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Summary: Uniden is unique...
Review: ... in that they make inexpensive cordless phones w/ integrated answering machines which compete quality-wise with the Panasonic, Sony, and AT &T phones. I have owned a Panasonic 2.4 GHz and a Sony 2.4 GHz cordless phone and although they have served me well - I am most impressed with my purchase of this Uniden cordless with 2 handsets. Sony and Panasonic make good quality phones but they tend to be a little bulky and less stylistic. I had problems with call quality on both after about 6 months of use. The Uniden DCT 6465 is compact, silver, and sleek. Weighing no more than 6-7 punces, each handset comes chockful of feature sets. You can customize each handset with a different ringer and store 100 numbers in memory with a customized ringtone for every number! This is an impressive feature considering many cell phones can not even do this. Furthermore, you can then copy numbers from one handset to another with the click of a button. Each handset also has it's own speakerphone for convenience. You can set the time and banner (personalized message) on the display during stand-by mode. Otherwise, incoming calls will display the caller-ID. The lighted display glows a futuristic orange when any keypad stroke is invoked. There is a call volume on each handset and belt-clips. Each handset has it's own charger (base handset, standalone chargers). Another great feature of the handsets is that you can take them from home and convert them into 2-way radios (walkie-talkies). So next time you go on that long roadtrip instead of wasting valuable minutes on your cell phone just talk through the Uniden phones via radio. The answering machine base is impressive as well. The tape is 12 minutes with a default of 1 minute recordings. All the buttons for playback are intuitive. One can remotely access your messages from any remote location (with a passcode), as well as from any handset in the house. If you are upstairs in the attic with the handset, you can access/listen to messages from the handset without having to go downstairs to the answering machine - what a great idea by Uniden! The base handset can support up to 4 separate lines so even if you have a big house, this one phone can serve all your needs by just buying a couple of extra handsets. The base set also has a speakerphone, intercom, and paging function (for lost handsets!). Most importantly, the call quality and range on this phone is excellent. I don't live in a huge house, but I was able to take the handset a good 1000 feet outside and still receive call quality. I also run a wireless network at home on the same frequency and don't have any problems for the most part. Just don't put the base too close to the wireless router and you may get some interference due to the 2.4 GHz fequency that the wireless routers run on also. However, I challenge anyone to find a phone at a better price for this amount of quality and feature set. I don't think you will. Uniden is an underrated cordless phone manufacturer that has truly outdone itself this time. Go out get this phone. It's worth it.
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Summary: Great phone, great price.
Review: 2 great things about this phone are the speakerphone on the handset and that the keyboard lights up. Easy to set up. Has many different ring tones. Very pleased with the purchase.
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Summary: Feature rich, and designed smartly for the cost
Review: Compared to the vtech 2651, this phone set shines! It has everything that other expandable phones of this price (and higher) would have. I especially appreciate the blinking LED notification of voicemail left with my service provider, the Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery is far better than Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) batteries, the handsets are small enough to be discrete like a cell phone, and the operation of the phone seems fairly intuitive to me (with hints of feature implementation matching my cell phone). Sound quality seems fine when listening, and the voice pickup by the phone is decent. The wireless reception is pretty good, and it hasn't had problems (and hasn't caused problems) with our 802.11g router. No complaints. It's a keeper.
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Summary: A gem of a phone
Review: I appreciate a good cordless phone, but I am not willing to pay any price to get one. This phone was priced well, looks great and, best of all, performs excellently. I've been using it for several months now and my only complaint was recently eliminated by switching phone carriers. (Caller ID captures phone numbers with the "1" as a prefix, so you have to re-enter the entire number if you want to re-dial or store one of those numbers.) I find that my new Voice over Internet Protocol phone carrier (Vonage) works perfectly with this phone. It is compatible with what I consider to be leading-edge technology. Two things I particularly like are battery life and the built-in speaker phone on the handset. Range is good too here in the middle of NYC. Overall, I recommend this phone very highly.
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Summary: Great phone!
Review: I bought this phone a few weeks ago and have been amazingly happy with it. Amazing quality and high utility. My only complaint is that the orange color is a tad bit unattractive.
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Summary: After a lot of research, love it!
