Uniden DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone - 1 x Phone Line(s) - Dark Silver

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Uniden DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone - 1 x Phone Line(s) - Dark Silver

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messaging system allows the user to allow the caller either one or four minutes to speak. Why not two or three?

Many others have mentioned that caller ID will never display the caller's name as the one that you've already programmed into your phone, instead displaying a generic name, unknown, or the way it's listed in the phone company's directory. There is no reason on earth to not show names that are already programmed into the system.

These annoyances reek as nickel-and-diming from Uniden, which apparently is following the lead of cereal manufacturers, coffee companies, toilet paper manufacturers and seemingly, everyone else, by reducing the size, volume, contents, or features in an effort to fool the consumer into thinking the price hasn't gone up. Would it have cost Uniden a few cents per system to retain the old features?

Shame on you, Uniden. Technology is advancing at Mach 1 speed, but Uniden has taken a big, backward step with this phone system.

Uniden DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone - 1 x Phone Line(s) - Dark Silver

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without interference.

Uniden DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone - 1 x Phone Line(s) - Dark Silver

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default is loud enough (wouldn't hurt to have the option of turning it up a little louder though).

3. Only 2 handsets can be used at the same time.

The Ugly (I can't believe nobody else mentioned these yet):

1. The speakerphone cannot be used during intercom use. ????!! How can you call it an "intercom" without the speakerphone functionality. That's how the original intercoms worked... like speakerphones, not having to hold a handset up to your ear. Also, as mentioned by another, the "calling" handset rings (loudly) until the "receiving" handset picks up. So basically, you have to hold the phone with your hand over the speaker on the back until it stops ringing at which point you bring the phone up to your ear to say "hello" to your spouse (even though you didn't hear her say hello because you had the phone away from your ear when she first answered). How stupid!

2. Only the base rings on the first ring. The handsets don't ring until the second ring. If your base is in the bedroom like mine and you don't hear it because you have your stereo on (I keep the base turned down so we don't have a heart attack when a wrong number calls in the middle of the night), then that's that much less time to answer the phone before the caller hangs up or it goes to voicemail (or answering machine). For us, this is particularly inconvenient. We have Vonage and my wife has her cell phone set up to ring at the same time as our home phone (Vonage feature called "Simulring"). Only problem with simulring is when she tries to call home, it's as if she's calling her own cell which of course brings up her cell voicemail. Fortunately, the home phone (the base) will ring once before going to voicemail. If my cell phone is turned off or in my coat pocket in the closet, this may be the only way she can get ahold of me when she's away and I'm at home. If I hear the phone ring once only, I know it's her and I can be ready to answer when she calls back. This worked fine with my old Vtech but now I will be forced to run a new phone line (for the base) to the place where we keep our kitchen handset.

I emailed Uniden about these last two concerns and here's a quote from their response. I also asked if there is anyway of updating the firmware:

"1. Intercom is to be used to call another handset. It has no ability to work on speaker phone.
2. It will be normal for the base to ring first then the handset.

There is no way to update the phone. These feature are stored in a chip that is nonupgradable."

Uniden DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone - 1 x Phone Line(s) - Dark Silver

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default is loud enough (wouldn't hurt to have the option of turning it up a little louder though).



3. Only 2 handsets can be used at the same time.



The Ugly (I can't believe nobody else mentioned these yet):



1. The speakerphone cannot be used during intercom use. ????!! How can you call it an "intercom" without the speakerphone functionality. That's how the original intercoms worked... like speakerphones, not having to hold a handset up to your ear. Also, as mentioned by another, the "calling" handset rings (loudly) until the "receiving" handset picks up. So basically, you have to hold the phone with your hand over the speaker on the back until it stops ringing at which point you bring the phone up to your ear to say "hello" to your spouse (even though you didn't hear her say hello because you had the phone away from your ear when she first answered). How stupid!



2. Only the base rings on the first ring. The handsets don't ring until the second ring. If your base is in the bedroom like mine and you don't hear it because you have your stereo on (I keep the base turned down so we don't have a heart attack when a wrong number calls in the middle of the night), then that's that much less time to answer the phone before the caller hangs up or it goes to voicemail (or answering machine). For us, this is particularly inconvenient. We have Vonage and my wife has her cell phone set up to ring at the same time as our home phone (Vonage feature called "Simulring"). Only problem with simulring is when she tries to call home, it's as if she's calling her own cell which of course brings up her cell voicemail. Fortunately, the home phone (the base) will ring once before going to voicemail. If my cell phone is turned off or in my coat pocket in the closet, this may be the only way she can get ahold of me when she's away and I'm at home. If I hear the phone ring once only, I know it's her and I can be ready to answer when she calls back. This worked fine with my old Vtech but now I will be forced to run a new phone line (for the base) to the place where we keep our kitchen handset.



I emailed Uniden about these last two concerns and here's a quote from their response. I also asked if there is anyway of updating the firmware:



"1. Intercom is to be used to call another handset. It has no ability to work on speaker phone.

2. It will be normal for the base to ring first then the handset.



There is no way to update the phone. These feature are stored in a chip that is nonupgradable."

Uniden DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone - 1 x Phone Line(s) - Dark Silver

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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).

Uniden DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone - 1 x Phone Line(s) - Dark Silver

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is fully adjustable and I saw people complained about ear piece volume and ringer volume and both are very loud when adjusted correctly.

I havent tried out the answering machine since I have a VOIP system and it comes with voicemail, but it is a nice option if you need it.

It has multiple ring tones and even some corny songs which could be fun around the holidays.

The intercom is a nice feature..especially when my daughter is locked in her room and I need her, and the speakerphone comes in handy too. I especially like that you can page all the handsets not in their bases if you misplace one. No more lost phones in the house!

All in all, I was happy with Uniden before and so far, im happy with them this time.

Uniden DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone - 1 x Phone Line(s) - Dark Silver

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is fully adjustable and I saw people complained about ear piece volume and ringer volume and both are very loud when adjusted correctly.



I havent tried out the answering machine since I have a VOIP system and it comes with voicemail, but it is a nice option if you need it.



It has multiple ring tones and even some corny songs which could be fun around the holidays.



The intercom is a nice feature..especially when my daughter is locked in her room and I need her, and the speakerphone comes in handy too. I especially like that you can page all the handsets not in their bases if you misplace one. No more lost phones in the house!



All in all, I was happy with Uniden before and so far, im happy with them this time.

Uniden DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone - 1 x Phone Line(s) - Dark Silver

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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.

Uniden DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone - 1 x Phone Line(s) - Dark Silver

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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.

Uniden DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone - 1 x Phone Line(s) - Dark Silver

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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.

Uniden DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone - 1 x Phone Line(s) - Dark Silver

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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.

Uniden DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone - 1 x Phone Line(s) - Dark Silver

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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.

Uniden DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone - 1 x Phone Line(s) - Dark Silver

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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