Uniden DECT2185-3 DECT 6.0 Digital Cordless Phone with Digital Answering System and Two Extra Handsets

by Uniden

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 7.2 x 9.1 inches ; 3.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001W0Y4E0
• Item model number: DECT2185-3
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

The DECT2185-3 utilizes DECT technology with a frequency range of 1.9 GHz, which means you won't have to worry about this phone interfering with your Wi-Fi networks. In addition, you'll enjoy maximum voice security and the clearest voice reception, so there's no struggling to hear or be heard while talking on the phone. The DECT2185-3 includes a digital answering machine with handset access and an impressive 14-minute recording time, so you'll never miss an important message. The user friendly design of the DECT2185-3 offers menu prompts in both English and Spanish, while the blue backlit keypad makes it a snap to enter phone numbers or access features in any light setting. The large, easy-to-read LCD screen clearly displays the date, time, extension and other data and is also compatible with the caller-ID and call-waiting display. The 70 phone book locations and 30-number caller ID history help ensure that you'll never need to hunt for a number again. Enjoy the three-party conferencing option, great for talking to friends and family members. The DECT2185-3 truly adapts to your needs by being expandable to up to six handsets and by offering time-saving features. First, the high visibility message waiting indicator lets you immediately know when someone has left a message. And when you're on the phone and the call waiting beeps, you won't have to wait to find out who's calling--the LCD clearly displays the name and number of the caller in call waiting. (Note: to activate this feature, you must subscribe through your telephone company.) Use the handset as a speakerphone, transfer calls between handsets and personalize ringers so you'll know who's on the line before you pick up the phone.

Customer Reviews

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great cordless phone for not too much money, December 28, 2009

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Michael J. Frederick (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uniden DECT2185-3 DECT 6.0 Digital Cordless Phone with Digital Answering System and Two Extra Handsets (Office Product)

We bought this one to replace an old Radio Shack unit that was starting to wear out. Initially we were looking at a Panasonic unit that offered call blocking, a feature we wanted to stop those annoying telemarketing calls. After some searching I found this unit, which also offered the call blocking capability. After some serious comparison shopping we opted to go with this unit, which so far we have not regretted at all. It's relatively easy to set up, although the directions leave a bit to be desired in my opinion. We bought an additional unit for this and all three remote units easily synched with the base unit. One unit did have a totally dead battery in it, but it quickly recharged after being left on the charger. We can't begin to say how much we love the call blocking feature. It's remarkably easy to add a number, either when it's ringing or by searching through the call history. Suddenly our house is much quieter now and we can actually get some peace and quiet knowing this unit is stopping those pesky telemarketers. The one feature I wish it had is a lighted push to talk button. If you pick up the phone in the dark you can't tell which button is the one to push to answer it, which can be kind of annoying if you've been woken up to answer the phone. While the keypad is lighted, it would be most helpful if the other buttons were as well. We've also found the battery to last a long time, which is refreshing given the fact that our old Radio Shack batteries were starting to wear out. Overall we're very happy with this new unit and would happily recommend it to anyone looking for a phone that has lots of features, a good price, and nice styling.

Update - 3 May 2010: I'm still happy with this phone although the call block feature fills up rather quickly. It only holds about 20 numbers, so I've found it has filled up way too fast. It would be great if Uniden would expand that capability as I have lots of numbers I would like to add to the list.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much improved, February 18, 2010

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Bemace (Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uniden DECT2185-3 DECT 6.0 Digital Cordless Phone with Digital Answering System and Two Extra Handsets (Office Product)

Uniden must have read my review of the Uniden DXAI5588-2 5.8 GHz Analog Cordless Phone with Dual Handsets (Silver and Black), because this phone solves almost all my complaints, and adds some nice new features.

You can talk on more than one extension at a time, you can copy stored phone numbers between all handsets, you can control the answering machine and check messages from any handsets. All extensions and the base have speakerphones. The time is automatically synchronized between all extensions and the base, so you only set it once.

It also has some cellphone type features. You can specify different ringtones for different people (though there's only 6), or for different handsets. You can block certain numbers, or block private or unknown numbers. If someone is in your phone book, the name from your phonebook is used instead of the one from caller id. This means you can ID those people that show up as a city or state name. It's pretty easy to figure it out without using the instructions, but you might want to look at them just to discover all the cool features.

What else... there's an intercom feature for talking between the handsets, a battery charge indicator on each handset, the voicemail controls are all marked on the number keys. The base has buttons to turn the answering system on and off, a do-not-disturb mode which will send all calls straight to voicemail, and a find-handset button. You can name each handset which is used for the phonebook copying, find-handset, intercom, and other functions.

We've had zero problems with sound quality or interference. All around it's a great phone and I'm glad to see some of the more advanced features showing up on landline phones.

37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Missing two key components, May 8, 2010

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Robert M. Newell "ferfermum" (Fiddletown, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uniden DECT2185-3 DECT 6.0 Digital Cordless Phone with Digital Answering System and Two Extra Handsets (Office Product)

I've been using Uniden phones for many years, so thought nothing of buying this one looking forward to some of the new qualities it has. Only after I opened it up did I realize it was missing something I've just become accustomed to them having: belt hooks. It took getting the batteries charged and plugging the phone in that I realized another missing item I didn't think phones even came without anymore: plug-in for a headset. This is a huge necessity for me, I'm constantly plugging in so I can work and talk at the same time. I'm definitely going to have to figure out how to replace these. I hadn't noticed this information in any other reviews so thought it might be useful to someone who is looking for those two features.