Uniden DECT 6.0 Digital Cordless Phone with Caller ID and Two Extra Handsets (DECT1560-3)

by Uniden

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 4.7 x 7.6 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001P5O0BO
• Item model number: DECT1560-3
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

The DECT1560-3 cordless phone by Uniden is packed with time-saving features that help you better manage your calls. It features a large display screen and orange backlit keys which make it a snap to dial the correct number or access features, even in low-light conditions. The phonebook feature stores up to 70 names with an alphabetical search, unique ringers you can assign to specific calling parties and an option to transfer either a single listing or the entire phonebook. The bilingual menus in both English and Spanish guide you through every step so you can take full advantage of the 10 full hours of talk time per battery charge. The DECT1560-3 includes two extra handsets and chargers/cradles. About DECT Technology: Advanced DECT 6.0 technology, or Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications, operates on the newly released 1.9 GHz frequency band that was recently allocated to support cordless telephony. Uniden DECT 6.0 incorporates unique "listen before transmit" technology that avoids interference with many household products, such as baby monitors, microwaves and WiFi (which operate on frequencies like 2.4 GHz). As a result, DECT phones offer consumers enhanced voice clarity and crystal clear digital sound quality. DECT 6.0 technology also offers higher security and voice protection, as well as a longer battery and battery standby life than existing 2.4 GHZ or 5.8 GHz phones.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great BASIC Phone!!!, December 25, 2010

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Savannah Montgomery (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Uniden DECT 6.0 Digital Cordless Phone with Caller ID and Two Extra Handsets (DECT1560-3) (Office Product)

I'm not sure what others were expecting...and yes,lemons happen in every product... but this is a Fantastic phone set! I bought it for my 91yr old aunt who was used to the generation of cordless phones with the itty bitty antenna on the end, and back then, it took a lot to teach her how to answer the phone w/o cutting people off (you get the picture :-). She needs more phones and so I gave her a total makeover, plus she has no use for an answering machine or any other "must have" features.

I was delighted with these phones...lighter, brighter and talk about easy to use! Nice large readout screen with excellent contrast makes it easy on the eyes. I made all the handsets "AutoTalk" so when the phone rings, she just picks up a handset and talks...no button pushing! Voice clarity/loudness and ringer are excellent for her and would buy one for myself and they're a breeze to set up.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware, October 6, 2009

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KAS (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Uniden DECT 6.0 Digital Cordless Phone with Caller ID and Two Extra Handsets (DECT1560-3) (Office Product)

Despite a history of excellent experience with Uniden phones, this was poor quality right out of the package. It felt inexpensive and proved to be just that despite the price. It worked for about six hours. Now, after not even using the phones, two of the chargers (including the base) have no function. We have interchanged the AC adapters with no success. All three phones have now charged using one charger. It does no good since the base unit is not functioning. Uniden's customer service has, thus far, not responded. Our next call is to Amazon to return the product.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware, January 21, 2011

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G. Stanfill (LA, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uniden DECT 6.0 Digital Cordless Phone with Caller ID and Two Extra Handsets (DECT1560-3) (Office Product)

Very, very disappointing. I've used Uniden products for many years, but this will be my last Uniden product. Problems:

1. Very flimsy and cheaply made. See the other reviews.

2. Ni-Cad batteries. Really, in this day and age? They could not have spent another few cents and given their customers a decent NiMH battery? Since this unit is designed to stay in the charger, I expect the NiCad batteries to fail in a matter of months, as they don't like being used in that manner. A replacement set of decent NiMH batteries are going to cost around $20, about half the price of the system.

3. You can't even pick up the handset without activating some useless "feature" that you don't need, don't want and will not use. Then you have to look in the nearly useless manual to try to turn off whatever got turned on. For example, the "New message" LED on all handsets blink all the time. If you follow the procedure to turn them off, they start again in a few minutes. We don't have any messages waiting. (Took 20 minutes of my time experimenting to fix this. Bah!) Ditto for other stupid functions.

4. Related to the above, there is no "stop" or "reset" button, so when the phone goes to some weird function that you didn't want (usually by just picking it up), you have to fumble around to get it to stop and go into the "make and damned call" mode. Poor human interface design.

5. Too many useless functions, pitiful manual. I don't need a new hobby, I need a new phone!

I could go on. Look elsewhere.