Uniden TRU-5860 5.8 GHz DSS Cordless Phone with Caller ID

by Uniden

Product Details

Product Manual [1.87mb PDF]

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008Y2EJ
• Item model number: TRU-5860
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 1, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Expandable to two handsets (only one included), the Uniden TRU-5860 5.8 GHz DSS cordless phone offers flexibility and convenience. The lightweight and streamlined handset accesses all call features, including caller ID with 100 memory locations and call waiting; plus it includes speakerphone, any key answer, distinctive ring programming, last three number redial, and even handset-to-handset call transfer.

What's in the Box?
Uniden TRU-5860 cordless handset, charger/base, NiMH battery, owner's manual, belt clip, telephone line cord

Product Description

5.8 GHz Digital Spread Spectrum

1 Handset Expandability - (Max: 2 per system)

Handset Speakerphone - This feature gives you the freedom to use the handset as a speakerphone.

Call Waiting/Caller ID - Displays the name and number of the caller in call waiting even while you are on the phone.

Handset to Handset Call Transfer

Tri-Lingual Caller ID Display Menus - English/French/Spanish

Phone Book Memory

100 Dynamic CID/Memory Locations

Headset Jack

Distinctive Ring

Handset Status LED

Last Three Number Redial

Any Key Answer

Battery Life - 8 Day Standard, 4 Hr. Talk

Caller ID Scroll During Call

NiMH Battery Included

Voice Mail Waiting Indication (H/S LED)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent - No Problems, June 15, 2003

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PL "PL" (San Ramon, California USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Uniden TRU-5860 5.8 GHz DSS Cordless Phone with Caller ID (Office Product)

This is the cordless phone to buy!
Pros:
*Crystal clear sound.
*Very good battery life.
*Does NOT interfere with my home network.
*Range is very good - no static or fade.
*Handset is a nice size (smaller that most).
*Solid feel - nicely made.
*Nice hi-tech look - not goofy like the V-Tech phones.
*Base is small and unobtrusive.
Cons:
*Belt clip is so-so.
*Speaker on the handset is not great.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best choice for a low cost basic 5.8 GHz, November 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Uniden TRU-5860 5.8 GHz DSS Cordless Phone with Caller ID (Office Product)

After reading so many mixed reviews on this phone I was a little hesitant to go with it. I already have other wireless devices in my home operating at 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz, so that necessitated a 5.8 GHz model, yet there are few such reasonable looking models to choose from.

My criteria was something under $100 with good clarity, DSS to prevent eavesdroppers, caller id, reliable brand, and good looks. The good looks criteria immediately rulled out 2/3 of the models on the market-- Vtech, GE, et al are atrociously gaudy looking and are not traditionally good quality brands in my mind. That narrowed it down to Uniden and Panasonic.

While the Panasonic 5.8 GHz model is almost certainly an excellent phone, it is simply too expensive-- around double the price of the Uniden. (Panasonic doesn't currently offer a stripped down model and instead forces you to buy an answering machine and other goodies that I wasn't interested in.)

Upon going to the store and looking at the phones in person, the Uniden was so much cooler looking than the Panasonic, and at half the price! So I brought it home.

What I like about the Uniden:

1. Good clarity. I hear no static anywhere in my 2400 sqft house. And the first time my wife used it, she made no negative comments (always a good sign). Overall, the quality is very close to that of a corded phone.

2. Range is reasonable, however it is less than the old 49Hz Motorola analog phone it replaced. If you have a large yard (I don't) then this might be an issue for you.

3. Phone feels nice and solid in your hand-- no creaking plastic when you push hard on the battery cover or any other piece of the phone. Also, when I pressed the buttons on all the display phones at the store, only a couple of models from Panasonic and this one from Uniden felt like quality-- all the others felt really cheap, almost as if buttons would fall off.

4. Logical, easy to use button & menu layout. I was able to figure out most everything without having to read the manual.

5. NiMH battery instead of NiCad = no battery memory problems or fear of overcharing like I experienced with my previous cordless.

6. Uniden's battery estimate of 4 hours talk time is accurate and even a little conservative. I managed to get 4 hours & 20 minutes after a fresh charge.

7. No antenna sticking up to break off.

8. Great looking, easy to read backlit LCD screen and buttons.

9. Styling-- it is by far the best looking cordless phone I have seen.

10. The built-in cordless speakerphone is a wonderful feature that has worked well for me so far. I really like how you can walk around the house and hold the phone in front of you like a walky-talky or lay it on the coffee table in the living room while you talk. Yes, it does sound like you're on a speaker phone to the other party. But I don't fault the phone for that-- all speakerphones sound like that. I have asked the other party what they thought of the sound quality while on speakerphone. They have said it sounds about the same as my Nortel corded speakerphone.

A few minor areas for improvement:

1. I can always hear a faint buzzing noise in the background. Changing the channel has no effect on it. However, it is so faint as to rarely be noticable during normal use. Only someone trying hard to be critical would notice it.

2. Some related buttons could be located a little closer together. For example, when going into the phone's configuration menu, you use the +/- keys at the top to move around, but the "select" key to enter into a menu is located at the bottom. These keys should be placed closer together.

3. There's no battery strength meter, only a warning when the battery gets low.

Anyway, I am totally thrilled with this phone. It does all the basics perfectly and at an inexpensive price.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Phone So Far, I'll Keep It!!, December 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Uniden TRU-5860 5.8 GHz DSS Cordless Phone with Caller ID (Office Product)

Have returned a cheap but expensive V-Tech, couldn't wait to trash it. Replaced the V-Tech with the Panasonic RED Phone, only to return it the very next day, it seemed worse than the V-Tech. Must haves for me are: Speaker Hands Free, Headset Jack and Adjustible Volumne Control. With the V-Tech I couldn't hear caller very well, would always fade in/out, battery forever going dead in the middle of conversations. It also interferred with other electronics in the house. Purchased the Uniden and have tried it out with headset, speaker phone and regular, even without a fully charged battery, is performed above my expections. It also looks good and doesn't feel cheap. Looks like this is the "keeper". :-) Thank goodness, I'm getting tired of the return lines.