Rating: 
Summary: nice features, terrible user interface
Review: this seems like a nice phone, with an amazing feature set. that's what it says right here on the box. but nobody seems upset about how incredibly difficult this phone is to use. there's no single glaring flaw, just a big pile of inconveniences that add up to a beastly little phone. i really, really wanted to like this phone, but i've returned it after a few days.
complaints, in no particular order:
the base, handset1, and handset2 share no information with each other except the incoming caller-id. effect: if you want to turn off your ringer, you've got to visit 3 separate devices. if you've built up a nice phonebook in one of the handsets, you'll have to re-enter the names/numbers in the other handset if you want it there.
the caller-id does not consult your phonebook to look up the name you've set for an incoming number (like your cell phone does for you).
the caller-id display on the handsets is so tiny, you'll be forced to actually pick up the phone to read it. the base has a nice big red led display, but it's wasted telling you how many calls are stored on the answering machine, not who's calling.
the user-interface (handset and base buttons) is tedious and confusing. different buttons mean different things at different times. different buttons mean the same things at different times. for some operations, the order in which you press certain buttons matters, and there's no easy way to guess which sequence does what you want. keep the manual near the phone if you plan to do anything besides place and answer calls. oh, and fold down the useful pages because the index is almost useless.
i gave it two stars here to be consistent with other reviews (i'm sure there are worse phones), but for me it's really a big fat 0.
Rating:
Summary: Taking it back
Review: To me reception is all important. That is why I am taking this one back today. I really liked all the features, but I get an echo when I talk. The person on the other end says it sounds like I'm in a tunnel. I found that the further I got away from the base unit, the less 'tunnel effect' there was. If you can have the base unit (with answering machine) several rooms away or you talk outside alot, it's great.
Rating: 
Summary: Great Phone
Review: We've had the phone about 2 weeks. It's great. Reception is perfect. The phone holds a charge. Our last phone was a panasonic and even with a new $15 battery it would not hold a charge. The extra phone is a bonus.
Rating: 
Summary: THIS PHONE STINKS. PERIOD.
Review: While I have enjoyed a [money amount]Uniden cordless for two years, I cannot believe they let this particular model out of development and into production. The sound quality, ESPECIALLY to those on the other line, is simply unforgivable. Static, distant and just terrible. I like the functions, price and even the look, but without good sound quality, what good is everything else? Last word: I don't understand how others writing good reviews haven't had the same experience. Weird thing is: after telling my friend about my phone, he told me he had the same one and ended up returning it for the same reason. So, I KNOW the sound is not because of where I live / localized interference. Keep looking.
Rating: 
Summary: Uniden Dual Handset Phones
Review: Why would anyone think that two people in the same household can talk at the same time on phone(s) associated with one phone number? There are not two lines! The second handset is just for convenience, say, in another room. I am investigating these phones before I buy, and this one seems pretty worthwhile. Right now we have a cordless downstairs, and 3 other cordlesses in bedrooms, and they tend to interfere with each other being so close together. That is why I want this type of system - the dual handsets with add-on capabilities. Anyway, it seems like a good bargain for the money - 2 handsets, caller ID and an answering system! I am just not sure - they have 5.8 Gig systems out now. The 2.4 G we have now has reception problems sometimes....not sure if it's the brand (V Tech) or our area.
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