Uniden TRU-5860-2 5.8 GHz DSS Cordless Speakerphone with Dual Handsets

I bought this phone from a local store less than a week ago (June 28th, '03), charged it, tried it out...and here's the deal: the phone looks cool. Has an orange LCD display that is quite surprising, quite bright & runs the length of the phone--serving as keypad lighting (which the phone actually doesn't claim to have). The buttons are smaller/thinner than the average phone, so one must press them a little harder for it to register. The handset itself is lightweight, fairly small in size, too...but not uncomfortable. The base unit has no purpose except to be the main antenna (the big hump in the picture), to locate the handset, and to show the charge status (which is a red light that always stays on...meaning the phone is in contact with the base).

The features on the phone are rather nice, I'll admit. The range is supposed to be 5.8 GHZ--huge, if this is something that matters greatly to you (it's not too big a deal for me, frankly). Thus far, the reception seems...Read more

The phone looks great and has lots of nice features that are all very easy to set up and use, but the sound quality is awful. When talking on the phone, I can hear the person I am talking to perfectly, but there is also a high pitched background noise that both I and the person to whom I am talking can hear. The people I am talking to also say that they cannot hear me very well and that it sounds like I am talking in a can. I tried all the trouble shooting techniques listed in the handbook including moving the base unit around, turning off everything else electrical in my house (except the refrigerator which was far away), changing channels, changing my DSL filters, and a few other things which I forget. Finally I called Uniden, went through some trouble shooting with them, and was told to exchange the phone because they thought it might be defective. So I went to a local store, purchased another phone, tested it, and had the same problems. So both phones went back. I really...Read more

These phones provide clear reception and a good set of features. The second handset does not require a connection to a wall jack which is handy. There is a flashing light if you get a voice mail (using v-mail from the phone company) and a good variety of ring tones so you will probably find one to suit you. The handsets are well lit and have a solid feel. But the main thing for me is that the phones have good clear reception,