Uniden TRU9460-2 Expandable Cordless System with Call Waiting/Caller ID and Extra Handset and Charger
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Rating:  - * Great value, would buy again ... I've had this phone system for almost two months and I am completely satisfied with it. I replaced it with another Uniden that was pretty old. Unidens are my favorite, I've tried other brands but most of them sound like you are talking in a wind tunnel. We don't have a phone line upstairs but I'm able to use the second phone that comes in the package that only requires a plug in, and voila a phone is upstairs. That saves me money. I go outside with it and even in my garage and I have not had any static. I like the speakerphone ability on it, I think it's plenty loud enough. I also like the page feature so I can page my husband upstairs and tell him something rather than walking to the other end of the house and yelling from the bottom of the stairs. I would definetly buy this product again and I will tell my friends about it too. Thanks! Rating: - * Great phones ... I have one of these phones hooked to my computer and two handsets throughout the house. I have used them for some time now with no problems at all. My hearing isn't real good, but I have no problem with these phones. My wife and I think they are just great, and highly recommend them. Tom Goforth Rating: - * excellent product for the price ... We have had these phones for over 3 years and haven't had a single problem with them. I especially like the 2-way intercom and handset finder features. Rating:  - * Good Product ... Lots of features. Good phone, expandable to add other handsets. I would reccommend. Unlike my old cordless, only draback is when you clear caller ID on one handset, it does not clear it on the other handsets. Rating:  - * Features Fall Short of Promise ... We've had this system, expanded to 10 handsets, for 6 months. When our old phones and baby monitor died I wanted to buy a new set that could double as an intercom system and baby monitor, both of which are features advertised with this system. I found to my regret that this is a decent expandable system, but does not live up to its promise regarding advanced features. PROS: - Expands to 10 handsets fine. The extra regular handsets interchange with the original chargers fine. Only the 2 waterproof handsets have to use their different base. - Voice mail indicator light on the top of each handset works with the phone company's indicator tone (i.e. stutter dial tone). - Dedicated voice mail button can be programmed to dial your retrieval phone number & code for one touch message retrieval. - Each handset has a number (based on the order in which you register them with the base) and a nickname. When you turn on room monitoring or intercom, it gives you the list in numeric order to scroll through, but also shows you the nicknames ("Kitchen", "Johns Room", etc.). - Redial has the last 3 numbers dialed, not just the last 1. - Good backlighting shows up in the dark. CONS: - None of the bases are wall mountable. - Each handset must be configured individually. The phone book can be entered on one then told to copy to each of the others (one at a time). All other features including speed dial settings, voice mail key, ring tones, etc. have to be set on each handset. - Ring tone choices are poor, and grating. There are no remotely "normal" ring tones that are not either gratingly high pitched and metallic, or too soft to be heard. We resorted to the musical tunes but the handsets don't ring at the same time, so it's still a cacaphony. - The intercom feature has it's own painful ringtone that can't be changed. - The "intercom" is more accurately termed "in house calling". The receiving handset rings, and a person must pick it up and answer it. There's no way to make it automatically go to speakerphone. So if the kids choose not to answer the phone, you can't just tell them to come downstairs to dinner anyway. So much for our plan to quit shouting up the stairs! There is one brand that works the "correct" way. Unfortunately, I forgot which it was, since I ran out of time and motivation to package up 10 Unidens and send them back in order to by the other system. - Speakerphone won't turn on until after a few rings when calling out. You can't turn on speakerphone then dial. Our old AT&T 2 handset system allowed us to hit the speaker button to get a dialtone, then dial the #. - Speakerphone volume max is low; it's borderline if you're using the room monitoring feature for listening to a sleeping baby. - When room monitoring is on you cannot make or receive calls. When there is an incoming call you'll get one odd tone, then you have to quickly turn of monitoring and then answer the call. - Handsets cannot be used as monitoring receivers (the listening end) while on the base. So they have to be well charged ahead of time, and may not make it through the night. Recommendation: All of the manufacturers have their user manuals online. Before buying a system, download the manual and read through the details of how the features work. If I had done that, I would not have purchased this phone. |
The real joy of the set, however, is nine NBA playoff games presented as they were originally broadcast and almost in their entirety. They last about 90-100 minutes with TV introductions and post-game interviews, but minus halftime, commercials, and some slower moments. The games include such absolute classics as the game in which rookie Magic Johnson started at center in place of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the 1987 "baby hook" game against the Boston Celtics. If you're used to watching current NBA games you might be tempted to just skip to the end, but it's surprisingly rewarding to watch the game develop, to watch the game's superstars strut their stuff (or see a couple of 1972 reserves named Phil Jackson and Pat Riley), and to observe how radically the sport has changed over the years. Variable picture quality and technical glitches are unavoidable (even the 2002 game looks washed out), but this is the first time complete or nearly complete NBA games have been available in the home-video era, and they probably still look better than the VHS tapes you've been saving over the years. Yes, it'd be easy to argue about which games from the Lakers' long history should have been included, and the highlight videos don't have a ton of replay value, but the NBA Dynasty series is a major milestone in archived sports. --David Horiuchi
