Uniden TRU 446-2 2.4 GHz Digital Spread Spectrum Caller ID Cordless Phone

I've got mixed feelings about this phone. When we first got it, the sound quality was great, but over the last few months it seems to be getting steadily worse, even if you change channels on the phone. I do, however, like the large phonebook you can store, making it just as easy as my cell phone to find friend's phone numbers.

The biggest problem I have with the phone is what it does with my wireless network. If you have a wireless router for your DSL or cable modem internet connection, then I'd advise skipping this phone. As you might know, popular wireless networking uses 2.4ghz as well. Theoretically, digital spread spectrum technology should keep the phone from interfering with the wireless signal. This phone, however, created two problems. If someone is talking on the phone close to someone using a laptop wirelessly, the phone becomes quite noisy, and the laptop's wireless signal vanishes, coming back intermittently. I've taken my phone to a friends house, who has a...Read more

If your looking for a phone with clarity, volume and the ability to hold up to 100 names and numbers in the directory, look no more!

Advantages:

* The caller ID and directory share the same memory so let's say if you have 75 names in the directory you have 25 memory slots left for caller ID info. As your directory grows your caller ID slots grow shorter.
* Lots of clear volume.
* Easy to read display

Disadvantages:

* Cannot send directories to other phones
* Cannot add any more phones to system (2 phone limit)
* No speaker phone in base
* Wish phone had caller ID and directory matching. When someone calls thats in your directory it would come up on the display as it is shown in the directory
* END button is really to small. I wish Uniden would have just used the TALK button made to also end the call.

With everything considered these phones work well and should be considered when looking for a 2.4GHz cordless phone.

I've owned a variety of multi-handset 2.4Ghz phones, the last pair being Siemens. This one (in my environment) provides greater range than other models and good clarity.

Beware two shortcomings compared to a Siemens: (a) You cannot use both handsets simultaneously. Although you can transfer a call between handsets you can't pick up on a call in progress from the unused handset. (b) There is no visual indication of remaining battery life. If you are like me and don't like to charge the phone until it is almost dead - you have to guess.

I still like the phone, though, and would recommend it to anyone who needs superior range and wall-penetration.