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Uniden 5.8Ghz 4 Handset Digital Expandable Phone w/Answering Machine
$49.99 + $5 Shipping
Condition: Refurbished

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- 1 Uniden 5.8Ghz 4 Handset Digital Expandable Phone w/Answering Machine TRU9480-4

ribs, i have cell phone though...

lol how many do we need? 2 rooms, 4 phones?

Who even uses these types of phones anymore?

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WHAT? a UNIDEN?

Woot, love the extra arms joke! Thanks! Tell your copywriters not to despair.

zoogie778 wrote:Who even uses these types of phones anymore?

I do dangit! (/runs sobbing back to the barn)

Believe it or not, not everyone is "hip" enough to use their cell phone in place of a landline yet. If I hadn't just bought new phones, I'd be all over these.

I do already own these. No interference with my router. Sometimes the one near the microwave gets fuzzy. Keep in mind using a VOIP service. It's nice to have a bunch of phones for when you lose one in a couch.

Good deal. Mine was $100.00 for two handsets, and I bought two extra handsets on discount at OfficeMax for $13.00 a piece.

But mine was the 2.4GHz version. I've had no problems with interference with my wireless network.

What operates at this frequency range that could interfere with reception, or on what devices could these phones cause interference? Something to look at...

The last set of referb phones I bought from here didn't even come close to working.

Am I the only one who keeps saying to themselves "you know, I would buy this if it just wasn't refurbished" almost every day on woot!? jeez this is getting kinda old

Oh no - not the darned Unidens again! Stayed up for nothing! Does anybody even care about such phones anymore?

Since these are refurbished, they may come already paired with a different base unit than the one you get with it. This happened to me with another wooted uniden phone a while back, I'll quote myself from that woot, maybe it will help someone.

"i tried that it didnt work but I called Uniden customer support and they told me how to clear the EEPRAM and doing that got it to work. if anyone's curious, unplug the battery, then hold down the # and * keys and plug the battery wire in, you'll hear a beep, then press the right most menu button (directly under the screen) and it'll clear the settings. then just unplug and replug the battery and it'll be ready to register."

Is this 5.8 from both the base station to the handset and the handset to the base station?

Many of these "5.8" cordless phones save on battery life by using a lower frequency for the handset transmit. That's not a big deal when the frequency is 900 MHz (a good channel that, though a bit noisy, has good distance properties).

However, 2.4 GHz transmit can be pretty awful: you will knock around between your Wi-Fi devices and your microwave... plus, who wants that next to their heads?

Good luck!

Jon

Dang! You can add up to 6 more? 10 phones with one base?! Wow! My phone is limited to base + 3.

We got this phone at Sam's Club. We like it. The phonebook copy feature is great. Enjoy!!!!

We need new phones at work, but don't like word refurbed.

not a bad price. whos got a review?

the room monitoring feature on these is very useful if you have a baby. we use these handsets in place of a baby monitor, and it works great.
so there is one reason to have four. use two for monitoring the kiddo, and the other two for phone calls.

Looks good I have a product similar, an older model and they are great. They don't interfere with anything in my house. Long range and the intercom is a nice feature for communicating across the house or to outside without yelling... can come in handy for like trick or treaters, leave a phone outside on speaker intercom and yell when they get to the door... priceless no doubt

Count me in for one set. Can definitely use this at my new restaurant.

does this charge via USB?!? all my sockets have pcs plugged into them.

You mean there are still people who have land lines?

Got these from Woot about a year ago...3 phones plus ans. machine. Great phones!

jonphamta wrote:Google Product Search

here is the true google search

Pretty good deal. The Uniden stuff is well made and seems to hold up well in the long run. I'm a bit put off by the orange color though.

normalbrains wrote:not a bad price. whos got a review?

My review is uptop m8.. I'm in for 2 more. Just incase I throw a phone when people wake me up in the afternoon.

"This comes in particularly handy if one of your roommates is a Hindu deity."

I don't need the phones, but that's one of the best Woot! lines I've read in some time. I almost had some tomato soup coming out of my nose after reading that.

man that guy has a lot of messages.

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two buy-it-nows for $83...definitely a solid woot, I'm in for one

i think i'll wear these in my holster. with a fanny pack full of juice.

these work great with vonage, yes its a land line but can you call mexico and canada fer free on yer stinkin iFone?

Does anybody have this? I was wondering how it looks wall mounted. We have this nasty old corded phone that hangs on the wall and we need to have a replacement phone to go onto the same spot on the wall. Do the little charging stations mount on the wall too? Thanks for whoever answers

Civisi wrote:Good deal. Mine was $100.00 for two handsets, and I bought two extra handsets on discount at OfficeMax for $13.00 a piece.

Of course, prices are changing even more as of late.

This is a good price, but not an earth-shattering one. If you're at all shopping for this kind of setup you shold take this deal into consideration.

DECT has finally made an impact upon the domestic market as of late (it has deeply permeated the European market) and has fully displaced the price point previously held by true 5.8 handsets. Of course, that may or may not last for long.

Note that DECT is often incorrectly associated with a frequency, when in fact it is a communication standard first and foremost. Though it is primarily associated with 1.9 GHz there are manufacturers who have used DECT on 5.8 GHz spectrum phones (the biggest issue being that this reduces compatibility, a selling point of DECT). Each frequency has advantages and disadvantages.

Good luck!

Jon

I have these, I bought them at sams.

They are not very good. Sometimes the hand units take a while to connect to the base. Sometimes you cannot even answer the phone because of the legth of time it takes to connect.

I would not recommend them even at this price. They are a real pain in the butt.

Just had to buy one, but I've got one question...

They aren't sending these by Fedup Dumbpost are they?