Customer Reviews

Uniden DXI5586-2 5.8 GHz Analog Cordless Phone with Dual Handsets and Caller ID (Silver/Black)

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(18)

 

 

I received great service from Amazon, but this phone has the worst range of any 5.8 GHz I've seen. The previous reviewer is right. If you take it anywhere near 20 feet away from the base station, the phone will cut you off. The range is even worse if there are obstructions. If you're living in a two bedroom apartment, this might be a great purchase. However, if you plan to use this in even a small three bedroom home - reconsider.

I've owned the single version of this phone for several months. If you get more than 20 yards away from the base, it cuts out and quality is nil. I do like the voice message waiting light. For one who is somewhat technology challenged--I don't like having to hit "End" to disconnect!

My last Uniden phone. I've been disappointed before by Uniden so I'm not sure why I even botherd with this phone. Poor quality sound - always some delay when pressing buttons too. But, it's the sound quality that is ridiculous.

Never again. Panasonic phone or nothing.

I'm very disappointed with this purchase!! The service I recieved from Amazon was great..but the phone absolutely sucks...I can't use it on my porch,like I planned..too much static..also it turns itself off around my air conditioner. I was so sure purchasing this product was going to great.it's supposed to be a good company!!

There is NO WAY this phone should get 2 stars... The static makes conversations impossible at any range. You simply cannot move around at all. Complete waste of money, we have had to revert to our $5 corded phone for anyone to understand a word we say. Absolutely USELESS phones.

I have kept using the latest phone equipment but found that the lower frequency units have better range. The 5.8 GHZ has less back ground noise but range is not as well as the 2.8 and by far nothing is better than the 900 Khz phones. Within the home the 5.8s work so so but have problems in some rooms.

We tried just about every 5.8 cordless phone out there and had static on all of them, some of it was so severe that the phones couldn't be used. We have a wireless network in our home, as do several of our neighbors. To make matters worse, we're very close to a major airport. Then we tried the Uniden DXI5586-2 and it was amazing. No static at all, a crystal clear connection, even while sitting next to the wireless router and computer. If the Uniden can take our ultimate challenge and pass with flying colors then I think it would work great for anyone. In addition to the call clarity, it's very easy to set up and use. The handset shape is comfortable and the buttons are a good size and well laid out on the handset. The display screen is also a good size, no problem reading it and it has a back light. I also like that you only need one of the two phones plugged into a phone outlet. Finally I can have a phone at my desk. The phone also allows you to transfer calls between handsets, although you can't use both handsets on a call, a minor problem as you can use one of the wireless handsets and have the other person on a hardwired phone. I would and will recommend this phone to all my friends and family.

Amazon forces you to put at least one star to review an item, but these phones don't even earn that. Our 10-year old $18 kmart phones were wearing out, but are way better than these Unidens. Hissing, crackling static, and the volume of the person on the other end suddenly changes, from ok to inaudible. We tried various things suggested in the manual. They didn't interfere with our wireless internet or anything, but we haven't been able to have a single conversation on these-- always end up at the old corded phone. The ringer is piercing and annoying on the loud setting, and just annoying at the low volume setting (nothing in between). At least with the string and soup cans, the bad volume is constant. These are going back to the store.

The sound quality is fine if you are in range. The dual headsets work as advertised, in other words:

1. You cannot talk on both phones at the same time (instead, you can transfer a call to the other phone).
2. The range is not great (though I have no complaints with the sound quality when in range of about 30 ft)
3. The voicemail alert system sometimes indicates voicemail even though you have none.

Other than that, it's a phone that only needs one phone cord and works for a small household.

I bought this phone, because it uses the 5.8GHz frequency range, and I needed something cheap for my 2nd work line. From the outside, it looked like it had everything I needed, and two handsets for about $40 was a good price.
I was wrong. This has turned out to be a complete waste of my money. The phone has hardly any ringer and volume options, it has NO MUTE feature (for those of you on conf calls frequently), and the sound quality is sub-par. Uniden used zero creativity or engineering when they made this model... SAVE YOUR MONEY and get something else.