Electronics : Uniden EXAI8580 5.8 GHz Digital Cordless Phone with Digital Answering System |
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Rating: - * Excellent phone with superior value ... We recently had to replace our phone/answering system. After doing extensive research on numerous brands, we ordered the Uniden EXAI8580 digital cordless. Initially, we were attracted by brand reputation and the price offered through Amazon. Simply put, this phone for the price is a superior value. It has excellent voice quality, performs every necessary function in an efficient manner, and is very easy to use. We can't imagine a better phone for less than $30, and Amazon is always great to work with. Rating: - * good buy ... I'm very happy with the quality of this product. Easy to set up and operate. Very good for the price. Rating: - * Great Cordless Phone with Headset Jack on Handset ... I have had VTech and GE phones before but I found the clarity of voice on this the best. The handset is pretty light compared to the GE phone and pleasant in looks. Pros - - Headset jack on handset: I found this feature very useful for long conference calls so that I do not have to keep holding the handset in one hand while working on my laptop for a web meeting call. - Speaker phone on handset: Again - good for long meeting calls but with this you can share your communication with other in the room. So this is good for family calls too. - Low price, high value: I found the price on Amazon very good - at $27 with free shipping was even better than getting one from Walmart. Rating: - * great phone, great answering machine! ... Can you believe that this phone costs under $30.00! This is truly a great investment at a great price! You would expect to find this phone for twice the price! The speakerphone is truly LOUD! The ringer can be heard from 2 rooms away! The speed dial is a snap and the message center is easy to navigate! You will really enjoy this phone! Rating: - * new phone ... i am very pleased with this new phone. sound, looks, and quality are great very satisifed |




Marie opens the show with an outdoor rendition of "We Need a Little Christmas" and then moves into the studio where Kirk Cameron arrives on a snowmobile (fresh from rescuing a trio of blonde snow bunnies) to read "The First Christmas Story." Lee Greenwood performs "Christmas to Christmas" and later a duet with Marie. "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" is sung by Sally Struthers and daughter with help from the Osmond Boys--six stepping stones ages 4 to 12 who have the senior Osmonds' moves down pat. The adorable award, though, goes to Marie's 5-year-old son, Steven, who performs a rockin' version of "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (clapping on the off-beat nearly the whole song).
Marie has a good, strong voice, but many of the songs are overproduced and melodramatic. This, most likely, is a product of the big, pouffy '80s (her hair and outfits are also bigger-than-life) rather than a reflection of her talents. The closing number, "O Holy Night," sung by Marie alone, is quite lovely. --Dana Van Nest