Customer Reviews

Uniden EXAI 978 900 MHz Cordless Phone with Answering System and Caller ID (Black)

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

I was excited when I saw the price because I'd been looking for a cheap cordless that had an answering machine. I love the answering machine and the features that come with it. My problem is with the headset; it is very hard to hear the person on the other end. I have to have the volume all the way up, but then I have to talk softly because I'll hear myself YELLING and can BARELY hear the person on the other end. I have to be in a quiet room with no kids, TV or dogs to hear and use this phone, and most of the time, that just isn't possible.

It's a good price for a cordless phone with answering machine. But I'm not satisfied with the purchase. I had a Vtech and a Panasonic before. Neither of them gave me the static noise as this one does. Actually there were no such noise at all with the other 2 phones. I tried different channels to avoid it but failed.

When I first bought this phone about six months ago, I thought I was getting a good deal, but I was wrong. The phone picked up a lot of static and the battery has a very short life, only a couple hours off the charger then it won't work.

I just got this phone after having my Soutwestern go after four months!

So far, reception is clear, easy to read and touch buttons. I like the LCD display which lets you see what you dial, how long you have been talking, etc. A lot easier to erase messages and set-up the time, etc. Actually it walks you through it.

Once in a while I hear some static when I try to redial. Otherwise, I love it. And small enough to fit in tight spaces. However, I do not know how it installs on walls.Might be a little awkward.

I bought this phone on a whim without doing my usual product research and boy, have I learned my lesson! Thinking I had found a good deal I bought this phone basically as a second handset (I already have an answering machine). Unfortunately the first time I used it I could barely the hear the voice on the other end and the static was incredible. Since then I've moved things about and looked for sources of interference, but nothing has worked thus far and I've come to the conclusion that this phone is just a dud.

Next time I'll be sure to do my research, and although Uniden has failed me this time, the other Uniden Cordless I use (model: EXAI3248) continues to serve me well.

I use a headset with this phone for meeting and both phones that I bought ended up static and the person on the line couldnt hear me cause the hole that the headset fits into is defective. 2 phones in two years and same problem in both of them. I recommend spending a little more for a better quality phone.

I couldn't hear well at all from this phone and the volume does not go up very high. I have returned two of them. Maybe good just for a second phone or something but I wasn't impressed. Just spring for a little better one in the 2.4GHz range and save the time and effort!

Battery discharges only in 30 minutes of talking. I personally never recommend this item. Answering machine is good but battery is worst.

I had a VTech phone that lasted me 3 years before I spilled water on it and had to get a new phone. So I went out and got this Uniden phone without really researching any phones beforehand. It lasted a couple months before one day, it stopped working. I couldn't recieve or make calls, or get messages on my answering machine. I tried everything the website and owners manual said and called their customer support line and the lady told me to send it to Texas to be repaired (I'm in Virginia). So I decided to just forget about it and buy a new phone. Needless to say, I'm not buying Uniden anymore.

The phone has too much static unless you're sitting right next to the console, in which case you might has well have a corded phone.