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Uniden Cordless Phones
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They exemplify the best in Japanese technology and manufacturing quality control

Uniden Phones - Background

Uniden cordless phones are manufactured by the Uniden Corporation of Japan. Uniden was established by Hideo Fujimoto in 1966 with a focus on wireless communication technology. Today it manufactures not only Uniden telephones, but also: BearcatŪ scanners, FRS/GMRS radios, marine radios, GPS systems and many other consumer electronic products.

Uniden cordless telephones were first introduced to the U.S. market in 1987 via a highly successful advertising campaign featuring Jack Nicklaus. Uniden is now the first or second most recognized cordless phone brand. Having said that, it's products are also sold under other brands including Radio Shack.

Uniden Cordless Phone
Uniden DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone DECT1580-4

Uniden phones compete head to head with Panasonic cordless phones. While neither company can afford to manufacture phones in Japan anymore they are still excellent examples of Japanese technology and quality control.

The cordless phone business became even more intensely competitive than it already was with the emergence of VTech phones. VTech Holdings is a Hong Kong listed business that has succeeded in competing with it's Japanese counterparts by aggressively driving down manufacturing costs, designing phones with sleek good looks and and entering into a licensing arrangement to sell VTech phones under the AT&T brand name.

To survive Uniden and it's major competitors not only have to come up with a continuous stream of new products, but also reduce manufacturing costs. To achieve that objective they have automated more and more processes and relocated operations to wherever cheap labor can be found.

The Uniden Cordless Phone Range

Uniden's cordless phone range is huge. It includes a vast number of DECT 6.0 phones, but also 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz phones. They are complimented by a wide range of accessory handsets that address every conceivable requirement from an amplified cordless phone to a waterproof cordless phone to a 2 line corded cordless phone, a rugged cordless phone and so on ...

Latest Uniden phones.

Uniden DECT Phones

Uniden 3080
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Almost without exception all new Uniden cordless phones are built on DECT 6.0 technology. There are still a few 2.4 GHz phones but their days are numbered. DECT 6.0 phones are clearly the preferred cordless home phone. There are dozens of Uniden DECT phones. From the basic DECT 2000 Series through to expandable ultra-slim DECT 3000 models such as the DECT3080-3.

Uniden 900 MHz Cordless Phones

Uniden has been manufacturing 900 MHz phones for almost 30 years. There is a market for these basic cordless telephones with above average cordless phone range, but potential buyers are switching to DECT phones and the final days of the 900 MHz phone have arrived.

The Uniden EZI996 was one of the most popular 900 MHz Uniden cordless phones. It's an extended range big button cordless phone designed for users requiring both simplicity and reliability - now difficult to find.

Uniden 5.8 GHz Phones

Despite the clear evidence that 5.8 GHz phones have also been superseded by DECT technology, Uniden has been slow to jump ship. It was one of the last manufacturers to release a DECT multi line cordless phone - the DECT 4086 two line cordless phone.

Two Line Cordless Phones

UNiden DECT4086
Uniden DECT 4086

Uniden's tardiness is understandable, it's 5.8 GHz two line cordless phones are hard to fault. In our view the Uniden TRU9466, TRU8866 and TRU9496 are better than most DECT 2 line phones.

Uniden Phones - Final Thought

While Uniden hasn't been as proactive as Panasonic in releasing smart new cordless phone technology e.g. Choicemail, text-to-speech and talking caller ID, it does make robust high quality products. There are innovative Uniden cordless phones, but the company will need many more to survive in this intensely competitive market.



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