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I just moved into a new apt and have a new and strange phone issue. I have a cordless phone w/ answering machine hooked up to the jack in the kitchen. I had another cordless in the living room. I have a third jack that attaches my computer. Lately when I use the cordless I get this loud really annoying screeching sound, like feedback noise, on and off during the call. I can hear it really loud and people on the other end can hear it but not as loud. I disconnected the other cordless in the living room and put in a regular corded phone that i had lying around and was able to have a regular phone call with no noise. Problem is I dont know if its the phone, something in the wires or is there something that is causing some type of interference. Everything I have in my apt is the same and I never had the issue before but I dont know what the people upstairs might have that could cause it.
Anyone have a suggestion or is there something I can get to fix the issue?
thanks

I am searching for information on this, but when I search Google all I get are links advertising phones for sale, etc.
I work at a telecommunications regulatory agency (in the Caribbean), and we need to tell consumers who are importing electronic devices if they are acceptable or not. Someone asked if a DECT 6.0 phone is acceptable, but the problem is that the previous DECT standard was not allowed here since it could have possibly affected cellular communication in the 1900MHZ band. It seems that this new DECT 6.0 standard does not cause interference, but what I need to know is exactly how can I be sure that it is okay to go ahead and approve all of these DECT 6.0 phones. (my boss is very picky at times).

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Panasonic Dect 6 0 Dark Grey Cordless Phone with Answering Machine KX TG6433M

The Panasonic KX-TG6433M is engineered to work in 1.9GHz frequency, the DECT 6.0 phones wont conflict with common wireless devices such as 2.4GHz routers, wireless keyboard and mouse, microwave ovens and other household items. And because its digital, you’ll enjoy long range and clear sound while deterring eavesdropping.

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4 Stars Good for price.
We’re generally pleased with these phones and the answering machine. The only negetive I have found is sometimes when I answer the phone there is an initial echo that goes away after a short time.

5 Stars Panasonic Dect 6.0 Dark Grey Cordless Phone with Answering Machine (KX-TG6433M
We love these phones. So much we bought the same ones for my folks for Christmas. I love the fact that it has 3 phones, you can retrive your messages from any phone, and you preprogram your phone numbers like a cell phone and by just a touch of a button you have made your call.

4 Stars Short on basics, but lots of extras
I have very mixed feelings about these phones. On one hand, the phones and bases are not too sturdy, the sound is a bit tinny, and I’m always hitting the wrong buttons. On the other hand, there are some features I wasn’t expecting that are rather cool.

Bases are rather flimsy and wouldn’t withstand much mishandling. The sound problem seems to happen when I’m near my computer, so there may be an interference issue. My problems with the buttons are that the soft and hard keys are rather close together. Part of it is just adjusting to the new handset.

A couple of features were pleasant surprises. Like my cell phone, I can select ring tones for individuals. There is also an audible caller ID for those who I’ve programmed in.

5 Stars Great Upgrade!
We purchased this phone to replace a different brand that was having charging issues. It was a great choice. We love the larger and bolder screen on the handsets. I personally really appreciate the “talking caller ID.” It makes it much easier when in the middle of doing something,I don’t have to run to the phone to see who’s calling, the phone tells ya!! Love it. My next favorite feature is that once you have you “phonebook” together, the caller ID tells ya who’s calling according to what was put in the phonebook. I personnally can’t remember everyones cell number, so now it tells me the callers name, instead of something generic like “wireless caller” and the number…..that doesn’t tell me a thing. LOL. Its a great phone, easy to use and program as you see fit. It can be expanded if more handsets are needed. Great for the price!

3 Stars Poor planning
Base unit and hand set buttons and printing are very samll making it difficult to operate!

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Uniden Big Button Caller ID Cordless Phone EZi2996

Modern big button designDECT 6.0 interference free cordless frequencyAmplified audio boostVisual ringer on handset & baseDo Not Disturb (DND) modeCaller announce from handsetLarge character LCDEasy-to-read scalable fontExtra large keypad for easy dialingExpandable3-way conferencing (2 handsets + outside call)Voice mail waiting indicationAdvanced phonebookWall mountable baseT-Coil friendly (TIA1083)Hearing aid compatible

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Uniden DECT 6 0 Silver Cordless Digital Answering System with Caller ID and Two Handsets DECT1580 2

This cordless phone features call-waiting/caller ID and DECT 6.0 technology lets you chat with your friends and enjoy long-range interference-free sound.Expandable phone system: Includes cordless base station with digital answering system plus 2 cordless handsets. Supports up to 6 handsets. DECT 6.0 technology: Provides long-range interference-free sound that’s Wi-Fi friendly.

