Uniden TRU5865 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone with Caller ID

by Uniden

Product Details

Product Manual [3.96mb PDF]

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006JSV2
• Item model number: TRU5865
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 24, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Some of us need much more from our phones than just a little redial button. Sometimes a flash feature simply isn't enough. For users who demand extensive features, Uniden's TRU5865 delivers. Functioning at a quiet, nearly interference-free 5.8 GHz, the phone uses digital transmission for exceptional range and minimal static. The three-line LCD handset display works in conjunction with caller ID services, storing 100 names and numbers in addition to the speed-dial presets.

The dual speakerphones (both on handset and base) let you talk hands-free or get the whole family in on the conversation. And yes, the phone does feature the basics, like flash, pause, hold, and redial with memory storage of the last three numbers dialed. In addition, you can dial either from the handset or from the base. The phone is expandable to accommodate additional handsets. An NiMH battery and 90-day warranty are included.

Product Description

5.8 GHz Digital Spread Spectrum Provides Less Interference For Maximum Range & Clarity

Handset Expandability To Add An Extra Handset For Extra Added Convenience & Value

Base Dual Keypad/Speakerphone To Easily Have Hands-Free Conversations

Handset Speakerphone Gives You The Freedom To Use The Handset As A Speakerphone

Call Waiting/Caller ID Displays The Name & Number Of A Caller While You Are On The Phone

Handset To Handset Call Transfer Makes It Simple To Connect A Caller To Their Party

Tri-Lingual Caller ID Display Menus w/ 100 Dynamic CID Locations & Phone Book Memory

Added Convenience w/ Headset Jack, Distinctive Ring, Handset Status LED & Any Key Answer

Last Three Number Redial w/ Caller ID Scroll During Call & Voice Mail Waiting Indication

Rechareable NiMH Battery Provides Up To 8 Days Standard & Up To 4 Hours Talk Time

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars What Were They Thinking?, December 24, 2003

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"dantelope" (West Bloomfield, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Uniden TRU5865 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone with Caller ID (Office Product)

5.8GHz is a *requirement* if you use WiFi (802.11a/b/g) in your house or if you have other wireless technologies that typically get garbled when the 900MHz or 2.4GHz phones are used. I have had absolutely NO reception troubles in my 3300 sqft house and the clarity is superb.

The phone's looks are top-notch. Black and silver is a very slick look for a modern household. Might look a little funny if you're style is country or traditional.

Caller ID works well and the 2-line display is very helpful. Voicemail indicator is also nice.

The biggest surprise feature for me was the speakerphone in the handset! I've used this several times (it's great when you're on hold somewhere or when you need several people to talk at once) and love it!

I was happy with the menu navigation, although I thought they could have offered more features (like... perhaps the ability to control the volume of that LOUD, annoying beeping every time you press a button). The menu seemed sparse to me.

My biggest two gripes with this phone are not petty and not trivial at all. They are showstoppers, in my opinion.

(1) The phone will NOT work well in states that require 10-digit dialing and a +1 in order to dial in-state. In Michigan, for example, I have to dial 1-248-555-1212 to call my neighbor (ok, so that's information, I digress).

Putting My Neighbor in the phone book as 248-555-1212 results in:
- The inbound works fine (caller ID shows up, custom rings sound if set)
- BUT you cannot dial using the phone book or caller ID redial. This is because both will try to dial 248-555-1212, which will not work! Our phone system requires 1-248-555-1212 to be dialed. There is NO setting for this on the phone.

If you think you can be sneaky (like I did) and set the phone book entry to be 1-248-555-1212, then:
- You can call with the phone book, BUT
- Inbound services don't work (no custom rings) and you STILL can't redial them from the caller ID.

In effect, if you live in a state that has converted to full 10-digit dialing and a 1 is required to dial 10 digits, don't bother with this phone. It's slick, but it's unforgiveable that the engineers missed that one considering the first phone I bought myself in 1985 had this capability. Yay, progress!

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Extremley nice Phone... If you can afford it., January 3, 2003

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Jon E. Hanford (A state of bliss) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uniden TRU5865 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone with Caller ID (Office Product)

Basically, this phone seduced me into buying it with its looks. The thing looks downright awesome, even more so than the pictures can convey. The first one of my friends who saw it asked me if it really worked or if it was a prop from a movie :)
If impressing the friends is important to you, go for it.

The clarity is superb. Anyplace in my house it sounds indistinguishable from a corded telephone and better than my Nextel. The range with the new 5.8 GHz system is excellent, about the same as 2.4 GHz systems. While the 5.8 GHz signal has the potential to travel farther, the higher frequency a signal is, the more it is affected by obstacles. [I.e. Walls, trees, cars, other houses etc.] Nevertheless, I can use this thing from around the block from my house. The phone also uses DSS, a digital scrambling system that makes it near impossible for an eavesdropper to listen with a scanner.

The difference in range between 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz is debatable, so if price really matters, pick up a 900 MHz DSS with caller id and you're basically getting the same phone with less flashiness.

This phone comes with some melodic ringers, like Beethoven's 9th and so on, personally I find these irritating, but some may find these impressive. The standard ringers come in two volume settings, and with the provided assortment, finding a suitable ring should not be an issue.

The clarity on the speakerphones is also superb. [This phone features two, one on the base and one on the handset]. Caller Id works well, although it will not display information until the second ring, as seems to be the case with all Uniden phones.

The menu structure could be more intuitive; however the included instructions are detailed.

In short, if you're looking for a cutting edge phone, with an amazing performance and an amazing look, then get this phone. If price is an issue, you can get most of the features for less money on a 900 MHz model.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars welcome to the latest band available for phone communication, November 17, 2003

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Shelley Gammon "Geek" (Kaufman, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uniden TRU5865 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone with Caller ID (Office Product)

The new 5.8 gigahertz band has only been available for phone use very recently. The higher band means less interference from many household appliances and even other phones using the same band.

I bought this as a replacement phone for another brand of phone that died. I am very pleased with the sound and distance quality. Supposedly, you can be up to a mile away and still connect, but I have not tested this. I have been able to be in my backyard (my phone base is in a room at the front of the house) at a distance of over 50 feet (I know how far my garden hose will reach) without degredation of quality.

Not only does the base allow near full-duplexing quality speaker phone, the handset is also capable as a stand-alone speaker phone.

The new band means a shorter antenna length is needed, so the antenna is almost invisible.

There is an audio phono jack on the side to accommodate a 1/8" handsfree head/ear set, but such a device is sold separately.

My biggest gripe with this phone is the ridiculously short belt clip. It is literally only 1" long, which means all you have to do is bend over and the phone drops. If they provided at least a 2" long clip or one w/ a spring that would grab a belt or fabric, that would have been preferable.

Another gripe is the so-called "custom ring" feature. I enable the custom ring, but the regular ring is still just as loud, but rings in tandem with a little tune - quite annoying.

Also annoying is the 4-clicks to delete a record from the caller ID. The phone is feature-packed with menu buttons, but not too intuitive - you really need to read the manual thoroughly to know what does what.

The mute button on the base is great, and there is one on the handset as well.

You can save number in a "rocket dial" directory for speedy dialing.

The talk button is also the flash button, so there is a separate button labeled "end" for terminating a connection.

The unit will support one additional handset in tandem w/ one in the base station which is a nice feature that not all phones have. I'm saving up to get the additional handset so I can have one in my kitchen.

There is a light in the handset that is supposed to illuminate when you have new voice mail, but my light has never come on, even when I have voicemail waiting for me... also a bummer that gives this phone a less than perfect rating. All in all, though, I must say this is one of the best portable phones I have ever used.