Uniden 5.8 GHz Dual Handset Phone System (Refurb)-Uniden 5.8 GHz Dual Handset Phone System
Uniden
- TRU8860-2
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5.8ghz
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I've owned the system for over 4 years and justed added 2 new hand sets. The new ones were refurbished but look brand new and work very well. The original system includes an answering machine. I have never had a problem with any of it. Uniden makes good products.
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Buying a phone these days is complicated. Not only are there lots of choices, but each phone gets both positive and negative reviews. My daughter bought a Uniden phone system similar to the 8860 and kept encouraging us to get it. I spent weeks reading reviews of everything. I finally chose the brand that she had chosen, although her model # is no longer available. This is a great system. Truly "plug and play". The menus are simple. It has incredible capabilities. The sound is excellent, including the speakers. These are the best telephones we have ever had in our house. And I was able to go to the office supply store and purchase additional phones for the system at a reasonable price.
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We have been using the TRU8860 for about a year. We had two to start with and added two more this summer. We have a large two story home with phones on both levels. It is great to have the same phone book in all 4 phones. We can use them all over our neighborhood. Just great phones
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I can see why there is both glowing and hateful reviews on this 8860, all at the same time. Its one of those products that works well, when it works. Initially, its good. Then it starts to go sour and fail. I'm on my 2nd pair of phones, over the past year. So I now know I didnt just have a lemon.
Pros:
- looks, works nice.
- speakerphone feature is good, handy.
- good price for 2 phones.
- 5.8GHz doesnt conflict with my Wi-Fi 802.11g LAN AFAIK.
Cons:
- not as smart as the Siemens cordless it replaced.
- sound not as clear as the Motorola it replaced.
- range pretty short, probably 100 feet or so.
- battery life 3 days now, used to be 7 days when new. NiMH.
- base station can lockup, and then everyone that calls, just gets busy signal 24/7 until you are told about it, and then have to do complicated reset of the system, erasing all speed dial, callerid, etc.
First time it happened, I didnt realize, so I called the phone company repair line... DOH! Now I know better, that its this crappy
Pros:
- looks, works nice.
- speakerphone feature is good, handy.
- good price for 2 phones.
- 5.8GHz doesnt conflict with my Wi-Fi 802.11g LAN AFAIK.
Cons:
- not as smart as the Siemens cordless it replaced.
- sound not as clear as the Motorola it replaced.
- range pretty short, probably 100 feet or so.
- battery life 3 days now, used to be 7 days when new. NiMH.
- base station can lockup, and then everyone that calls, just gets busy signal 24/7 until you are told about it, and then have to do complicated reset of the system, erasing all speed dial, callerid, etc.
First time it happened, I didnt realize, so I called the phone company repair line... DOH! Now I know better, that its this crappy
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I can see why there is both glowing and hateful reviews on this 8860, all at the same time. Its one of those products that works well, when it works. Initially, its good. Then it starts to go sour and fail. I'm on my 2nd pair of phones, over the past year. So I now know I didnt just have a lemon.
Pros:
- looks, works nice.
- speakerphone feature is good, handy.
- good price for 2 phones.
- 5.8GHz doesnt conflict with my Wi-Fi 802.11g LAN AFAIK.
Cons:
- not as smart as the Siemens cordless it replaced.
- sound not as clear as the Motorola it replaced.
- range pretty short, probably 100 feet or so.
- battery life 3 days now, used to be 7 days when new. NiMH.
- base station can lockup, and then everyone that calls, just gets busy signal 24/7 until you are told about it, and then have to do complicated reset of the system, erasing all speed dial, callerid, etc.
First time it happened, I didnt realize, so I called the phone company repair line... DOH! Now I know better, that its this crappy
Pros:
- looks, works nice.
- speakerphone feature is good, handy.
- good price for 2 phones.
- 5.8GHz doesnt conflict with my Wi-Fi 802.11g LAN AFAIK.
Cons:
- not as smart as the Siemens cordless it replaced.
- sound not as clear as the Motorola it replaced.
- range pretty short, probably 100 feet or so.
- battery life 3 days now, used to be 7 days when new. NiMH.
- base station can lockup, and then everyone that calls, just gets busy signal 24/7 until you are told about it, and then have to do complicated reset of the system, erasing all speed dial, callerid, etc.
First time it happened, I didnt realize, so I called the phone company repair line... DOH! Now I know better, that its this crappy
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i bought this phone's cousin (with the keypad, answering machine base) for myself six months ago, and like it a lot. i've since referred it to two other people who both had histories of crappy cordless home phones. they both bought this phone and both love it.
only identified probems: when recalling a caller id number, the phone will not add a 1 for out-of-area calls. so the CID return feature only works for numbers in my area code. once in a great while the phone, when picked up off the receiver, will search and not connect giving an "out of range" message. while this sounds like a major problem, it happens rarely and is fixed by simply picking up the speaker phone on the base.
only identified probems: when recalling a caller id number, the phone will not add a 1 for out-of-area calls. so the CID return feature only works for numbers in my area code. once in a great while the phone, when picked up off the receiver, will search and not connect giving an "out of range" message. while this sounds like a major problem, it happens rarely and is fixed by simply picking up the speaker phone on the base.
