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156 of 162 people found the following review helpful.
great range, great phone
By 911 Driver
I bought this phone because I needed a phone that would give me better range than my panasonic 5.8gHz model without the interference with my computer equipment. I live in a pretty good sized house, ( 3 stories, 6000 sq. ft., lots of steel too). My 5.8 gHz model didn't quite cut it for range from one side of the house to the other. I really started seeing problems when they installed my wireless network for the house. I did some research and found out that the interference issue was common with 5.8 gHz and the wireless router because they operate on the same bandwidth and therefore can have some interference issues. As for the range, I was out of luck until I found this phone that has an included " range extender ". Set-up for the phone was very easy, ( 6 steps including " insert batteries and charge for 7 hours"). I put the range extender at about the distance where my 5.8 gHz started to fuzz out. This is easily installed as well. All you need is a power outlet, no phone jack. After the charging period, I tried the phone everywhere in the house with no issues. I can even go down to the lake to watch the kids with no issues. Also, from reading the directions, I noted that you can add one more range extender to increase your range even more. I think panasonic really got the idea right when they made this phone and included the range extender. I would have to say that my only disappointment is the handset display size and that it is not in color. If you are looking for a solid phone system with great range and no computer interference issues, you can't go wrong with this phone. Buy it! You won't be sorry.
112 of 121 people found the following review helpful.
Delayed ringing, Delayed Caller ID ='s Missing my Calls.
By Poodle Mom
This is my 3rd Panasonic phone system (they last me about 3 years), and I was happy with the previous ones, so I am truly surprised by how much I hate this one.So here are the problems in order of severity :1)Delayed ringing - I pick up after one or two rings, and the person has hung up, or the call has gone to the phone company voicemail. When I ask the person who has hung up, why they hung up so fast, they tell me that the phone rang 5 or 6 times.I only heard 1 or 2 rings :-(2) Delayed Caller ID - if you really want to make sure that you miss the call, try waiting for the caller ID - both the talking and the visual caller ID don't show up until the 3rd ring, and that coupled with the above described delayed ringing makes sure that the caller is long gone by the time that you pick up. With my 3 year old Panasonic the talking caller ID was right after the first ring and left me plenty of time to decide if I wanted to get the phone, find it, and answer before the 4th ring. I am shocked that the newest version is so inferior.3) Way too much scrolling and buttons for every function - old phone allowed me to scroll through caller id, press talk, and the phone dialed. Old phone allowed me to scroll through caller ID, press erase, poof that number was gone, and the next one appeared. This new phone has way too much of "Are you sure you really want to do that? Scroll up for yes, down for no, press another button to confirm the yes or no, now press another button to exit, go back to the first button to go back into caller ID, scroll again, select a number, scroll and press another button for what you want to do with that number, "are you sure that you really want to"...yada, yada, yada4) Terrible battery life (and I don't think it's a bad battery, because it's the same on all 3). I'm not so obsessed with battery life that I time it, but I've learned that if the phone doesn't make it to the charger overnight, without a doubt, sometime the next day the battery would die.5) There is such a thing as too light weight - although they have not broken, they are constantly getting knocked over because it barely takes a light breeze to do so.Has anybody found one with talking caller ID in another brand that is decent? 2 months with this one, and I'm in the market for another...
45 of 46 people found the following review helpful.
Great Phones, Great Range
By Jean1960
I gave this set as a gift to my parents and they really like them. They have a large home and had problems with other phones cutting out or getting static. Not these phones! Plus these phones have some nice features that make life a little easier for my parents, like the light up display, handsfree talking, the intercom, talking caller id, speakerphone and the message system. Great range, clear sound and lots of features make this a truly awesome phone set!Note: My only regret is that I wish I had bought the Panasonic set with 5 handsets. Two more handsets would have been perfect. It would have been cheaper to buy the set with five than to buy 2 more handsets now. Something to keep in mind.{LIKES}- Great range & Clear sound. A large home, a large yard, deck, shop and garage - the phones do not cut out or get static. The range extender works really well.- Long battery charge. no problem with low battery, even when talking over 2 hours or leaving the phone of it's base a few days.- The Keypad lights up as soon as the phone is removed from the base or when a button is pressed. Easy to see the numbers.- Display is bright and easy to see. Shows time, date, battery charge, signal, handset name (if set) and the handset number.- Expandable. You can have up to 6 handsets on one phone jack.- Talking CALLER ID: A female voice reads the caller id name out loud between rings. It's a text reader so doesn't always pronounce the name correctly. Sometimes it's amusing to hear her try to pronounce a name. You can turn this feature off. My parents like it, though.- Handset Name: We gave each handset a name according to the area it's in: KITCHEN, SHOP, BEDROOM. It allows 10 letters max in the name.- INTERCOM: To call from phone to phone in the house, select the intercom from the handset's menu and then arrow down to the room you want to call. If my mom is in the kitchen, she can call my dad in the shop to come in for dinner. They can call each other if they need help with something.- MESSAGES: You can listen to recorded messages from any handset, not just the main one. The handset plays them out loud.- From each of the three handsets, you can listen to a caller leaving a message.- PHONEBOOK: You can add a name & number to the phonebook using the caller id history; easier than typing it in by hand.- Groups: can add phonebook entries to Group 1, Group 2, etc.- When you save a phone number on handset #1, it automatically updates the phonebook on handset #2 and #3.- PHONE NUMBER BLOCK: Blocked a pesky salesperson who was calling every other evening - NICE!!!- Speakerphone button on every handset. Clear sounding. Volume can be adjusted using the button on the front of the phone.- Headset Jack/Handsfree talking: Each handset comes with a belt clip and a headset jack. Great for multitasking! Any headphones/headset with a 2.5 mm jack and a microphone should work. My mom loves to get some housework or laundry done while talking. And sometimes the arthritis in her hands makes it difficult to hold the phone for a long time so handsfree works well for her.{DISLIKES}Would like to be able to rename the phonebook groups. Something like FRIENDS, FAMILY, DOCTORS, etc.Can't think of any more.We are all impressed with this phone system - Good job Panasonic! I think I will get myself a set, too!UPDATE 1-4-12 Happy to say that these phones are still working well. The battery lasts a long time, and believe you me, my mom can talk for hours on the phone (bless her heart) so these phones have got a work out. Also, there have been no problems with delayed rings or anything like that.
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