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Summary: Great phone, fantastic price
Review: I was looking to replace a cordless phone with caller id and a seperate old answering machine - this unit has the best of both. It took me a few days to get used to the caller id display - the text on it is quite smaller than on my previous unit and most other displays, however the smaller text allows for the entire date/time, full name and number to all be displayed at once, a very nice feature. Sound quality on the phone is excellent, no breaking up. The answering machine seems to work great too, lots of options and featres only found on more expensive models. A sure bet for a great caller id cordless with answering machine.
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Summary: A Correction Of My Review On The Uniden EXAI7980 Telephone
Review: I would like to make a correction about a design flaw that I mentioned in my review on the Uniden EXAI7980 telephone (see my Dec. 27, 2000 review for details). Apparently, there is, in fact, some sort of message-saving mechanism built inside the phone, even though there is no reference of it anywhere in the manual. I just recently found that out when I purposely disconnected the power cord after receiving a message. So, I would like to make it clear that no messages will be lost when using this phone. Because of this "revelation", I now believe that this is definitely a great all-in-one telephone for just about anyone. And I am giving it a five-star rating instead.
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Summary: Great value and lots of features
Review: I've had this phone for a year in my dorm room, and it has been wonderful. It's been dropped several times (and it still works fine), so it's durable. The reception is perfect unless you have a castle wall between the phone and receiver - I've used it two floors below me before without any interference. The answering machine is digital and easy to use. The clarity of the answering machine is completely adaquate and I wouldn't expect more for the price. However, if this could be improved, it would be a big bonus. It flashes the number of messages on it when you have a new message. The phone also has a nice feature in which you hit a button and record a message - great for leaving messages (no more stickies) for my roommate. I give it 5 stars for its value.
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Summary: Pretty well satisfied. Wish it had handset speakerphone.
Review: I've had this phone for about a week now and am more or less pleased with it. It has a lot of great features for the price. My only wish is that the handset had a speakerphone (my old Uniden phone did). I can't seem to access the speaker phone while the handset is sitting in the base either. Other than that, it's well worth the price.
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Summary: Easy to use, nice features
Review: I've had this phone/anwering system for quite a while now and it has not disappointed me at all.In my opinion, the highlights are:
- Toll saver (the answering machine answers on 3 rings when there are messages, in 4 or more when there are no messages)
- You can listen to your messages remotely, using a password
- Pager button to locate a misplaced handset using a loud beep
- Digital message recording - No tapes or rewinds necessary
- Enough message storage capacity - I have never ran out of space for messages
- Caller ID
- Loudness settings
- Different ring types available
- You can connect headphones to the handset
- Speaker phone capabilities
- Easy to configure date/time settings
- Display the minutes used in most recent call
- Easy to obtain replacement handset batteries in any Radio Shack Store (Cat No. 23-193, Ni-Cd 3.6V 700mAh) Quirks:
- Sometimes the answering system doesn't stop recording after you pick up the handset. It records the whole conversation up to the time limit preset. There is no specific condition that triggers this (total mistery)
- Sometimes the handset doesn't start recharging after placing it on the base. You need to jiggle the handset a bit to make it recharge Notes:
As with any electrical device, the phone stops working when there's a power outage. Always keep a standard phone available in another extension just in case, unless you connect the Uniden phone to a UPS (as I do) There are currently more "technologically advanced" phones on the market, but this "old" guy compares favorably with many of them and it is more affordable. Best phone I ever had. 100% Recommended. -
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Summary: Great Phone at a GREAT PRICE!
Review: I've read all the reports on this phone before I bought it. I've owned Uniden phones before too. This one for the price is the best I've found anyware. The sound is clear and crisp. The caller ID feature has many options to it also that dont appear here in the add. Maybe the only drawback is the sound quality of the answering machine. It's a little muffled, but easy to understand who called. My last Uniden was 39$ and lasted for over 3 years with the factory battery. I got feeling this Uniden will last as long also. GREAT PHONE at a GREAT PRICE!
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Summary: Good features, bad answering machine
Review: Its a pretty good phone for the price but the playback of messages are very poor and hard to understand. Reception is decent.
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Summary: this phone kicks butt!
Review: My friend gave this phone to me as a gift. I am so impressed with this phone that I have to write so others will know. The sound is crystal clear! Good battery life and lots of features. Get this phone! And yes, get over Sonny! sonny phones suck (although their stereos are good.)
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Summary: get over the sony
Review: My Sony gave out on me and I didnt buy the warranty so I had to get a new phone. I got this one and love it. Its got as many features as a similar Sony phone had but for 35$ cheaper. Get over the Sony phones, they make stereos not phones, this Uniden kicks butt, BUY IT!
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Summary: Wonderful clarity of sound!
Review: Our family and friends say that it sounds as if we are on a corded phone. It does't have that "tinny" or "cave echo" or "distant" sound to it. And to top it off even the hands free base set sounds as good. It allows our whole family to be on the phone at once. The features are very impressive. There are more choices than I could even imagine or request for a phone. And they all work great! The only feature (out of the dozens) that I'm disappointed in is the message recorder. It is digital and when you listen to your messages that you have recieved, they sound a bit like robots. Next time I would probably go with the same model without the message recorder.
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