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Summary: Titanic Failure
Review: After past success with Panasonic cordless phones I felt that it was worthwhile to spend the extra money and purchase this 'deluxe' unit. One thing that put me over the top was the $50 mail-in rebate at the time. In the end I paid about $100 for this phone.
Before I go over the problems I will give credit where credit is due.
-The volume on the base unit is good.
-The speaker phone is clear and as loud as you want it.
-The cordless unit has a plug in for a headset.
-There are other base unit features that somebody might have a use for. I am not sure who.
OK, now the bad parts.
-The first battery for cordless unit was toast after 10 months of relatively light use.
-The base unit is CORDED, so it has limited uses.
-You can't scan your calls from the cordless unit.
-The base unit does not work well when wall mounted. Hard to see, hard to use.
-Battery for cordless unit is impossible to find and expensive.
-Volume on cordless unit is too low when you use a headset.
-Second battery has lasted only three months after regular use.
Right now I have two options: (1) Buy another battery for this unit, (2) buy another cordless phone. Most of the negatives that I have stated above are somewhat easy to work around. I just don't expect to have to work around issues on a $170 phone. The real show-stopper is the battery (cost, availability, and life). I purchased a $35 Motorola for my mother about 18 months ago and the battery just ran out, her penchant for yacking notwithstanding. I guess that I am going to cut my losses and get a decent phone.
If you are looking for a deluxe phone, unless you can get this one for about $30, I would avoid it like the plague.
Rating:
Summary: Broken out of the box
Review: I bought this phone going on my past Panasonic experience.
Steer clear of this one. It was broken out of the box.
The portable option doesn't charge. Apparently It's been refurbished by Sohnen; who ever they are. I tried calling them and they have no recollection of ever seeing this phone....duh, there name is on the box.
Rating:
Summary: HORRIBLE PHONE! Save your money!
Review: I bought this phone this past spring and never was able talk on the cordless part of this phone for over a minute without it going dead. It is a piece of junk. My review is identical to the review Biff Dyches wrote. If I didn't know any better, I would have thought I purchased his phone. Save your money, you can definately find something better.
Rating:
Summary: Not enough value for money
Review: I have had good experience with Panasonic phones in the past, so I decided to splurge and get this phone. BIG MISTAKE!!!!All the reviews highlighting the cons of this phone are dead-on. And, to add insult to injury, my unit (not even a year old) will not allow us to talk for more than 45 minutes on the cordless handset. Manual says 3 hours, we get 45 minutes. Panasonic replaced the battery once and now want us to send in the unit for replacement - of course, you have to re-enter all the information in the new unit. Folks, save your money and DO NOT buy this model.
Rating: 
Summary: Great phone!
Review: I have had the unit for about six monthes. It has performed flawlessly. I found it very easy to understand the ops manual. As a matter of fact I am looking for 2 more cordless units. It has been a top performer for me. Good investment.
Rating: 
Summary: Easy, understandable and it works!
Review: i now have the phone for a year and it works great. i did not have a problem istalling it. easy to operate. i would certainly suggest it!
Rating:
Summary: Easy, understandable and it works!
Review: i now have the phone for a year and it works great. i did not have a problem istalling it. easy to operate. i would certainly suggest it!
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Summary: Mom of 3
Review: I own two of them (unfortunetly for me). The reason I give 2 stars is because the corded part of the phone works fine, answereing machine is fine. Cordless on the other hand stinks. You could charge for ever and still only have about 15 minutes of talk time, when the charge runs out, your done for atleast another 15 hours or so before it will hold a charge again. Currently looking for a new phone, I'll let ya know when I find one.
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Summary: Horrible Cordless Phone, Even Worse Customer Service
Review: I purchased this phone on December 4th, 2002, and immediately had trouble with the "cordless" phone. I charged it for 26 hours before using it and on my first call - during the first 1 1/2 minutes - the battery died. I followed the manual instructions carefully, but continued to experience the same problem. I bought a new battery on the 11th and still had the same problem. I emailed Panasonic on Dec. 13th and received an automated reply, but as of January 8, 2003, no real reply. It's now too late to return the phone, so I'm just going to junk it and buy a similar - non-Panasonic - product.
Rating:
Summary: Solid performer, good sound
Review: I recently bought this phone to replace a similar Sony corded/cordless answering machine combination. While the two look very similar, the Panasonic's sound quality is much higher -- on the corded phone, on the cordless and on the answering machine. The feature set is good -- it has most of the features I need in a phone. The 50-number memory is adequate, although 100 numbers would have been better. I miss the sony "wheel" for going through the directory, but the Panasonic menus are easy enough for my wife and 10-year old son to us. Bonus features: can pick up messages from the cordless; can use both corded and cordless together to talk.
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