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Uniden Big Button Cordless Phone and Digital Answering System EZAI2997

Modern big button designDECT 6.0 interference free cordless frequencyDigital answering systemAmplified audio boostVisual ringer on handset & baseDo Not Disturb (DND) modeCaller announce from handsetLarge character LCDEasy-to-read scalable fontAdjustable playback speedExtra large keypad for easy dialingHandset and base speakerphoneExpandableReview messages from cordless handset3-way conferencing (2 handsets + outside call)Message indicationAdvanced phonebookWall mountable baseT-Coil friendly (TIA1083)Hearing aid compatible

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars GREAT PHONE
Received this phone this week and already impressed!!! The phone is solid and the sound quality is great. Even though we’re only in our fifties, really appreciate it that the numbers are large and easy to see. Had problems with my last phone, not hearing the ringer. No problem with this phone – actually turned the ringer down. So far, so good!!

3 Stars Disappointed
I swear by Uniden’s phones but this item was a grave disappointment. Purchased for my mom who’s hard of hearing and wears glasses. Overall the phone is nice, but the sound quality is poor esp. the speakerphone. The slow option on the answering machine doesn’t work well either, as the speech is slurred and unintelligible. The big back lit buttons are nice as well as the large caller ID screen, but the voice ID recognition is difficult to understand.

I return the phone and went back to using the Uniden TRU9480 – now that is a GREAT phone.

5 Stars Best Cordless Phone Out There!
Phone Pros:

- Physically just right: not too big or small, not too heavy or light.

- Fits your ear and face.

- Excellent sound, good even when you turn the volume all the way up.

- Good range, I can use it outside in my yard (but not much further).

- Dedicated volume, tone, and boost buttons on the side.

- Large easy to press hard plastic back-lit buttons.

- Bright LEDs flash at ring, blink with pending message.

- T-coil for those that need it.

- Speakerphone playback of recorded messages is clear.

Phone Cons:

- LCD display text is rather vertical / narrow.

- Ringer doesn’t have dedicated on/off switch (lowest volume setting = off).

- Easy to accidentally hang up on people when cradling the phone on your shoulder.

- Answering machine controls printed very small next to buttons.

- Somewhat overly complex UI, too many buttons (but no worse than most other phones).

- Extra phones cost as much as the phone + base unit!

Base Pros:

- Bright LEDs flash at ring, 2 levels of brightness with off setting.

- “Silence” button silences base unit and all phones.

- “Slow” button slows down message playback for clarity.

Base Cons:

- Lowest ringer / playback volume is much too high.

- Combined ringer / playback volume control is hateful and very awkward.

This is a great phone for anyone, but it is particularly nice for those with vision and hearing issues. It’s certainly the nicest wireless phone I’ve use outside of my trusty Lucent 9400 which I treasure quite highly. (The 9400 is the gold standard of wireless phones: very simple operation with excellent audio, range, ergonomics, buttons, etc. – if you ever see one at a yard sale, grab it!)

The majority of my frustration with the base unit is due to the combined ringer / playback volume control. During playback it adjusts the volume of the playback, but after that it adjusts the ringer level (all the way up to all the way down, including off). So I turn it up to listen to a message, but then must quickly turn it down at the end or I’ll get blasted out of the room the next time someone leaves a voicemail. After initial setup I never want to adjust the base ringer volume, so I really wish this were on the side or in a menu or something. And the lowest base ringer level is much too high. To partially remedy this situation I took the base unit apart and soldered a 4.7k Ohm (or was it 47k?) resistor in series with the speaker, which cut the lowest base ringer volume to a reasonable level (to about the same as the lowest ring level on the phone unit). Not a perfect solution, but now I can use the base ringer (at the lowest volume setting) without jumping out of my skin every time it rings, though I still have to be Johnny-on-the-spot at the end of listening to messages.

It is really nice having a centralized answering system – I like this phone so much I’ll be purchasing extra extension units. I just wish the price of those units would come down below the cost of a phone + base unit!

4 Stars Made Grandmother Happy
Trying to find an easy to use phone with large buttons has been difficult. This one has worked out nice. My grandmother is not hard of hearing, but she has trouble seeing the buttons to dial, but she did not want a corded phone. this was a good compromise.

4 Stars Finally, a great phone for adults
Even though my needs are pretty simple, I have the hardest time finding a cordless phone. I want a speaker phone with a decent speaker which also has a hefty handset (I already have a tiny cell phone which I can never find). So far, this phone has been the answer to my prayers. The big buttons and ease of use are an added plus. Voice quality is good and volume is loud enough for me (I am not hearing impaired however). I must have bought 10 telephones in the past few years and there is always a problem with, among other things, major static, the buttons wearing out or the display fading away. So far, this phone seems to be holding up. If I experience any of these problems, I will report back. But for now, I’m lovin’ it.

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