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| Thread ID: 53736 | 2005-01-25 23:05:00 | Pick me a Cordless phone | Metla (12) | PC World Chat |
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| 318091 | 2005-01-26 03:42:00 | I don't know where all this bollix about Uniden phones being noisy comes from. I use a Uniden WDECT2310 and there is never any noise on it except the caller's voice. It is without doubt the best phone I have ever had. I use it with speaker phone sometimes, and use it with a headset when I need to be working on my computer at the same time. No noise. The base station sits on my desk 4 cm away from my WAP and neither of them interfere with each other. No noise then either. I bought my daughter and son in law the Uniden WDECT2355 Combo Cordless Telephone Answer Machine set from DSE, and they love them. We talk to each other using these Uniden phones, or between their Uniden phone and the Panasonic we have in the house, and there is no noise even when they are calling from that weird place north of the Bombay Hills. No noise. It is all bollix - probably an urban legend spread by a rival manufacturer. Or more likely it is related to an old model of cordless phone. Certainly the first Uniden cordless phones were noisy sods, especially when our neighbours all bought them and we couldn't find enough channels! |
John H (8) | ||
| 318092 | 2005-01-26 04:01:00 | Uh, John, be rational, will you? Our old Panasonic phone had no background noise on it whatsoever. We replaced it with a Uniden DSS2455. I'm not the only person to notice the background noise on it too, my mother commented on it when we first got it too. Obviously I'm not the only user here who has experienced background noise on Uniden phones and not Panasonic ones. How can you rubbish three independent claims of background noise on Uniden phones as an "urban legend" spread by a rival manufacturer? We're not liars, we are speaking from our own experiences. Clearly there are also users here who have reported the opposite in their experience, and this may just be down to manufacturing differences. Whatever the case, Metla can make up his own mind from what is posted here. |
agent (30) | ||
| 318093 | 2005-01-26 04:07:00 | Thanks everyone, My next move is to head down to DSE and stare vacently at the sales-person..... :thumbs: |
Metla (12) | ||
| 318094 | 2005-01-26 04:48:00 | Hi Metla. You're lucky you are not in Nelson. A couple of the beauties in our local DSE would just stare back at you - or at each other. :cool: | Scouse (83) | ||
| 318095 | 2005-01-26 07:03:00 | agent - I notice that you were critical of Uniden phones based on one model which is not a DECT phone. It was inappropriate of you to say "Uniden phones" are noisy and you cannot recommend them, on the basis of your experience of one model using one kind of wireless technology. If I am guilty of anything, it is that I have said the opposite based upon my experience of three different models of Uniden phone. I pointed out that the DECT phones I had experience of from Uniden were not noisy, but an earlier model I had owned was noisy and that was largely because of interference from neighbours using too few channels. I still maintain you cannot slag off all Uniden phones based upon your experience of one (non DECT) model. My experience that I outlined debunks the idea that "Uniden phones are noisy". I am sorry if you feel offended by my post. My language could have been toned down. John |
John H (8) | ||
| 318096 | 2005-01-26 09:13:00 | I have both Panasonic (MF) and Uniden (UHF) cordless phones. Both work well and neither is noisy. FWIW Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 318097 | 2005-01-26 10:30:00 | You've got a point there John. ;) Nope, the Uniden phone I know has background noise is not a DECT model, but I have no need for one. The fact that our older Panasonic one (which won't even have DSS technology) has no noise is a major point for me, though. I do know someone who has two Uniden DECT phones though. They're not spectacular high-end models, but they do have a certain level of background noise on them. If we could find out exactly what models people are accusing of having background noise, we could find out if those are model-specific claims. Pull out the dud phones and you should end up with something stellar. |
agent (30) | ||
| 318098 | 2005-01-26 11:59:00 | I bought a Panasonic KX-TCD500 DECT phone over a Uniden WDECT 2315 from DSE because: a) it uses 2 standard AAA rechargeable batteries rather than non standard uniden batteries. b) Panasonic uses the 1.88-1.9Ghz frequency range, Uniden 2.4Ghz c) Panasonic phones have internal aerials; Uniden phones have protruding aerials d) Slightly better feature set than the uniden, but cheaper at the time of purchase. Disdavantages of this Panasonic model? 'Matching' handsets cost more. HTH :2cents: |
bachelorno1 (6556) | ||
| 318099 | 2005-01-26 13:19:00 | I have used uniden phones for years, both at home and when I use to work in a tyre shop. The work phone was droped and kicked around and stood up to this very well. We tried another brand (cant remember which) lasted about 6 months, compaired to the uniden's 8 years and still counting. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 318100 | 2005-01-26 13:45:00 | Like metla,we need a cordless phone. (The standard old-timer is turning cranky with sound dropouts). The new one needn't be fancy, but has to be wall-mountable with big enough buttons for large male fingers. So - my questions after reading bachelorno1's post: (1) Are Uniden's own batteries much dearer than standard rechargables? (2) And - as I don't understand frequencies - why is higher/more Ghz better? Does the sound travel further or what? |
Laura (43) | ||
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