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"Corrections to CNET's Review"
Summary: The review of this phone is missing 2 important points: - one, that the transmission is not 100% 5.8 MHz, it's a combination 5.8/2.4 MHZ - very important if you care about WiFi interference - two, that the Uniden 5.8 MHz is a true 5.8 MHz, and although it comes with 2 handsets (can't add anymore), one cannot use both handsets at once for a conference call - it's either one or the other. This is a major drawback for Uniden. I have AT&T 5830 - the model is without the answering machine, but it has a nice feature, talking caller ID - it can be set to announce (synthesized voice) who's calling - for caller ID subscribers; or, you can record your own message like "Mom," etc. and the phone will reproduce your voice recording when that number calls (caller ID subscription required). I can't rate the AT&T Customer Service, since I haven't used it. Not to repeat what's been said in the review, the circle on the headset, where you put your ear lights up a neon blue when the phone rings. Each handset has separate directories, you have to manually program your numbers in the memory, but that's not so bad, since different people may want different contact numbers stored on each set. An option for synchronization would have been nice. However, the caller ID log (new calls)appears on all handsets, regardless. Handsets can be named, or they just register with the base as you add them: Handset 1, 2, 3, etc. Also, each handset is a speaker phone and can page other handsets or the base. Overall, I am very happy with the purchase. I would have liked to have a way to synch the memory, and a feature that my old 900 MHz Uniden had: a call timer, telling you how long your conversation was, after you hang up. Very useful for long distance, all cell phones have this.
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Can't Believe Cnet missed the fact that this was a hybrid phone with a combination of 2.4 and 5.8Ghz, actually I believe that in most of these it's the handset that transmits at 2.4Ghz I didn't become aware of this unit I bought a so called 5.8Ghz phone to replace a 2.4Ghz that was causing some interference to come to find I was still receiving interference but only when I was using the hand set, a quick look at the owner manual under specifications revealed that the handset was indeed communicating with the base at 2.4 Ghz. Can't begin to tell ya how upset I was, so I immediately started checking other manufacturers to find out that most all of these so called 5.8 phones are in fact hybrids with the handset transmitting at 2.4, as long as you don't use the handset you're alright but once you start talking the interference can begin. Guess I'll take my Vtech back and possibly pickup a Uniden, just hadn't planed on spending that much money got my expandable Vtech with answering machine for a penny under 50 bucks!! O Well.
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