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(More customer reviews)I bought this phone and 4 handsets 3 weeks ago and have used 2/3 of the features at this point. I had finally grown tired of the horrible battery life on my Panasonic 2.4GHZ KX-TG2730S and had to make the switch.
The Good:
1) Slick phone which is fairly comfortable to hold.
2) Easy to move info between the handsets and a great ability to label your handsets for in-house paging (instead of Handset #1, you can label it Basement).
3) Great battery life so far. The panasonics were going dead within 30 minutes after 2-weeks of usage.
4) No effect on my Wi-Fi set-up.
The Bad:
1) The built-in ring tones are terrible. Lots of choices, unfortunately none are very good. The all sound like bad cell phone ringers.
2) The coverage is so-so. In most areas of my house it is fine, but in some areas that were fine with the 2.4GHZ, the Unidens are iffy. Sometimes good, sometimes not so good.
3) Remote functions. Dialing in to get your messages is brutal. You must dial a zero before each function code and it keeps re-setting my greeting so that I have to either re-record on the fly, or go with no message. Luckily we have Vonage so we usually forward our calls when we are travelling for an extended time, but if you have to dial in to get messages on a frequent basis, you will not be happy.
Mixed:
1) Despite the bad ring tones mentioned above, you can record custom ring tones. The only problem is that you have to actually go in an play a song while the phone physically records it. You can't move an MP3 over and then have it transferred to all handsets automatically. Overall it is a good feature, but not very user friendly.
Overall, it is an improvement over the Panasonic, but the ringtones and the remote dialing are some good size negatives if those are important to you. 4 out of 5 stars.
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Update
I ended up returning the unit. The quality throughout the house was spotty at best. I switched to the Panasonic KXTG5576M and that is working MUCH better. Much longer range and much better quality. What I initially thought was Vonage issues, turned out to be Uniden CLX485 issues. Too bad as I did like the feel of the handset and the battery life.
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Sleek and stylish, this phone is designed for the true high tech enthusiast. Uniden's new 5.8 GHz Telephone offers an array of fabulous, functional features.
Features:
USB Connection on Handset to Download Handset Profiles and Full Color Pictures
Battery Backup During Power Outage (CLX485 & CLX 465)
10 Handset Expandability per System
Caller ID/Call Waiting Deluxe Options
Memory: 100 Caller ID, 100 Phonebook Names and 400 Numbers
Recordable/Preset Ringer Tones
Handset and Base Speakerphones
Battery, Clock, and Date Banner Displays
Calendar with Programmable Reminders
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