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

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(More customer reviews)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 :)

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For tried-and-true communication, consider the EXAI2980 900 MHz cordless phone with a digital answering system. Providing reliable 900 MHz analog operation with auto scanning to ensure the best channel, the EXAI2980 offers dual keypad on handset and base and speakerphone function. The unit's memory is programmable to 20 speed-dial numbers for instant dialing. Paging helps to recover a misplaced handset.
Both speakerphone and headset compatibility provide the widest range of hands-free opportunities. Microchip technology offers 15 minutes of digital recording time, while caller ID displays the name and number of the caller, time and date, and number of messages you have collected. The answering system provides voice prompt settings. Dial in to access your messages when you're away from home. The phone is also wall mountable to save space.

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