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5 Stars Better than other DECT phones
It shows up CID right after the first ring, while the Panasonic does it after two rings. The Uniden 2080 does not show caller’s name even if the CID is already in the phone book, while my Uniden 1560-2 does! Panasonic is the worst, it scrolls the name and then the phone #; plus, as I just said, it takes one more ring to get CID. When you finally see the caller’s #, it is too late, the answering machine is activated.

Although I like the idea of normal AAA NiMH batteries, Panasonic stupidly force them to be charged in the stock charger only. If you put a pair of fully charged batteries into the Panasonic, it keeps saying (via voice) “charge it for 7 hours”, until you put the handset into the charger for a while. This defeats quite the point, you still cannot charge the batteries and swap them.

This Uniden uses a battery pack, but the battery chamber is huge (designed for AA). I bought an AAA battery holder from RadioShack and, after some modifications, put it into the handset. Now I can swap NiMH batteries and never have to put the handset back into the charger. Love it. You cannot do this with Uniden 2080 that has a very small battery chamber.

Sound is loud and clear. The Panasonic has annoying background noise. Oh, you’ll love the big transparent back-lit keys with superb tic arc feel and the letters are printed underneath – they won’t wear out. The rubber key bars on 2080 are garbage.

Some other features worth of mentioning: you can copy phone book entries from one handset to other handsets. You can inte’com or page any or all other handsets and transfer or conference a call. You can make calls private to other handsets. You can assign 8 personal rings for different callers. Voicemail indicator and button, pause button, mute button, speakerphone button and redial 5 numbers.

If you don’t need the answering machine, the Uniden 1560-2 sold for $29.99 from your local HomeDepot stores is a steal. If you need more than 2 handsets, you can buy two 1560-2. You can also use any DCX150, DCX200 and DCX300 handsets, but each cost $30. Although you can use 2080’s handsets on 1560, they still won’t show caller’s name that’s already in phone book. You can register a handset to multiple bases; so there is no problem to use two or more 1560-2 for a single line (i.e, extra bases are used as chargers only). If you like, you can use them like multi-line phones which are very expensive.

The only thing missing is headset jack, which I don’t care but may turn down some people. One other concern is durability. My 900MHz Uniden just died after a year of light use. That’s why I’m in this market and this time I looked at the Panasonic first.

4 Stars Exceptional Sound Quality with Ok Construction
The sound quality is exceptional. The phone and base construction is ok, not as substantial as older Uniden and Panasonic phones, but the sound quality and features more than make up for this deficit. In this price range, you are getting a very good phone.

5 Stars We’re Very Pleased.
Electronic items never cease to amaze me. Our widescreen TV is only four years old and a better model of the same size now lists for about half of our original cost. Likewise with phones. We bought a two-station Vtech cordless phone about 4 years ago for 80 bucks. When the batteries needed replacement after two years, they cost over a third of what the original phone (with batteries) had cost! Well, the batteries needed replacement again. This time we looked around and found this new Uniden Phone System (DECT1580-2) for only a little more than what new batteries for the old Vtech phone would cost. Simply amazing! Well, we tossed the old phone, of course, although it would probably still work well given new batteries. Now the next question might be whether this was the right thing to do.

This Uniden phone works fine. Everything about it seems better than our old Vtech wireless phone. Plus, it has an answering machine and the old one didn’t. It clearly seems to be a superior phone in every way and the cost was markedly less. Now, the next test will be to see how it holds up on a long-term basis. So far, we’re very pleased with our new wireless phone.

Gary Peterson

4 Stars Nice phones for good price
Compared to other phones with the same characteristics, these phones have a very good price, but they do have a couple of problems.

I do get a bit of interference depending on how “far” I am from the base, which should be normal if I lived in a big house, but not in my case which is a medium sized apartment.

Another bad thing, compared to Panasonic for example, is that each phone is independent with it’s caller id and phonebook: if you add a phone number on one, you have to manually copy it to the other phone, or if you view missed calls on one phone’s caller id, they will remain on the other phone and you’ll have to erase them again.

The last problem worth mentioning is that the speakerphone sometimes dies. I haven’t figured out what really happens, but the sound sometimes just mutes, and after you move the phone it’ll sound again. I don’t think it’s a cable or something loose, because it happens with both phones.

Features are nice, answering device is nice.

1 Star Worst phone
I purchase one of these phones and I only got it to work once sive that time it get on searching for the based. None of he steps in the booklet work. this is an terrible buy

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