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- Big, backlit buttons
- Blinking light for incoming calls
- Dedicated 911 button
- Corded and cordless handsets
- Audible caller ID
- Some complaints about range
- Expensive
- 911 button could be bigger
The 5.8 GHz Uniden CEZAI998 is praised as a niche product: a cordless phone that's specially designed for users who have impaired hearing or vision. It comes with corded and cordless handsets that have blinking red lights when a call is incoming. Ringer and earpiece volume are adjustable, and large backlit buttons are easier to see than buttons on most modern phones. There are also audible and visual caller-ID features, as well as audible and visual message indicators for the answering machine. A few owner reviews say that the button for the automatic 911 dialer ought to be larger, while others say it's too easy to hit by mistake. If you don't need an answering machine, but still want an easy-to-use phone with large buttons and a backlit keypad, consider the GE 27906GE1 (*est. $80).
We found the best source of ratings for the Uniden CEZAI998 in the consensus of owner reviews at Amazon.com (more than 80) and the aggregated professional and user reviews at alaTest.com. ConsumerGuide.com also reviews the Uniden CEZAI998, but doesn't indicate that they actually tested it.
| Uniden CEZA1998 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone with Corded Base, Speaker Phone and Digital Answering System | |
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Our Sources
1. Amazon.com
More than 80 users give the Uniden CEZAI998 an overall above-average rating. There is no common thread to the complaints, but poor range is mentioned most often.
Review: Uniden CEZAI998, Contributors to Amazon.com
There's no indication that this very brief review included hands-on testing of any kind, and there's no information you couldn't glean from reading the manufacturer's specifications yourself. For what it's worth, the Uniden CEZAI998 gets a Best Buy award.
Review: Expert Review: Uniden CEZAI998 Large-Button Corded/Cordless Phone, Editors of ConsumerGuide.com, Dec. 15, 2006
3. alaTest.com
AlaTest.com collects user reviews for the Uniden CEZAI998 from four different sites. Site editors give it a rating of Good. Users like the big buttons, but some complain about sound quality and reception problems.
Review: Uniden CEZAI998 5.8 GHz Corded/Cordless Phone Reviews, Editors of and contributors to alaTest.com
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