Customer Reviews

Uniden DECT 1060 DECT6.0 Expandable Cordless Phone System with Call Waiting/Caller ID

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Uniden has fixed some chronic flaws found in its previous phones, and left a few small flaws in.

THE GOOD:
* NO WIFI INTERFERENCE. This phone works well without interfering with today's (or tomorrow's) WiFi Networks
* SOUND QUALITY IS VERY GOOD, both receiving and transmitting. Uniden's microphones have been consistently horrible in the past, and I am delighted to see that they have fixed this.
* FORM FACTOR IS NICE. Not overly sleek and trendy, but not clunky at all. The most commonly used features are quick to access with only one or two button presses, with a few exceptions (see THE UGLY, below).
* GOOD RANGE. The lower frequency band of 1.9 GHz allows for a slightly greater range than the overhyped 5.8 GHz band. Works a little better through plaster walls.
* NAME YOUR HANDSET. Each handset is nameable. This greatly simplifies paging and conference calling. (Despite previous statements, multi-handset calls ARE possible, but they must be initiated by the handset making the call - you can't just pick up the extension.)

THE BAD:
* NO HEADSET JACK OR BLUETOOTH. Cordless phones should have some kind of handsfree option besides a speakerphone setting, but this one doesn't. I have a dedicated cordless headset, so this was not an essential feature for me. The handset's speakerphone works okay.
* CALLER ID DOESN'T DISPLAY THE PHONEBOOK NAME. This is pretty basic these days, but Uniden still hasn't caught up. When people listed in my Phonebook call me from a cell phone, I want their NAME to display, not just WIRELESS CALLER. This is not a deal breaker, but certainly an annoying oversight.

THE UGLY:
* THE ALERT THAT WOULDN'T DIE. Despite being able to turn all the sound alerts off, the phone still makes a loud and irritating BLURRRP! when you drop it into the charging cradle. Better not drop it in the bedroom cradle to charge while your spouse is sleeping.
* HOW DO I ...? To keep the phone sleek, some functions are a little more hidden than they should be. You will have to consult the manual to learn how to insert a pause into a Phonebook number, muting requires three button presses (You CAN mute the handsets, despite comments made elsewhere), and some phone settings are only available in certain modes, not universally available through the Menu button. Examples: Sound Enhancer is only accessible WHILE you are making a call, and Phonebook settings can only be made WHILE you are in the phonebook. There is a reason why a previous reviewer thought you couldn't have multi-handset conversations or couldn't mute the phone; you really have to read the manual. There are only a few of these hidden technical features though, and dang, the phone does look good.

I bought the version of this phone that includes an extra handset and charger.

Be warned that this, and some other expandable phone systems, do not allow an additional handset to easily join an existing conversation. The handset currently using the line must first put the outside party on hold, figure out which of the expansion handsets wants to join the conversation, ring that specific handset, and then remove the hold condition. Not exactly convenient.

On the plus side, sound quality and range are good, and as advertised, the phones generate no interference to degrade wi-fi networks.

I bought this phone to use with a second phone line that is a VOIP line. I had three requirements:

1. The phone needed to be cheap.
2. The voice quality had to be good.
3. The phone wouldn't interfere with my other 5.8GHz cordless phone system or with my wireless Internet..

This phone met all of these requirements. The sound is great and it works great. I've read some reviews that complain about the fact that it uses military time and that it makes a chirp when you place it into its cradle. These are niggling problems. If you're going to be placing the cradle down next to where someone is sleeping, the chirp might be a problem and as far as the time function goes, most people probably don't get the time from their phone. This is a great product, especially at this price point.

I love this little phone. The set up was easy and intuitive, once I surrendered to the idea of not being able to change the European date format. Most importantly, it delivers sharp, crystal clear sound, despite the dozen or so wireless networks in my building!!

We have had these phones for awhile and they do not live with you well. I suspect that I will dump them and find another DECT phone system that has all the features we want. We came from a Uniden 5.8 phone system and sound quality thru out the house is almost perfect with these new phones unlike the old 5.8 that we had.

But, the volume never gets very loud on the ringer or during calls. It does not let you know of message waiting unless you walk up and really stare at the screen. The date format is European, the hidden mute function is a pain, no headset jack is bad news, especially with the volume limitations, the dance to share a phone call or transfer it to a different phone is awkward at best.

I understand this system came from Europe originally and they just did not do enough to make it right for the American market when they started selling it here. Better attention to details and interface and this would have been a great phone.

I hadn't had a home phone in a few years but when I started working from home, I wanted a good solid cordless phone for my office. This one is GREAT. The speakerphone is phenomenal, the range is superb, and the features are great. The only thing I don't like about this phone is the lack of a headset jack.

Pros: 100 number phonebook. Good range, low battery drain.
Cons: Lacks some *very basic functions* such as chain dialing and dialing using number from call log. European Date and Time.

I bought this phone despite reviews that it had limited features such as no earphone jack, but when I received it, I just could not believe the very basic features that were lacking. On this phone, there is no way to get to your phonebook while a call is in progress so the phone cannot do "chain dialing" that you would use when you call an access number (for a phone card, for instance) and then want to enter the actual destination number from your phonebook. You must enter the destination number manually. You also can't use your phone log to call back a party as you can do on every other caller ID phone I have ever seen. Because the phone does not give you a choice of 7, 10, or 11 digit dialing for each call and does not allow you to manually insert a "1" before making the call, area code calls will not go through. You can program the phone to put a "1" before EVERY call, but this will prevent you from making (even manually) a non-area code call, an international call, or even call 911 (which becomes 1911). These incompetences and the limited 2 line display would cause me to recommend against purchase of what would otherwise be a very good cordless phone with excellent sound quality, a very effective speakerphone, intuitive controls for the features that do exist (except muting), good range, and relatively long talk time.

I really like this phone. It's small, plugs in anywhere, sounds great, and even functions as an alarm clock and intercom. It's now the only alarm clock I use. I wish I could link more phones to this system, but must instead purchase a second base for additional phones.

This phone works great and boasts of a higher frequency channel for wireless transmisson.

Pros: compact design, phonebook of 100 numbers, Caller Id, battery life( i charge it periodically and it never ran out of charge so am not too sure about it.) , handset finder, dual voltage.

Cons: The range covered is very limited like 75 feet. cannot load custom ringtones and the ringtones volume is ok not too loud, just ok and might be difficult to find it if falls between the sheets and stuff.

Phone works fine. Other than that it's not my favorite cordless. The buttons are a little slow (to dial) and reception is average.