Customer Reviews

Sharp UX-K01 2.4 GHz Cordless Handset for UX-CC500 Fax Machine

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It is working properly. Good design and easy of use. The only con is the price. For me is too high.

My order & shipping was fast. The products came in new condition. 1-of the cordless handsets battery was dead. I tried to contact the company but was not successful. But you know what? For the price & fast shipping, it was still worth getting the product and the battery was not a problem to get & change.

I have had the base station and the Handset for over 5 years now. The base station has its unique issues, where if there is no Ink Roller in the fax machine, most memory functions do not work. A simple Cello-Tape fixed this problem, I tied down the lever for the Ink roller and things worked great after that. Never used the unit to receive faxes, though I can send them if I need to.

I have gone through over a $150 worth of batteries in the past 5 years with the hand sets (and I have 4 of them around the house). Though the handsets worked well initially, they have thier issues with a G Router. The batteries are expensive to buy. I have solved this now by using 3 Energizer AAA rechargeable 2500 mAh batteries and soldering the Anodes / Cathodes of 3 batteries in series ... together and then cover them with electrical tape, to create a pseudo battery pack @ 3.6 volts.

If you have some time and innovation at your disposal, do go for these if you find them for cheap.

I bought the main unit with two of these handsets from Staples roughly two years ago. Everything has been working great and I'd recommend the product if you are in need of such a solution.

Pluses:

Main unit has built in answering machine and fax.
Individual handsets do not require a phone outlet, just a power outlet.
Looks good and functions well.

Minuses:

2.4 ghz, which means if you have a wireless network it may cause interference.
FAX thermal roll runs out pretty fast and it's not easy to get a replacement.
Phone on main unit is corded.

I wish I could rate this phone in minus stars. I bought a refurbished fax/copier/answering machine and from day one the handset did not work. Since purchasing the unit (the base works fine), I have gone through 2 replacement handsets that didn't work either. I even purchased a new handset from another vendor and had to return it because it couldn't be programmed (which was one step ahead of the other 3 that couldn't be charged to get to the programming step.) I am still waiting for a working replacement from Sharp 3 months after buying the initial unit. A Sharp representative claims there isn't a global problem with this phone, but that the universe has obviously conspired against me to prevent me obtaining a working handset. Stay far away from this phone if possible.