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Uniden TRU5885 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone with Caller ID & Answering System

Uniden TRU5885 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone with Caller ID & Answering System

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: My opinion On this Phone
Review: Good phone has many features that a cell phone has, variable ring tones, phonebook, and you can also listen to messages from the handset. Keypad has a nice feel and the speakerphone works just fine from a distance. As you have read before it is a must if you use 8011.b wireless your computer. I want to clear up some roomers.

1.) "5.8Ghz needs 10 times the battery power to get the same range as a 900Mhz." This may be true but from experience the batteries in this phone last twice as long as a new batteries in my 2.4 or 900mhz phones in the past (this is probably true due to the fact the battery is larger). One thing I like is the phone uses NIMH batteries, which you can't screw up by recharging all the time during half charge. True, NIMH batteries are not the best flashlight batteries but who doesn't use a phone everyday.

2.) "5.8Ghz radio waves are absorbed in walls and surroundings much more than 900Mhz and 2.4Ghz. This means wall penetration in a home is poor." Who cares, trust me I walked half a block away and could still dial in and hear conversation fine. I you ask me it means better privacy. I don't think anyone is going to have a problem with this phone as far as reception and interference goes, maybe in 2 years from now when the 5.8Ghz spectrum gets crowded you may have a problem.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Terrible Phone
Review: Great phone! Easy to use. Great battery life too. Also it didn't interfere with my Wireless LAN.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Doesn't screw up my wireless networkd
Review: Great phone! Easy to use. Great battery life too. Also it didn't interfere with my Wireless LAN.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: This phone sucks!!
Review: I live in a loft across from train and commuter train tracks in a semi-industrial area. The phone has worse range than the 900 I had -- about 20 feet from my door. I have an outdoor entrance. The reception also sucks. Don't buy it. I should have tested it more thoroughly.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Poor Range
Review: I was rather disappointed with this phone for the following reasons: The buttons on the keypad are way too small. I had to use the very tip of my fingers to dial numbers.
It doesn't wall mount - although this may not bother others.
When using the phone, the sound I heard was wonderful, and the range very good - BUT several people that I spoke with complained that my voice sounded 'tinny' and distant. The last complaint\issue is one I have had with all of my cordless phones - there is no backup power for the base unit. Everytime there is a power outage, the time and date have to be reset.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not bad, but needs improvement
Review: I was rather disappointed with this phone for the following reasons: The buttons on the keypad are way too small. I had to use the very tip of my fingers to dial numbers.
It doesn't wall mount - although this may not bother others.
When using the phone, the sound I heard was wonderful, and the range very good - BUT several people that I spoke with complained that my voice sounded 'tinny' and distant. The last complaint\issue is one I have had with all of my cordless phones - there is no backup power for the base unit. Everytime there is a power outage, the time and date have to be reset.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent phone! Works great with a Wireless Network
Review: I've had this phone for over 2 weeks and love it! It's very clear! I not a big fan of wireless phones, but this one is the exception! I love it! Very sytlish! I'm also very pleased that it doesn't cause any problems with my wireless network! The joy! Buy this phone fast!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Terrible Phone
Review: I've never written a review before but this phone was so bad I had to add my review. First, it's very ... looking and feeling. But, most importantly, if I walk 30 feet away from the base in my open floor plan house, I get static and interference!
I'm sending this back ASAP.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Great feature set, Poor Talk Quality and Range
Review: Just got mine and no reception problems, nice range, and no interference with my wifi network. Only limitation is that it can have a max od 2 handsets, but I live in a 1 bedroom condo, so no biggy.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent
Review: Just got mine and no reception problems, nice range, and no interference with my wifi network. Only limitation is that it can have a max od 2 handsets, but I live in a 1 bedroom condo, so no biggy.


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