Uniden TCX905 Accessory Handset and Charger with Call Waiting and Caller ID

I procured this handset to replace an old cordless phone on my desk at work. A coworker already had the base station. Setup was a breeze. I simply let it charge overnight and then placed the handset on the base station. The handset was linked in a matter of seconds and now I have a fully functioning phone that only takes up about 8 square inches on my desk! Caller ID works well. Readout is easily readable. Haven't tried some features like room monitoring (no need for them). The only downside (and it's really no big deal) is that I've noticed a very slight lag in the ring of this phone and the others near me that have their own base stations. Overall, it's a great deal for the money. I would certainly recommend this type of handset for someone wanting to expand their base station.

I decided to add an accessory handset to the phone I purchase a few years back and was cautious that a more recent model would work. This handset met my best hopes in that it was compatible with the older desk-set, had the two line dialing, and synchronized effortlessly. The features are the same as my original handset and the sound quality is satisfactory.

Pretty much the same phone as came with the TCX8500.The phone itself has a little bigger base than original phone, so when I was registering the phone I had to put it on the base without the battery cover.
I left it in the base for 5 seconds- that was enough to register the phone.
It works the same way as other phones, easy to use, plenty of features, see description of the phone for the full list.

The product is a replacement for an older model. Order was filled and delivered in a very timely manner. Before I knew it, it arrived. It was just what I expected and the price was great. However, yesterday the battery went dead. Would not recharge after over 24 hrs in the charger. Luckily, my husband had saved the battery from the old unit.

I love the features of this phone. But like other reviewers have noted, the center button that accesses the stored phonebook and caller id stops working. This has happened with two phones after a little over a year each.

I've bought 3 or 4 of these handsets over the last few years. The only problem is that the internal connections for the center button, which is needed to access most features, will start to fail after about 15-18 months. This is a common problem with Uniden phones that use this type of center multi-directional button.

This one is the fifth unit I've placed in the system. Have been very happy with it.

This handset was installed with a five year old Uniden system. Installation was very easy following the instructions that came with the handset. Kudos to Uniden for keeping their handsets compatible with older generation systems. The five year old system has been great and has always worked well.

The handset is easy to install, works fine and the seller has a good service

We like the unit. It would be better if the phonebook that we programmed in the base would appear on the remotes. The remotes have to be programmed separately, which is somewhat inconvenient. Otherwise it is a good product.

The 2-line uniden phone handset is a good starter phone for the home and or small office. The features I was looking for are on this phone. The issue I have is that the labels are too small it's hard to find the correct keys to use especially that this phone has softkeys. By softkeys I mean the key changes depending on what function you're accessing on the phone. One other issue I have with this phone is that there's interference that I hear from my router. There's a clicking sound that I hear whenever the wireless router sends data. This does not happen too often but when it does the sound is noticeable. The farther you are from the base there is also a change of not being able to hear the other party.

Uniden TCX905 Accessory Handset and Charger with Call Waiting and Caller ID
bought 3 phones and two are ok with 2 lines as expected. third phone is only one line----i cannot use it.

Great seller, great product and a great bargain even after buying a new battery. Would buy again

I was very pleased to find an additional handset for my phone system on Amazon. The handset is a refurbished item, but you would never know it, as it looks brand new. It came well packaged and in a very timely manner. I have had absolutly No problems, and it was very easy to register it with the base unit. I would not hesitate to buy again!

We have the Uniden cordless phone, and recently had some problems with the battery lasting less than a day on a charge. Consequently, I tried to call customer service, however Uniden only offers email customer service. I finally found a Texas number for them where one has to pay to call them

This is a far cry from Panasonic or Sony which both offer free, toll-free support. Apparently, Uniden is too cheap to offer a toll-free support number, and they want you to pay for the phone call. To add insult to injury, when I did finally call their pay support number, I had to wait twenty minutes for someone to answer. Simply pathetic. I would avoid this company. Apparently Uniden does not want to put any money towards customers, so why should customers pay for their phones?

