The phone's caller ID/call waiting function (subscription required) displays the name and number of an incoming caller even when you're on the phone with someone else. This function is particularly useful for busy phone users who anticipate important calls but don't want to interrupt their conversations unless absolutely necessary. In a related vein, the phone's base includes a 100-number caller ID log, while the handset stores up to 50 locations by itself, so you can keep track of incoming calls and store the most important phone numbers for easy recall. Plus, you can use the handsets in DirectLink (walkie-talkie) mode to communicate with other handsets in the system--a fun, convenient way to notify kids that it's time for dinner.

New parents will appreciate the room/baby monitoring setting, which lets you hear audio from another handset location. And home business owners will dig the four-way conference calling, which links two cordless handsets with the base unit and an outside line. Add easy-to-use menu-driven LCD displays and a page button that makes it a breeze to find a lost handset and you have a versatile phone system that excels in almost any household.

Uniden also added handset and base speakerphones, an illuminated keypad, a handset-to-handset transfer function, 20 distinctive ringer options (10 melodies and 10 ring tones), and independent handset and ringer controls that let you adjust volume levels to your liking.

Finally, the TRU-8865's cordless handset is compatible with a separately sold headset for hands-free communication. And as with all Uniden remanufactured phones, the wall-mountable system is backed by a 30-day limited warranty.