Uniden DECT2080-3 DECT 6.0 Cordless Digital Answering System with Caller ID and 2 Extra Handsets and Charging Cradles

I just rec'd this system (w/total of 5 handsets in the set: #2080-5) a few days ago from a different vendor and so far I am very happy!! I had been using the Uniden TRU9485 and loved that phone system with one glaring exception: Two of the four phones furthest from the base kept cutting out constantly, with the message "out of range" on the screen despite only being maybe 50 feet or less from the base in my one-story home. Made those 2 phones virtually unusable. This was a 5.8 GHz phone but it was no good for me!

So, here I am with the new DECT 1.9 GHz version and so far, no problem. It has virtually all the same features as the TRU with slightly different cosmetics. The Uniden 2080-5, with the 5 handsets (we have a larger home) do have a cute little addition: two of the silver/black phones have a brightly colored frame: one in metallic red, the other in met. blue - kinda kicky. Xln't sound, including the speakerphones, which is a feature I use 70% of the time...Read more

This is our second set of DECT 6.0 phones, the first being similarly featured Panasonics. This phone is comfortable to hold and so far has good clarity and battery-though I would not claim to be an extreme phone talker.

A few features I find annoying:
1. I go to the troulble to program in the Phone numbers with names etc... but every time my friends call it pulls up their caller ID off bellsouth network, in otherwords it doesn't show the name I assigned to the phone #. Very annoying given that my 2 brothers, my mom and dad all have cell phones that show up under my dad's name, not their individual names like I programmed.

2. Once you program a # in the phone book, if you want to edit the #, you have to delete everything up to the point you are changing. That means if you want to add a 1+areacode, you delete the whole # to add it. You can't just scroll to the beginning of the # and enter it in.

3. The individual phones show time/date on the...Read more

I have two VoIP lines at home. I've had a Panasonic phone with 4 handsets, and a clumsy ugly uncomfortable GE phone with 2 handsets. Both were seriously damaged by the dog, so it was time for an upgrade. Replacement Panasonic handsets are $70, and besides, I wanted more than 4 handsets which was more than Panasonic model supported. So, I went with this Uniden model.

First, the good. The phones are comfortable to hold, very good voice quality, and long range. My adapter is in the garage, and I have no problems on the second floor.

Somebody complained about inability to add 1 for redial or storing from Caller-ID. But, as was explained here, pressing * adds 1 in front of the number. Weird, but it works. One time, I tried to add an international number (that came across on Caller ID, but without any 011 prefix) - and I couldn't. But at least, it adds `1'

One unique benefit if you have two sets. You can set *all* 6 handsets to *both* bases and easily...Read more