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Summary: Excellent all around performer...
Review: After extensive shopping I have found this phone to serve my needs more than any other on the market. I have had other brands, but none have performed as well as the Unidens (I have three different models in my home - all are excellent). Excellent sound quality, substantial feel. No complaints here.
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Summary: It crackles in my house
Review: I bought this phone on the strength of the reviews here. Maybe it works great for some people, maybe my phone is just damaged, but I had crackling in the handset even when standing right next to the phone, and occasional crackling in the answering maching recording.They both sounded like static or interference, but the 5 year old cordless phone the Uniden was replacing never once had problems with being in the exact same location. And there's no reason for having problems with the answering machine, that's hard-wired.
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Summary: uniden cordless phone enthusiast from B'ham AL.
Review: I own four uniden cordless phones, three of them are 900 mhz. and one is a 2.4 model. You can hardly own a better phone. I never hear any interference, I never have one problem with clarity in either the answering machine or the handset, it never drops calls, or loses volume during use. And I mean any of them. I have the EXS 9800, the EXT. 1965, the EXS 9980, and the TRU 2.4. As it is with all cordless phones you do have to push "talk" to use it, if it is off the base, but in answering it when it rings it does have an "auto-talk" feature which allows you to merely pick it up and begin talking and all of that is clearly explained in the manual, as are all the phone's other features. Not liking to push "talk" before using it is like not liking to start your car before driving it. Come on, we have to put some effort into it. I can recommend using the headset with it, it is a great feature that eliminates neck strain tremendously. I use all of these phones in my business and I spend anywhere from 4 to 6 hrs. a day on the phone. One thing you have to have is a decent phone service, we have Bellsouth in our area, and they provide great phone service, so don't blame an inferior service or bad home wiring on the phone if you hear either static or interference. I live in an area where there is so much radio activity until my son's remote car will just take off across the floor without anyone controlling it, yet this activity never causes problems with any of my Uniden phones,never!! I am construction contractor and I use my EXS 9800 on one of my construction sights without a hitch,--ever!! These phones have an intercom feature which is great for contacting others at the base location and again the sound and clarity is perfect. My sister has an EXS 9800 that she dropped in a sink full of water, but after drying it thoroughly it worked as good as ever! I say if you have a problem with a Uniden phone start checking everything else besides the phone, even yourself!
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Summary: Solid phone, some poorly designed features
Review: I purchased this phone for X-mas. At first this phone was great, but after 3 months we began having sound problems. While listening to someone, the sound drops lower and lower. There is a button for 'load', but this does not help. I keep pressing my ear harder into the phone to listen. Also the asnwering machine voice quality was great when we bought it, but now we have to place our ear to the speaker and play the message repeatly to hear the message. After 5 months with this phone, I am now looking for another phone.
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Summary: Sound drops off
Review: I purchased this phone for X-mas. At first this phone was great, but after 3 months we began having sound problems. While listening to someone, the sound drops lower and lower. There is a button for 'load', but this does not help. I keep pressing my ear harder into the phone to listen. Also the asnwering machine voice quality was great when we bought it, but now we have to place our ear to the speaker and play the message repeatly to hear the message. After 5 months with this phone, I am now looking for another phone.
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Summary: Uniden exs9980 Cordless Phone
Review: I've had this phone for less than a week but so far am very pleased with its performance. Here's a few minor criticisms: 1. No volume control on base ringer 2. No memo indicator 3. A keypad on base would be helpful 4. Programming numbers is a pain; to enter name one has to scroll through entire alphabet as opposed to selecting letters on keypad. Otherwise, good sound quality and design.
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Summary: poor sound quality
Review: Nice features, but recorded messages are almost unintelligible, and the sound level of the handset is too low. You can increase the volume, but then it reverts to the low level volume for the next call. I'm now looking for a new phone because I'm tired of playing messages 5 times trying to understand them. A friend of mine has a Uniden and he has the same complaints.
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Summary: Worked in the office that made the answering machine chip
Review: OK, so this is true about the 9800. This model looks similar, but you would have to take it apart to see if there is also a Lucent DSP in the answering machine part of the 9980. I agree that our speech coder quality is sub par. I have owned a few Uniden phones that used our DSP, and I do not like the quality of the recording - you have to play it several times for some calls, and sometimes you still can't make everything out. I don't know if other companies made a better answering machine DSP, but I would rather use an old tape machine. The 900MHz part works very well - I have had no problem. I HAVE had the same experience as others here - this handset design has a Talk button that is very easy to hit with your ear while talking - others in my family were so frustrated with this feature that they stopped using the phone. Since I had a small part in the history of the phone, I continue to use it. The division I worked for disbanded a few years ago, so no more or our answering machine DSPs will be produced (thankfully).
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Summary: Worked in the office that made the answering machine chip
Review: OK, so this is true about the 9800. This model looks similar, but you would have to take it apart to see if there is also a Lucent DSP in the answering machine part of the 9980. I agree that our speech coder quality is sub par. I have owned a few Uniden phones that used our DSP, and I do not like the quality of the recording - you have to play it several times for some calls, and sometimes you still can't make everything out. I don't know if other companies made a better answering machine DSP, but I would rather use an old tape machine. The 900MHz part works very well - I have had no problem. I HAVE had the same experience as others here - this handset design has a Talk button that is very easy to hit with your ear while talking - others in my family were so frustrated with this feature that they stopped using the phone. Since I had a small part in the history of the phone, I continue to use it. The division I worked for disbanded a few years ago, so no more or our answering machine DSPs will be produced (thankfully).
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Summary: Nice Features, Poor Audio
Review: Six months ago I bought a similar phone, the EXS9800. Since this model no longer seems to be available, I am writting this note to caution buyers on what they might expect from similar models. Initially I was very optimistic about the phone because of the reviews. The features are impressive on paper, less so in reality. The range is excellent. The sound quality in the receiver is poor, even with the high volume setting on. The sound quality on the answering machine is so bad that sometimes I need to put my ear within inches of the machine to hear the message, with no other competing sounds in the room! Poor volume on the reciever may be a tradeoff with longer battery life, but there is no excuse for the answering machine. It also has some stupid features. Why does the machine have an electronic voice that says "You have five new messages" when I can plainly see the number 5 on the console display. It wastes my time. And, quite frankly, the distinction between "five new messages and three old messages" is not very useful. In short, this phone maximizes "features" but not useful performance.
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