Review: I looked at reviews on this site when I went to find a phone, and was disappointed to see that nearly every Panasonic phone I looked at had fewer than 3 stars (Panasonic is generally my favorite brand cordless). So I kept looking and found this package deal at Costco and on this site, and bought it to try, as well as a Vtech 5.8GHz set of 2 phones. On this note, I am a firm believer that--no matter the marketing hype from cordless manufacturers around new frequencies--that performance is about the same whether on 900MHz, 2.4GHz, 5.8GHz, or some combination of transmit/receive using a combination of those frequencies AS LONG AS you have a digital spread spectrum phone. The frequency hopping is so reliable that it doesn't matter if the frequencies are crowded or not, b/c the DSS is effective enough to get great range and no cross-talk, so I would not buy a phone based on the frequency on which it operates. Anyway, I looked at all the feedback on this site and found it helpful, and felt compelled to take the time to give a little back now that I've evaluated this model. In short, the Vtech (don't know the model) and this were great, but the features were superior on this Uniden system. Both had great range to within 7 feet of each other when I walked away from my house to test range - overall I could get about 40-50 feet away from my house with both handsets. The speakerphone was marginally better on the Vtech than the Uniden, but I generally use the handset speakerphone when I'm on hold with an airline or something, and not to talk on, as anything less than full duplex (which neither of these support) is a pain, in my opinion. I don't have 802.11 in my home yet, and am slightly concerned that this may interfere, but the reviews on this phone show this does not create a problem, and I have some friends with multiple brands of 2.4GHz cordless that they say don't interfere either. I suppose the chances of interference are slim, but exist though, with this phone, I'll assume it's not a problem. So, I bought the Uniden for the features. I think this uniden comes closer to a cell phone experience than any cordless I've used in the past. It has a 800 or 850MAh NMH battery (not as good as Li-Ion, but much better than Ni-Cad) and, when I tested talk time, it held a call for 6+ hours before it died!! Very impressive. The base has a keypad and speakerphone, both handsets are small and have their own speakerphones, and adequate yellow/gold backlight. I liked that, like a cell phone, if the phone rings, and I don't want to answer it, I press the END button, and it mutes the ringer. I also like the Do Not Disturb feature on the base, which mutes all three ringers but lights up and caller ID displays in case I want to take a nap. This is really impressive: I took quite a bit of time to enter names and numbers in the phonebook using the triple-tap method on the keypad, and entered about 30 names/numbers, then I went into a "global settings" menu and wirelessly transferred all of these names/numbers and respective speed dial assignments to the other handset, to exactly match the first handset - that saved me hours, and assured both handsets are programmed identically. I;'ve never seen that feature on a cordless before. I also programmed my mobile and work numbers, and my wife's mobile in and assigned a particular ringer so we always know immediately if we need to pick up the phone for each other, then assigned a different ringer to all family members so we would immediately know by the ringer if family was calling, and all other calls get a third/different ringer. I spent about $70 on this 2-unit system plus the keypad/speakerphone base, and I'm very satisfied with the purchase.
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Summary: Affordable, Sleek, & Missing Nothing!
Review: I researched phones for months before coming across this one. You name it, this phone has it! From walkie-talkies to a transferable phonebook, I promise you won't be diasspointed. I found that the features are easy to use and the size similar to a cell phone instead of being big and clunky! My base unit is in our basement and extra handsets upstairs and the sounds is just crystal. Here are some features I love! -Battery Low indicator ON SCREEN, no more guessing how much longer you have! -Transferable Phonebook between handsets
-Use as Walkie-Talkies away from home on a roadtrip or as Room Monitor for your kids while you're outside!
-Paging device between phones. I love this because if my husband is downstairs and I am upstairs, he doesn't have to come get me and tell me I have a phone call. He just transfers it to the other handset and I pick up!
-DO NOT DISTURB! This one is a beauty! Mutes ALL ringers for that peaceful dinner you always wanted.
-Privacy Call- allows you to block other phones from hearing your converstaion (wish I had this at my parent's house when I was a teenager!) Those are just a FEW!!! This phone is just awesome, I'd recommend it to anyone! ***The only suggestion I have is if you do get this, do not setup your area code on the handsets. By doing so, caller id comes up WITHOUT it and makes it a little more difficult to save the numbers to the phonebook.***
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Summary: Great features - poorly implemented - great price
Review: I thought I had reached the Nirvana of cordless-phone-with-a-base-with-multiple-handsets-at-a-reasonable-price! After suffering through the Casio MA-240 for 2 years - "finally Uniden got it right". I tried the AT&T 2230 for a few months and the Uniden seemed to just have all the features. A small irritation like the CallerID not having the "1" prefix made the AT&T useless for call backs. Uniden seemed to have that solved. All this from the online specs since the 64XX series was not out until end of February 2004. I finally got the Uniden 6465-2 (without Answering machine) a few days back. What a let down! A case of engineers running amok with features and not bothering to ask the typical user (a home office user). My biggest problem - the base DOES NOT have a display. Can you imagine the frustration of calling a overseas number or programming a speed dial without seeing what you are pressing? Or pressing the redial button on the base without knowing what the number is? Such simple oversight carries forward in many features of the system. So lets start with the PRO's - the good stuff:
