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Summary: Not too bad, up until it died...
Review: Many reviewers have stated the same problem with this phone. So if anyone has taken the time to read through the entire list of reviews. This too, will be no surprise.
It's been about 14 months after spending over $100 dollars on this phone, and I liked it up until I had to unplug it for a few minutes.
Invariably, the infamous "E3" error message appeared and it's now a hundred dollars worth of fried electronics, blinking lights, and hunks of plastic.
In this phone's defense it was great up until the part where it melted. I liked the features and thought it was a nice phone.
In closing, unless you think it's okay to spend a hundred dollars on a new phone every year, I wouldn't bother with this one.
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Summary: "Mr. Watson--I'M DYING!!"
Review: Poor Alexander Graham Bell would have been dissolved into skeletonhood if he had had to get Watson's attention that fateful day in 1876 using a farging Panasonic KX-TG2248S. This piece of junk goes into cardiac crapshock on lesser voltage surges than you can generate by petting a longhaired cat or shuffling across a carpet in wool socks. They should have designated this telephonic turdbox the "E3" because that seems to be the only number it can remember.
I would recoomend this unit as a gift to annoying relatives, ex-spouses, or anyone else so long as you have no desire to speak to them. At the moment, this thing has been replaced by a 1934 Automatic Electric model 40, which at least remains functional when there is a forecast of an electrical storm within 100 miles. That's a lot more than I can say for the Panasonic, and the rest of what I'd say is unprintable.
I give this thing one star for having been packed in box sturdy enough to hold a couple of crushed beer cans.
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Summary: Some Improvements, But Could Still Be Better
Review: Since I have only purchased Panasonic brand cordless phones for over 10 years, my review is really based on my expereinces with older Panasonic models rather than competitors of Panasonic.I purchased an earlier Panasonic model (KXTG-2680N) of this phone two years ago, and for the most part I really liked is clarity and multitde of features (it was at the time one of the top line phones). However, like other Panasonic cordless phones I've had in the past, the number buttons on the handset started to stick and then stopped working at all. I bought this particular model as a replacement for the older KX-TG2680N because I'd become a fan of the talking caller ID function. While I initally thought it was a silly function, I later found it very helpful. If I couldn't find the handset quickly enough to read the caller ID, it was nice to have a voice that told me who was calling. The KX-TG2680N talking caller ID was unintentionally funny; its pronunciation and accenting of names was often terrible, and it took time a couple of moments to figure out what it was saying. The newer KXTG-2258, however, has improved the pronunciation of names and there are far fewer times when I have to pause to think about what it is saying. One downside of the KXTG-2680N was that the phone's battery life was short; I never bought a replacement battery, so my conversations had to be 45 minutes at the longest. So far the KXTG-2258 appears to have a longer battery life (but it has only been three weeks). Other improvements of the KX-TG 2258 are that the buttons on the handset and speaker are bigger, and their placement is more intuative and therefore less confusing. The handset is much bigger and more comfortable to use (the older model tried to copy a cell phone) . There is also the slow talk option on the answering machine (which I don't use much) that helps when you're trying to take down a number or directions. I loved the handset speakerphone, and it is still featured on this phone. The clarity of the phone is excellent, so the voice enhancer is really not important to me. The KXTG-2680N was full of features, but it was not an easy phone to navigate; I read the maual throughly and refered to it often. You still should on this phone, and while it still isn't the most user-friendly phone, much is less confusing than its predecessor. However, there are things that could be improved upon and helpful features that Panasonic dropped on this lower-end model of the phone: --The KX-TG 2258 still does not have a one-touch programmable speed dial; phone numbers are entered in the handset's phone book. Annoyingly, the phonebook can only be accessed through the handset, rather than the speakerphone and handset. --If you are listening to the answering machine, you can't dial the handset. The machine stops playing when you press the talk button. --When dialing from the phonebook, you cannot switch to the handset speakerphone until the number is complely dialed. Also, you can't acess the phonebook if the handset speakerphone is on. --The answering machine may allow you to slow down a message, but it does not allow you to speed through one. You have to listen to the message from the beginning rather than forwarding to the important part of the message. --The phone comes with several different rings tones for incoming cals. However, it would have been more useful if you could assign a group of incoming numbers a certain ring tone so you could tell who is calling. In other words, to program a caller group. The older model had this feature, and additionally the handset screen lit up a different color so that you could hear and see that it was someone from a particular group that was calling. I always thought it was overkill along with the talking ID, but I find myself missing that feature the most. When the TV is on or I cannot hear the talking ID, I could simply look at the handset from a distance and know if close family and friends were calling. I can't do that anymore with this phone. Other than these things, the phone--so far--is good and the answering machine is okay. I just hope that the number keys on the handset don't begin to stick again!
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Summary: HORRIBLE
Review: The battery life on this phone is horrible. I've been through 2 batteries already. Worst phone I ever bought. Going to by a Uniden
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Summary: Panasonic KX-TG2248 2.4 GHz "E3" error displayed
Review: The Panasonic KX-TG2248 2.4 GHz phone we bought just under a year ago now displays an "E3" error, and it no longer works. Stay away from this product unless you enjoy throwing money down the drain.
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Summary: E 3 error code and a dead phone
Review: The phone displays E 3 error code and all panel lights are blinking. The phone's base unit is permanently dead only after a brief power outage. The phone power was protected by a large power surge protector. The phone is less than 1 year old.
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Summary: Dont use this phone for important calls
Review: This is a sleek looking phone with many good features. However, the PANASONIC BATTREIES are horrible. At first I could use my phone for about 45 minutes before the battery went dead. Adding to the frustration was that the battery indicator showed full capacity until the last minute when it showed that it needed recharging. After about a year the battery has gone even worse. I now get approximately 2 minutes talk time and 48 hours plus recharge time. In short - dont get this phone!!
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Summary: Really nice phone
Review: This is the 3rd Panasonic phone we've purchased, and so far we're satisfied. My only complaint would be that sometimes we can hear an echo, but otherwise the phone meets our expectations. We weren't sure if we would like the Talking Caller ID, but we do like it. It's really helpful when the handset isn't in your hand, and you can't see the Caller ID. You can still know or at least have some idea of who's calling. We had first bought the GE phone that was rated #1 by Consumer Reports, and we were very disappointed. We returned it and got this phone, which is much better.
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Summary: All we need in a phone
Review: This phone has more than I'll ever use, but my 15 yr old daughter says the many features are great. I just wanted a cordless phone that would have caller ID and would sound good
in the sometimes crowded bandwidth of suburban NJ, and most imporantly, would be wall mountable. Paid $119 at Office Max, and everything over the last month has worked without trouble. Wall mounting was easy (once I read the directions!), the voice caller ID is neat, and recpetion has been very good. No problems or suprises; recommended.
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Summary: E3 error code
Review: This phone SUCKS! We spent a good $100 on this phone and all it does now is just display an E3 error message and all the lights blink. I suspect it has to do something with the circuits but I am not quite sure. Either way if you want your phone to last for a long time and be reliable, STAY AWAY FROM THIS PHONE! Panasonic really screwed up this time and I would hope they do something about this because this seems to be quite a frequent problem.
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