some could mind.- The intercom can NOT use the speaker. It's the earpiece only for the intercom.- Only the numeric keypad lights up when the phone rings. Some of the essential buttons: the on, off, phonebook, caller ID are not lit and that makes using the phone in the dark somewhat difficult.The features that made me decide that this is the set for me include:+ Long battery life. Possibly because of the low-volume, these phones seem to last forever on a charge. The manufacturer claims up to 10 hours of talk time. I'm not sure if that's the case but, so far, rarely see the 'low battery' warning yet and I am spending many hours, almost every day, on conference calls.+ Good reception. With the base in the basement, I was able to use the phone, outside, in the backyard and in the driveway which I cannot do with my great Motorola 5.8 MHz sets.+ Great design. These phones and the base are actually pretty in an unobtrusive, minimalistic way. They are a little on the small and light side but they can hold their own in a room full of gadgets.+ Easy access to voice mail from the handsets. The handset keys actually have the remote-like symbols for play/stop/fast-forward, etc. so, if anyone does not feel like reading the menu options from the phone's display, you can simply use it as if you were using a remote. Very nice.+ Belt clip - my wife loves this more than I do because I tend to be at my desk when I talk on the phone.+ Headset jacks on all handsets - another feature that my wife loves.+ 50 page, VERY thorough manual that was written by an English-speaker. This may sound like a trivial thing but I was actually impressed by how easy to use and how comprehensive the manual was. Every feature appears to be covered.+ Easy to navigate, simple menus+ Privacy mode - once on a call, you can block all other registered sets to listen on your conversation.Other features, which I expect in any phone in this class and are well implemented include:= Caller ID= Call waiting= 3-way calling= 70 phonebook entries per set with the ability to copy individual entries or the entire phonebook from one set to another (I tried it and it was very easy)= The ability to personalize each phonebook entry to show name (can keep the caller ID name if you don't want to complicate your life), wallpaper, ring style and display style (can't see myself doing that a lot)= 30 caller ID number per set, in addition to the phonebook entries= 5 'last dialed' numbers availalble to redial= 10 ring tones (in fact 5 rings and 5 melodic tones)= 10 display styles= 5 wallpaper styles= English/Spanish menus= Independent volume controls for headset, speaker and ringer.= The ability to set the time/date on all sets and base from one handset.= The ability to control the answering machine, including turning it off from any handset.= Intercom.= Paging a lost handset from the base.I am overall VERY happy with these phones but I must take off one star, mostly for the 'dark' buttons and the 'low volume' issue. Other than that, they come as close to 'perfect' as anything. This is, by far, the best multiple phones set I've had... ever.___________________________________________Just in case anyone cares to know what DECT is about.DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) is a relatively new (2005) standard for cordless phones, initially developed in Europe.Some of the advantages of DECT 6.0 include:- easier to implement multiple handsets sharing one phone jack connection via one common base (have it on a 5.8 GHz set as well)- easier to implement intercom features between individual handsets (have it on a 5.8 GHz set as well)- extended range, up to 300 feet- low power consumption and, therefore, extended battery life- better performance in areas experiencing heavy radio traffic- not affected by Wi-Fi or Bluetooh signals (neither are the 5.8 MHz)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Don't put close to your router...
By Lynn
We were excited to get these phones set up and begin using them. Set up was easy, but we had to charge the handsets 15-20 hrs. before we plugged them into the phone line. The handsets are very slim, so the holding the phone between your cheek and shoulder doesn't work, at least not for me. However, each handset comes with its own belt clip. Great! We decided to put the belt clip on each pone. I attach it to my shirt and walk around with the speakerphone on and I can talk hands free that way.We customized each handset by giving each one a different banner name, ringer tone (there are 5 tones or 5 melodies to choose from), color scheme (the colors can be adjusted from bright shades to pastel shades, & wallpaper (3 or 4 to choose from). We like the wallpapers and color choices & you can adjust the brightness of each handset's LCD display for optimum viewing.If you subscribe to caller ID, you can assign special ringer tones & colors to anyone in your phonebook.At first, we experienced many 'out of range' problems, lost signals and dropped calls. I was ready to return the phones but decided to call customer svce first. The phones are so cute that I didn't want have to return them. I was told to put the main base in another room, but decided to move my wireless router first. After moving the router about 6' from the main base, we haven't experienced any more dropped calls. Thank goodness, because that was getting old.The only bad thing I can say about this phone system is that it could be louder. I have the volume turned all the way up and wish I could turn it up a bit louder sometimes. All in all, now that we have no more dropped calls, we love these phones.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
I love this phone!
By J. Winston
I ordered this phone with three handsets and liked it so much that I ordered three more handsets the following week! It was very easy to set up, and I have had no problems with it. No dropped calls, very clear reception. I love the intercom function -- very helpful in a house full of people who tend to wander off while talking.
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