Customer Reviews

Uniden EXAI2980 900 MHz Cordless Phone with Call Waiting/Caller ID and Digital Answering System (Charcoal)

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

 

 

First, the (very) good news: the sound quality rocks! I was frankly surprised how consistently clean and clear the sound is, even when I go one floor down from my apartment and across the street!
When I purchased this phone from Costco I also got a free headset; if you buy the phone here at Amazon.com, I'd recommend also getting a headset because it's VERY convenient and -- once again -- the sound quality is excellent (for both parties). It's wonderfully liberating being able to be productive with both hands AND no hunched shoulder while being on hold :)
And now for the less-than-good news:
- Many settings have limited options. For instance, you can have the answering machine #-of-rings-then-pick-up set to 2, 4, 6, or 'toll-saver'. Why not 3 or 5? Who knows? Similarly, many other settings (such as volume) have very few settings).
- Here's a big thumbs-down: You cannot turn off the ringer on the handset! On my last phone, you could quickly flick a switch on the side of the phone, which was heavenly so I could take naps undisturbed by telemarketers!
- The automated voice (for time/date-stamp, etc.) sounds like he's on drugs... very very slow. Ack!
- Just 10 slots for phone memory? Come on, with such cheap memory costs nowadays, it'd have cost them an extra .0001 cents per unit to expand the capacity to 20 or even 50 numbers. Worse yet, you can't store strings of more than 20 numbers in a slot, so my calling card takes up TWO slots just by itself :-(
With all these annoyances, it's only the phone's fine clarity and general comfortable feel (gripwise, etc.) that saves it from being dropped to 3 stars. However, I'd sure rather have a cordless that sounds great than one with lots of whiz-bang features :)

Put simply, this phone let me get rid of separate Caller-Id, answering machine and phone units on my end table...it sits keypad up in the charger so you can see the caller-id window.

Has a volume control to boost "soft talkers" *L*, too!

Great phone for the money!!

We have several cordless phones, but this is overall the best. I especially like how clear the caller's voice comes in and the ability to amplify or lower both the loudness of the incoming voice and your own. Also, another helpful feature for me is the ability to scan through your preset numbers to make sure you are making the right choice before you even turn on the phone. The only thing I miss is having a speakerphone with it. I don't use one often, but with five young grandchildren, a speakerphone gives both grandparents a chance to hear them before their attention span runs out!

We had at least three cordless phones with answering systems before this one, and they all were feeble in some area. This has worked great for more than a year, and does NOT interfere with my wireless network, as many 2.4Ghz phones do. I am buying a "latest version" 900 Mhz Uniden for my daughter since this model has been discontinued. Fingers crossed.

I called to order a replacement base antenna which only costs .97 but they have a minium order policy of 5.00 so in total it would cost about 12.00 to order this and I was told they can't tell me where else I can go buy it. The phone is great but their customer service is terrible!!!

the sound quality of this phone is shameful. my mobile phone produces a better connection.