Have had for several years. Good quality. As it "ages," buttons a little hard to push on several handsets. Overall satisfaction. Good sound quality

Bought two of these to expand on the system I already had and liked. Simplest handset registration procedure you could ask for -- just put it in the base and wait (at least with the base model I have, the TRU 9465). At 5.8 GHz, it doesn't interfere with our baby monitor, and I've never noticed any interference with other wireless devices (including Wifi, Wii and XBox 360 controllers, etc.)

I have 3 other Uniden cordless phones and I love them. It is great to have one main unit attached to the phone jack which then send signals to all other the units. By receiving the main phone's signals all the others do not have to be in a phone jack. Their range is great. I can be walking around outside the house and still receive a clear, strong signal. However, if their is an electric outage, I always have a corded phone just in case. That is the only drawback I see with any cordless phone system. Still, a great product. I now have phones on each level of my home so I can readily access a call when it comes in.

I had a problem syncing it with my base, but after I called tech support and they helped me, its been perfect.

This refurbished item arrived in like new condition. The battery would not take a charge, but an e-mail to the vender resulted in a new battery being sent quickly. All is well, excellent service from the vender, and a working handset and charger.

Easy to use right out of the box. Great caller ID display. Easy to review calls, erase previous calls, etc. Holds a charge forever. Have used it off the charger stand for 2 hours and still not even low on battery. Crystal-clear reception. Home base for the unit is 115 feet away. Used in the garage, too, 220 ft and still a strong signal. Can't go wrong if you own a Uniden system and want to add a remote unit.

I bought 5 of these just about 2 years ago. Used normally, not abused at all, put back in the cradle when they needed to be charged.

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE NEEDS A NEW BATTERY IN ORDER TO FUNCTION. We're not talking battery life here folks -- the damn phones will not even work. They die 2 seconds after I pull them off the charger.

So, if yours haven't crapped out -- give it time -- they will.

Steer clear of these and all Uniden products. I know I will in the future.

I recently purchased 3 Uniden TCX905 Accessory handsets to add to my previous purchase of the Uniden answering machine base and extra phone.I now have 5 of these phones and I have been very happy with all aspects of these phones.I purchased the base and handset from Amazon and the 3 accessory handsets from DollarRite through Amazon and both orders went without a hitch.The phones all work great and the buying experience went very smooth.

I bought this accessory phone to go with the Uniden TRU8866 base set Uniden TRU8866 5.8 GHz Digital Expandable 2-Line Cordless Speakerphone with Dual Keypads (Black). The instruction manual tells you, for each model base set you are using, how to "register" your accessory phone with the base set so that it can be used. Unfortunately, the instructions for this phone don't work when applied to the 8866 base! After some time with a mystified Uniden person on the phone, they gave me the correct instructions: slide the battery cover off the phone (without removing the battery); then place it in the base set socket (while the base set is not being used to make a call); then it is registered. Replace the battery cover and voila! It works. (The reason to remove the battery cover is so that the accessory phone will fit into the base set socket, which is not really designed to fit it.) A slight setup annoyance, but otherwise the phone works great.

I've owned the complete system for about 4 years, and have just added 2 new handsets for a total of six. If I wanted to, I could add four more for a total of TEN. Imagine trying to buy extra handsets for YOUR phone system four years after purchase...if it still works at all, you will be hard-pressed to find any manufacturer that will still sell new accessories for it. You see, they build throwaway junk, while Uniden builds long-lasting systems with useful feature sets and then SUPPORTS them for the long term. I appreciate that. My first cordless phone 25 years ago was a Uniden. It lasted 17 years. Then I made 3 mistakes (purchased from other manufacturers ) including the BIGGEST, OLDEST name, and their expensive phones were junk. Now I'm back with Uniden, and expect to be for a long time. Great value for the money, useful features, support, and built to last.

