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Summary: Nice phone, but why limit the available memory?
Review: I bought this phone to replace an older 900MHz Panasonic cordless phone. Since this 2.4GHz phone is newer I was expecting a lot more features to be available on it. For one thing, I didn't expect this newer phone to have a much shorter limit on how many phone numbers it can store. With the older phone I never had a problem reaching a limit. With the new phone, while manually entering the numbers, I realized the memory is limited to 30 numbers. What a pain! With the price of memory being so cheap these days, why limit the numbers you can store on a handset?
Another issue is the whole transfer of your phone book from one phone to another. Panasonic offers such a service through a so-called Caller IQ technology, which uses a third-party company. This company charges some really outrageous fees, and has a poor privacy policy. The Caller IQ protocol is not described anywhere, and as a result there are no other companies or open source implementations for this capability. I think this situation is not good for Panasonic, so why did they choose to go into such an arrangement?
I'm very dissappointed I don't see much improvements in the usability and interoperability with today's increasingly connected set of devices. Maybe the whole business is so low margin, manufacturers don't want to spend money of R&D for newer features. This situation seems to be common with all the other manufacturers too :(
Otherwise this phone has great reception and features. I have a wireless 802.11b network operating at the same frequency with this phone, and I haven't noticed any problems in reception. The ability to have two people talking on the handsets with a remote person is also great, and there are no noticeable sound deterioration or echoes as with two separate 900MHz phones. If you're looking for a decent phone with answering machine capabilities, and can live with the arbitrary limit of 30 numbers in the phone book, you should consider this one.
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Summary: Definitely recommend!
Review: I purchased this cordless phone two weeks ago and to date I have not been particularly happy in one regard-- audibility range. Whenever I call someone, the audibility goes from faint to loud, so I often miss what the other person is saying. I increase the volume but that does not often alleviate the problem. Similarly, the person on the other end, particularly if the individual is using a cell phone, has great difficulty hearing what I say. What's up?
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Summary: Audibility shortcomings
Review: I purchased this cordless phone two weeks ago and to date I have not been particularly happy in one regard-- audibility range. Whenever I call someone, the audibility goes from faint to loud, so I often miss what the other person is saying. I increase the volume but that does not often alleviate the problem. Similarly, the person on the other end, particularly if the individual is using a cell phone, has great difficulty hearing what I say. What's up?
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Summary: Definitely recommend!
Review: If you are looking for a good bang for your buck, this is it. Great clarity, sturdy phone and Panasonic reliability. I have dropped it a few times, and phone still works fine. The handset speakerphones are very clear, and the phone has a very legible display. The lighted keypad is a plus. This phone is a great alternative as compared to the almost twice as expensive 5.8 GZ phones. The only minus is that there is no speakerphone on the base unit, which is why I gave it 4 stars out of five.
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Summary: Just what I was looking for
Review: Just purchased. Great phone. Exactly what I was looking for with all the bells & whistles. Couldn't have asked for more clarity. Extra handset.... Big bonus.
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Summary: Fantastic !!
Review: My wife loves it mainly because she used to lose our old cordless phone in our 2 story house. The dual handset works perfectly for us. The features we love 1) dual handsets 2) speaker on both the handsets (my wife uses it while in the kitchen) and now the kids and us can all talk to grandma 3) clear clear reception 4) answering machine with time stamp 5) Voice enhancer is amazing! 6) phone book
Why not 5 stars ? We've been using it for only 2 weeks now and didn't get to use all the features yet.
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Summary: Great phone
Review: This is a very nice phone. Excellent range and very clear. Havent had a good one like this in a long time. Usually bought Uniden but my last few didnt last long and was always having clarity problems. Anyway, this Panasonic phone is wonderful. Its easy to use and set up. Having two cordless headsets is great. In my bedroom I dont have a phone jack and this setup is perfect for my situation. I can now leave my one phone in my computer room and have the other in my bedroom. No more dragging around the cordless phone. Thanks Panasonic for making a great product.
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Summary: No problems
Review: This phone is highly recommended.I have never gone wrong with a Panasonic phone. This one has all the bells and whistles. Easy to set up, with a very understandable interface and owners manual.
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Summary: Terrible reception
Review: We bought this phone system knowing that Panasonic is a decent brand, but were completely disappointed. The phones have a terrible static noise and calls fade in/out. I looked in the manual for troubleshooting tips and it suggested moving the phones away from other electric devices, which I did, but it didn't help at all.
What good are all the other great features if the basic reception is not there?
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