Customer Reviews

Uniden DECT 6.0 Silver Cordless Digital Answering System with Caller ID and Four Handsets (DECT1580-4)

5 star:		(31)
4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

I have the DECT1580-3 version (3 handsets). My wife and I love it. The range and sound is much better than our 900Mhz and 2.4Ghz phones. Plus at 1.9Ghz these phones no longer interfere with WiFi.

Pros:
*Only one phone jack needed for all phones (great for Vontage or such)
*Great speakerphone really useful with dial-up "customer" service
*Can name each handset, so one can xfer/page by their name/location
*One phone book for all phones (or separate, if desired)
*Lighted keypad
*Number of messages counter on base
*New message light (LED) on phone
*Listen to recorded and screen live incoming messages from any phone
*Easy to add extra handsets as needed (like DWX207 Waterproof Handset)

Cons (all minor gripes):
*Single voice mail box
*No keypad/speakerphone on base
*No headset jacks
*Old style NiCd Batteries instead of better NiMh or Lion
*Base wall mount bracket not included, extra handsets not wall mountable

Overall I would strongly recommend this Uniden Dect6.0 phone.

I needed more extensions for my land line phone system. I purchased the Uniden DECT 6.0 Silver Cordless Digital Answering System with Caller ID and Four Handsets DECT1580-4 and they have worked great.

I like the way they light up when in use, not just the LCD but the numbers to dial.

The ability to copy phone entries from one phone to another is also wonderful.

The label I provide a caller, stays with the number, and overrides CallerID. This allows my name for say "Uncle Steve" to hold, even though his wireless CallerID says "Wireless Caller".

All extensions set time and date on incoming call. These phones work great with my AT&T land line (POTS) service, and with my new Ooma service.

Sound quality is great. Each handset can function in normal phone more or as a speaker phone. This allows me to put the phone down while waiting for customer service as an example. Speaker phone is only half duplex, I can't hear someone talk while I'm talking. So it isn't a great speaker phone.

Distance is very good. I can get across a fairly large home without any significant degradation in voice quality.

These were inexpensive, and are doing a great job for me and my family.

A word of caution, on first use the phones seem to take forever (forever being about half a day to a day) to charge fully. After charged, they seem to take forever to discharge. I have kept my phone out for almost a week, and am still at half charge.

These aren't the most stylish phones, the yellow helps make them easier to read in dark settings. If you need good voice quality, long battery life, and good distance at a reasonable price this may be what you want.

After doing a lot of research and querying the company's product support, I was assured that all Uniden products were hearing aid compatible. On that basis I purchased the DECT 1580-4 phone set. It does indeed have a T-coil setting; however, when I set my hearing aid to T-coil, I get a loud buzzing. When I set the phone to T-coil mode, the buzzing just gets louder. My hearing aids work just fine on T-coil with my cell phone, with other corded and older cordless phones but not with these. I'm able to get by without switching my hearing aids to T-coil and using the phones in speaker phone mode, but if you need to use T-coil with your hearing aids in order to hear, be sure that there is a no cost return policy at the store you purchase the phones from so you can test them with your aids. The first phones I tried were Vtech and they don't even claim to be hearing aid compatible.

The other features of the phone are nice and I get no static from wi-fi or other electrical equipment.

I had been using a 5.8 mhz system with limited success. Sound and distance quality seemed to be suffering. I decided to switch to the 1.9 mhz offering and am glad I did. My phone system is now working as I have expected. I added two of the water proof handsets for outside use around the pool and garden.

All is working well and recomend this unit over much more expensive systems.

Bill in Mount Airy (Mayberry RFD) North Carolina

Just purchased the Dect 6 phone to replace an older Uniden system. Love the updated features like the large print on the screen, additional phonebook size etc. Would highly recommend this phone to a friend.

I purchased this Uniden in November. I have yet to get a working battery for one of the units. The one which came with the receiver was dead. I contacted the seller through Amazon and was immediately sent another one. It was dead also. Would not work in any of the receivers. The seller agreed to send another battery, but said they had to wait until there was a customer return. No wonder some customers are receiving bad products. They are being recycled. Even if I get a working battery, the life will most likely have been shortened.

I basically have a 3 unit set, which I am happy with otherwise. Just frustrated with the battery situation and the hassle it has been.

The volume is Very Good. The display area showing the name and phone number is LARGE yet the phones are not too big. The numbers are easy to see and the buttons are a nice size. The answering machine works well. I read the instruction book and was able to figure out how to work everything easily. I cannot rate the battery life since I have only had it for a month. That is why I was stingy on the battery rating. One thing I like is when you have voice mail on the answering machine you can tell from ANY phone because a little red light flashes on the corner of each handset which means you can put the answering machine anywhere. I did not want anything fancy. I would recommend this phone system.

I first purchased this phone for my mother, the volume on it was so loud and clarity so crisp. I went home and replaced my phone with the exact same one. I would highly recommend this phone to anyone but especially to someone who has hearing problems.

I had a cordless phone for my landline, and needed more so I wasn't running around the house for that phone. This is a good bargain for someone who wants several phones in their house, or for someone moving into a new home and needing several phones. I think it is well worth the price which is relatively low compared to some single phones you would pay for elsewhere.

I bought this phone because my current phone kept interfering with my wireless router. Anytime we answered the phone I was kicked offline. Sometimes I had to reboot and the process took 10 minutes. Since I work from home quite frequently this was quite a problem. I haven't had the problem since I got this phone.
I also had a conference call which took 80 minutes and the phone charge lasted that long without a problem. If the charge doesn't last that long I have three other handsets to switch too.