1. Small, compact and good call quality handsets
2. Good reception through an average house.
3. No Interference seen with my 802.11b (2.4gHz) wireless router yet!
4. Loads of features - every possible one - from Baby/Room monitor, Walkie Talkie, Transferable Phone Book etc..
5. Nice clear readable display at any angle. The backlighting is excellent.
6. Good clear printed manual
7. Great price point
8. Great Customer Service (as opposed to AT&T) CON's or What where they thinking!!:
1. No Display on base! This is crazy and makes the base almost unuseable. 2. No Privacy by Default. One would think that when you have a multi-handset system, privacy calls - ie not allowing other handsets to listen in or break into a conversation - would be the default. NO! Instead to enable the privacy mode, you have to start the call, remember that you have no privacy, then press a few keys to enable the privacy mode. In my book, a multi-handset system should not allow cutting in or listening in by default. The Casio MA-240 had that right.
3. Base buttons are small and fingers tend to slip. Pressing base buttons can cause the base to slip around on a smooth desk.
4. "End" button is NOT lighted - so once you have finished with a call in the dark - you need external light to locate it. Pressing Talk is equivalent to Flash.
5. Intercom from base is unuseable without a display. You press the Intercom button and then wonder what do I do next? Press 1 for the handset 1? Did I press 1 or 2?
6. Muting is another complex procedure from the handset - you have to remember to press Menu>Vol Down until it Mutes. Uniden - how about a MUTE button!! So here I am back to square 1 or 1.5 - perhaps I will keep the Uniden and live with it - or maybe I should just spend the $$ and get a Panasonic or Siemens system that seems to have this down pat.
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Summary: Great features - poorly implemented - great price
Review: I thought I had reached the Nirvana of cordless-phone-with-a-base-with-multiple-handsets-at-a-reasonable-price! After suffering through the Casio MA-240 for 2 years, I thought - "finally Uniden got it right". I tried the AT&T 2230 for a few months and the Uniden seemed to just have all the features. A small irritation like the CallerID not having the "1" prefix made the AT&T useless for call backs. Uniden seemed to have that solved. I finally got the Uniden 6465-2 (without Answering machine) a few days back. What a let down! A typical case of engineers running amok with features and not bothering to ask the typical user (a home office user) how to implement them. My biggest problem - the base DOES NOT have a display. Can you imagine the frustration of calling a overseas number or programming a speed dial without seeing what you are pressing? Or pressing the redial button on the base without knowing what the number is? Such simple oversight carries forward in many features of the system. So lets start with the PRO's - the good stuff:
1. Small, compact and good call quality handsets
2. Good reception through an average house.
3. No Interference seen with my 802.11b (2.4gHz) wireless router yet!
4. Loads of features - every possible one - from Baby/Room monitor, Walkie Talkie, Transferable Phone Book etc..
5. Nice clear readable display at any angle. The backlighting is excellent.
6. Good clear printed manual
7. Great price point
8. Great Customer Service (as opposed to AT&T) CON's or What where they thinking!!:
1. No Display on base! This is crazy and makes the base almost unuseable.
2. CANNOT switch to Speaker phone on handset once talk is initiated by the inbuilt Mic. So if I was talking to someone and then wanted to switch to Speaker - it is NOT possible - how weird is that! You have to start a call by pressing the Speaker button!
3. No Privacy by Default. One would think that when you have a multi-handset system, privacy calls - ie not allowing other handsets to listen in or break into a conversation - would be the default. NO! Instead to enable the privacy mode, you have to start the call, remember that you have no privacy, then press a few keys to enable the privacy mode. In my book, a multi-handset system should not allow cutting in or listening in by default. The Casio MA-240 had that right.
4. Base buttons are small and fingers tend to slip. Pressing base buttons can cause the base to slip around on a smooth desk.
5. "End" button is NOT lighted - so once you have finished with a call in the dark - you need external light. Yes, you have to press End to finish a call - pressing Talk is equivalent to Flash.
6. Intercom from base is unuseable without a display. You press the Intercom button and then wonder what do I do next? Press 1 for the handset 1? Did I press 1 or 2?
7. Muting is another complex procedure from the handset - you have to remember to press Menu>Vol Down until it Mutes. Uniden - how about a MUTE button!! So here I am back to square 1 or 1.5 - perhaps I will keep the Uniden and live with it - or maybe I should just spend the $200 and get a Panasonic system that seems to have this down pat. What a lost opportunity for Uniden.
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Summary: Started great; ended a dud
Review: Liked the phone look and feel. Very easy to use and intuitive to program. The range was never much better than a 900 Mhz spread sprectrum phone that I had previously. The key labels on the handsets have started disappearing with in 4 months of use. They could have used better paint for the labels to remain. The handset has started having an echo already and is nearly unusable. Overall the quality seems to be lacking.
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