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#322812 24-Sep-2025 08:21
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My parents have a 2 story concrete house where the current cordless landline phones have poor coverage. There is a base station connected directly to ONT for the landline and 2 other handsets around the house connect to this base station. The current setup uses standard DECT and the handsets further away from the base station are always cutting out when talking. I wanted to buy Uniden XDECT 8355 + 2 which uses their XDECT technology which would solve the poor coverage. However, everywhere I've looked the product is out of stock and it may have been discontinued. I understand XDECT is Uniden's proprietary technology, but do other companies have extended long range tech or is there something I could also be looking at buying instead. Ideally I want 1 base station and 2 addition handsets. I don't mind paying for a repeater as well. I have no problem paying up to $400 for everything. I have also seen the SKU Uniden XDECT 8355 + 3WPR which comes with 4 handsets and repeater but it also seems to be out of stock everywhere/discontinued. Any help or advice would be appreciated and I don't mind looking at other brands besides Uniden. 


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  #3418343 24-Sep-2025 09:43
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I'd happily recommend the Yealink range, while these are not typically for home use, and could be considered expensive, I have set one up for my inlaws (both in there 80's) and they have no issues working them.  The coverage is amazing and would easily do a 2 story house. Extra handsets can be added, and you get the benefit of porting the number to a SIP provider (2talk, Hero etc) and their monthly phone bill can drop to a low as $12 per month. 

 

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  #3418360 24-Sep-2025 11:35
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I have 2 sets of Panasonic KX-TG7621 sitting unused in my cupboard. I configured as one base + 3 additional  handsets. Still have the 2 range extenders, unused. They also allow your mobile phones to connect via BT. From memory, they also have an answerphone built in, and can call between handsets. 

 

 

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6uSO5m0L-3M

 

 

 

Google for further info. I really dont remenber much about them now, other that they have a lot of features. As far as I know, all are in good working order, and git put away when I stopped using landline.

 

 

 

If you think they will meet your needs, and you are in Auckland, you are welcome to try them out. You will need to fit rechargable batteries to the handsets to get them working. I stole the batteries from them long ago.

 

 

 

If, after trying them out, they meet your needs, make me an offer. They are just taking up cupboard space.

 

 

 

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  #3418988 26-Sep-2025 13:14
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At some stage, I had internet ingress under a ferrocement floor, two living levels above that, and was trying to put a cordless phone base-station near the internet.

 

Everything was noisy except 2.4GHz DECT.  I ended up with Panasonic KX-TG1851NZ with three handsets.  I doubt that you could buy the same model.  I don't know how you'd go, buying 2.4GHz.




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  #3476260 31-Mar-2026 17:33
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An update for anyone who stumbles across this thread.
I ended up getting a VTech CLS21252 from Amazon and it works perfectly. It comes with 3 handsets + Base Station for $225.
It seems like Uniden has discontinued a lot of models in NZ and its hard to find.
I did find some XDECT brand new on eBay from sellers in AUS but when I messaged about shipping to NZ I never got a reply.


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  #3476343 31-Mar-2026 21:07
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I hope that wasn't from Amazon US. If it is, then it's quite possible that it runs on a frequency that is licensed spectrum here. You may get a knock at the door and it taken off you, and maybe a big fine.





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  #3476873 1-Apr-2026 20:04
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Nah Amazon Aus. It came with AUS/NZ wall plug.


 
 
 
 

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  #3477055 2-Apr-2026 07:31
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coffeebaron:

 

I hope that wasn't from Amazon US. If it is, then it's quite possible that it runs on a frequency that is licensed spectrum here. You may get a knock at the door and it taken off you, and maybe a big fine.

 

 

 

 

Bwahahahahah! What a load of scaremongering BS. Please quote one single real instance where this has ever occurred - <citation needed>. Nope, no can do. There are no RF inspectors any more - it's up to businesses to police their own allocations, and a device like this will never cause enough problem for anyone to care.

 

 


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  #3477056 2-Apr-2026 07:38
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speed:

 

coffeebaron:

 

I hope that wasn't from Amazon US. If it is, then it's quite possible that it runs on a frequency that is licensed spectrum here. You may get a knock at the door and it taken off you, and maybe a big fine.

 

 

Bwahahahahah! What a load of scaremongering BS. Please quote one single real instance where this has ever occurred - <citation needed>. Nope, no can do. There are no RF inspectors any more - it's up to businesses to police their own allocations, and a device like this will never cause enough problem for anyone to care.

 

 

@speed I have no idea what is so funny? it is not scaremongering BS I worked for VodafoneNZ for 17+ years and quite often RFS ended up at the door steps of a house requesting they power down the cordless phone as it was putting interference into the 900Mhz band


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  #3477058 2-Apr-2026 07:48
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Linux:

 

@speed I have no idea what is so funny? it is not scaremongering BS I worked for VodafoneNZ for 17+ years and quite often RFS ended up at the door steps of a house requesting they power down the cordless phone as it was putting interference into the 900Mhz band

 

 

 

 

Requesting something is very different to confiscating something and issuing a big scary fine. I stand by my post. Show us just one example of someone - anyone - being issued a "big fine" for this. It simply doesn't happen. 


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  #3477061 2-Apr-2026 08:04
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Lol - a 2009 article :) Yes, you're quite right - the deliberate use of device purposely designed for jamming is not the same thing at all.

 

 


 
 
 

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  #3477064 2-Apr-2026 08:19
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A few years ago I reported a local interference source to the RFS, it was one of those large active LED billboards which was outside a rugby club in the main road. I noticed that it wiped out FM reception within about 50m.

 

 It ended up with quite an interesting dialogue with the bloke in charge of compliance. The short story is they’re aware that these Chinese made signs fall woefully short of the standard required to prevent interference, but they turn a blind eye because they generally don’t cause too much of a problem. Seemed a very relaxed approach to enforcement, but as it only caused me a few minutes of problem every week, I left it at that


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