Uniden TRU-448 2.4 GHz DSS Cordless Phone with Caller ID and Digital Answering System (Graphite)

by Uniden

Product Details

Product Manual [3.13mb PDF]

• Item Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000063KDQ
• Item model number: TRU448
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 4, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The sleekly designed Uniden TRU448 optimizes your communications at home or in a small office with many useful features, including expandability for a second handset, phone book memory, a digital answering system, and speakerphone. The caller ID displays menus in Spanish, English, and French (with service subscription for call waiting and caller ID). Also included is convenient dialing with dynamic caller ID memory and last-three-number redial.

Uniden digital technology ensures clarity and security with features to provide all the basic benefits you look for in a phone. The TRU448 uses microchip technology requiring no message tapes, and the speakerphone gives you hands-free freedom and flexibility.

Set your preference with distinctive rings: four melody ringers and six ring tones. You can scroll through caller ID and memory while on a call. An indicating light lets you know when you have voicemail waiting. With the addition of the second handset, you can transfer calls between handsets in different locations and note the handset status with an LED indicator. The phone comes ready for a headset with a built-in jack. The NiMH battery has a long life with 10 days on standby and six hours of talk time.

Product Description

2.4 GHz Digital Spread Spectrum Technology For Added Voice Clarity & Security

Handset Expandability To Add Up To 2 Extra Handsets For Versatile Operation

Digital Answering System w/ Microchip Technology Ensures Clearer Recordings

Integrated Speakerphone Gives You The Freedom To Have Hands-Free Conversations

Caller ID/Call Waiting Displays A Caller's Name & Number While You're On The Phone

Handset To Handset Call Transfer To Easily Manage Incoming Calls Among Several People

Tri-Lingual Caller ID Display Menus (English/French/Spanish) Makes Operation Easy

100 Dynamic CID/Memory Locations w/ 1-Touch RocketDial & Phone Book Memory

Headset Jack To Use An Optional Headset & Convenient Hands-Free Conversations

Distinctive Ring Tones w/ 4 Melody Ringers & 6 Ring Tones For Total Personalization

LED Handset Status w/ Last Three Number Redial & Any Key Answering

Rechargeable NiMh BatteryDelivers Up To 10-Days Standby, 6-Hours Talk Batter

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

61 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great sound quality, great features, easy to use, July 29, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Uniden TRU-448 2.4 GHz DSS Cordless Phone with Caller ID and Digital Answering System (Graphite) (Office Product)

After finally getting fed up with my low quality coordless phone/answering machine I decided to upgrade. I looked around at various phone models, and after reading reviews I couldn't find a model that I was willing to put up good money for, I wanted 2.4GHZ DSS, with an answering machine and call waiting caller id, this phone had all the features I wanted and other phones from Uniden rated well, so I decided to give it a try. I also purchesed the expansion hand set directly from Uniden (you can transfer calls between the handsets and the speakerphone). The phone is very user friendly, and easy to set up. The buttons are logically located and the handset is comfortable to use, it also comes with a belt clip and has a headset plug. The sound quality has been execellent, I have expereinced no extra noise or interference (which was so bad with my old phone that I sometimes couldn't talk on the phone). The answering machine is very clear and can be accessed remotly. I have nothing negative to say about this phone except that the ability to add on more than one handset would be nice. I can recomend this phone without hesitation.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Coulda been so good..., September 16, 2002

By 

Robin Johnson Esak "Robin Johnson Esak" (Fredericksburg, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uniden TRU-448 2.4 GHz DSS Cordless Phone with Caller ID and Digital Answering System (Graphite) (Office Product)

Well, after my extraordinarily frustrating experience with Uniden, I don't think I'll never buy another of their products. The phone had potential. The handsets are lightweight, the caller id functions are easy to use (although not that easy to see), the extra handset is a beautiful feature. All this aside though, I've had the phone less than two weeks, and it's got a few issues. I had hoped to talk to Uniden and see if I could get the problem resolved, but that just ended up being another issue. Here goes:

Issue 1: The main handset just dies. It's happily sitting in the charger with the charging light on (and usually has been all day), but when the phone rings, the display says "battery low" and I can't get any response from the phone. I have to go racing to another room to answer. Usually unplugging the battery and plugging it back in resolves this for the next hour or so, then the same problem pops up.

Issue 2: The answering maching cuts off the last two-three seconds of a message. Not a big deal, but irritating.

Issue 3: Periodically (on the handset referred to in issue 1) I get periods of dead silence lasting about 5 seconds while trying to talk on the phone. Again, no biggie, but more irritating on top of issue 1 and 2.

Issue 4: This one's the doozie. The back of the book says "At Uniden, we'll take care of you" and provides a customer service "hotline". I'm sure that this hotline is perfect for Uniden, but it's a bit less convenient for we the consumers. Every single option which implies it will let you talk to a person (including "Speak to a customer service representative") sends you (guss where, you'll never believe it) to the main menu - you know, the first one you get when you first call. According to their office hours, they're open, and I tried all day long. For this reason alone, I'll return this phone. If that's taking care of me, then I'm really [out of luck] if they decide to ignore me!

Anyway, this has some great reviews (why I bought it, of course) so perhaps it's worth the attempt, but I really wish I never had. It's been a really royal pain in the yin-yang!

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good Phone / Bad Sound, August 14, 2002

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Media Guy (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Uniden TRU-448 2.4 GHz DSS Cordless Phone with Caller ID and Digital Answering System (Graphite) (Office Product)

I'm always amazed to see reviews of cordless phones where people lavish praise for all the gizomos, gadgets and features except for one pesky little detail--sound quality. I suppose a lot of people are satisfied as long as a telephone is fun to play with and has all the cool stuff. For me it's different. While I appreciate features I am here, first and foremost, to make a phone call and for maximum clarity. To that end, The Uniden TRU-448 is a MISERABLE failure. I have bought one, returned it to the store and even picked up a SECOND unit because I'd read all these wonderful reviews.

I was told by the people I called that it sounded muffled and low-volume. I tried changing the location any number of times, playing with the antenna and anything else I could think of to little or no result. I'm beginning to wonder if it's an overall problem with 2.4 gigahertz as I've tired out and returned about 7 phones the past year. I wish I could recommend a better phone or someone could recommend to me. But, for the mean time, I'm sticking with my ancient 900mhz.