Already owning the base set and one remote handset, with which I've been extremely satisfied, I added two more remote hand sets to the system. This Uniden model has fine reception and sound quality throughout my home, including the one remote hand set which is upstairs at the point farthest from the base set downstairs. Set up is extremely easy when adding on to an existing system. All that is required is the time it takes to charge the batteries, followed by placing each remote hand set in the primary base set for all of five seconds apiece, the processing time it takes for the base set to "learn" to recognize a new hand set. This also allows the existing programming of the system or changes made at a later date (e.g., time settings, speed dialing numbers, etc.) on one phone to be acknowledged automatically by all other phones in the system without the user having to do anything more to the other phones. Overall, this is an extemely convenient and simple cordless phone system, one I can wholeheartedly recommend.

Uniden handset works fine. I had 3 and needed an extra one, Uniden is the best phone system. I always have/buy Uniden products. They last a very long time. I have a system that still works after 8 years. Just change the battery every once and awhile.
Thanks Uniden. & Amazon where you get the best prices.

R

Works well with good range and clarity. Keys on handset difficult to read even when backlit.

I see raving reviews here. I've had a long relationship with these phones and I rate them highly but realistically as well. I really like the system I have overall. The capabilities and feel of these phones are excellent.

Even so, I've had 2 of 5 of these 905's that have been duds. One was just not good at all and the second was "quirky" in that it freezes up fairly frequently until I pull and reattach the battery.

I just bought 3 more of these so I'm still a fan in spite of those challenges and you can see my rating. I've looked hard and I couldn't find any competing phone that impressed me at all. That's the core of my message here. These phones aren't perfect but I think they're a solid value for the price.

Replacing two phones was easy. I think both of my phones were dropped and wasn't able to hear the other party. It would faye in and out. So far, replacing the two phones is working fine.

These handsets are great however, after 1 year the joystick like button in the middle stopped working. This happened to both my phones. You need that button to recall numbers that you don't have memorized. I will order two more only because I can't find a system that compares to this one. Uniden please improve that feature!!!!

We've owned our Uniden TRU9485 base station for over a year and really like it. We continued to use two independent phones elsewhere in the house and constantly muttered about how much better our Uniden was than our other phones. Finally we purchased two Uniden TCX905 Accessory Handsets and are thrilled with them. They work flawlessly and we are now "mutter-free!"

With 2 teenagers that like to take the phone to their room, I finally got smart and decided to stop fighting about forgetting to bring the phone back and bought phones for their rooms. A month has passed, and it was well worth the money not to have to hunt for the phone , when it rings. They work fine. Good price,good deal.

After purchasing a refurbished Uniden 2-line base unit model TRU8866 at a very cheap price, I purchased a new TCX905 accessory handset to go with this base unit. I liked the setup and operation of these two together so well that I purchased a 2nd TCX905 handset within 3 weeks. I have had 2 lines furnished by my VOIP carrier for about a year now but I've had to keep running to another room to answer the 2nd line or carry around the dedicated handset that was hooked to the 2nd line. Now that I have 2 lines on 3 of my handsets, it is so convenient to be able to answer or call out on both phone lines from one handset. I love all the features of this Uniden phone system including the many distinctive built-in ringtones that can be set to identify frequent callers without checking the caller ID. I will be throwing away my other handsets after the batteries give out and I will purchase another TCX905 handset. Thank you Amazon for handling a great, low-cost 2-line phone.

This is the fourth one of these phones I have purchased. Not because the others have broken, but because I have lost a few in our moves.

The phones get great reception and are very, very durable and long lasting. I seems other people I know go through a new wireless phone set about every two years and we still have ours from several years ago with little sign of wear. And the feature of listening to your messages from the headset itself (instead of having to stand in the dang kitchen bent over the base)is awesome. I can sit on the couch or in bed and be comfortable. I also find the internal phonebook storage option very handy for storing numbers I call frequently but haven't memorized. Also the speakerphone feature is great and I use it often. I rarely have any problem with sound quality, static, etc. whereas when I go to other people's houses I am usually very aware of their inferior sound quality and reception in their phones...not to be snobby! :)

I have had some difficulty locating the features that I needed within the menu but I always find them. That would be the one area I think they could improve on, menu layout or maybe different wording of the features. But still it doesn't affect my 5 star rating.
Another feature I love is that you can buy several phones and expand the set up to 5 phones I think. We currently have three with no problems and one of them I bought separately three years later. I HIGHLY recommend these phones.

I purchased this phone from seller abcliquidators1 on ebay. I got it refurbished; they included it with my order of the main system (Uniden TRU9485-3). Great deal. It worked just fine with my Uniden TRU9485-3 and looks great. The display is big and bright; the displays and buttons light-up when you press a button or if the phone rings. It has really nice features. The sound quality (hearing and speaking) is excellent. The speakerphone (and intercom) feature is really nice. I bought the phone because of all the good reviews on amazon. The phone does NOT interfere with my wireless devices. Although I'm sure I could find some petty faults about the phone, I have no legitimate complaints. I would purchase this item again.

This phone worked fine for over a year but recently is making problems. The phone presses buttons on its own and meanwhile I can't press any buttons. For instance it will start dialing numbers or put on speaker and then take off speaker. It even once hung up the phone while I was in the midst of a conversation.

Didnt like it after adding it to the base phone, ended up buying a Panasonic phone.

I've had a had my Uniden TRU8866 for a few years but stopped using it since people complained about not being able to hear with a headphone. Decided to take the risk on these extension handsets to see if that would resolve the issue. These sound much better and I'm happy to be able to have only one handset for both lines in each room now. Message indicator works with Telco voice mail too. (Why is that such a hard feature to find these days?)

They work great. I have 5 of them in my home. No problems with any of them. Recomend them to anyone.

I got the free U160P phone from signing up with Packet8's VoIP service, wanted to get a second handset but after checking the review on TCX805, it seems TCX905 is a better replacement however it's not listed as compatible either in User's manual or Uniden's website. Called Uniden's support and the person told me it's not compatible probably just from reading the manual. Anyway I decided to go ahead ordering it and give it a try. The TCX905 won't fit in U160P's base for auto registering, so here is how to register TCX905 with U160P:
1. unplug power cord from U160P base
2. hold "find H/S" and plug in the power cord
3. wait until the "find H/S" LED is flahing, release button
4. press "#" on TCX905 until the LCD says "registering..."

And intercom, room monitor, day/time sync all works.

This was a terrific bargain. It kept me from buying another pnone and running a line to it. Works great, easy to set up and link with the base unit.

I can finally handle 2 lines with ease, very simple to use, lots of features, great ability to synchronize phonebook with other units or the base. Volume is very good and can be easily adjusted independently for normal use, speakerphone or headset. Battery lasts forever, I couldn't be happier with this phone.

This handset is an improvement to the old one it replaces. It interfaces well with my old base unit although it does not physically fit the base or my old chargers. I smiply use it with the charger that it came with.

I have an older Uniden cordless with accessory handsets which, in the same location, gave perfectly clear reception. This one has trouble around walls!

This phone works fine but it is not intuitive to add or change area codes when you try to retrieve the number from callerid and call the number. The numbers come in without the area code. I know what the area code is but when I want to call the number and edit the number, it is very frustrating. The arrows on the phone which should allow you to space forward enter characters instead. This phone is frustrating to use.

Because of the shape of this phone it will not charge in my 8885 answering machine unit. You can get it to "talk" to the other units by taking off the battery cover and putting it in the base. But you need to charge it in its own cradle. That can be a pain sometimes. I do like the navigation system on it better than my original handset from the 8885.

I first bought the Uniden TRU9465-2 phone because of a review in Consumer Reports. The TRU9465-2 allows you to add a total of 10 TCX905 phones to it. It's the best phone I've ever owned. If you own a multi-story home, this is the phone to have. The intercom feature allows you to page other handsets use within the house.

This is a good handset easy to use and quick to set up. Only thing I wish it would do is when you add a number to one handset you could transfer it to all phones at once. Other than that it has been a very good perforing for me. I have seven of these and they all work well.

I'm very pleased with this handset. I liked it so much I bought extras for my phone and for my daughter's phone as well. Buttons on the handset are well laid out, the screen is easy to read, the unit is light weight and fits the hand nicely, and it easily fits into a shirt pocket if you want to take it outside while doing yard-work. The speech-quality is excellent. It is a pleasure to use. All this at a reasonable price.