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Summary: Best phone I've ever owned!
Review: I love this phone! I have no idea what these other people are talking about. I owned a Uniden 900Mhz that would produce unbearable static levels when I was two feet from the base. Finally though trial and error I figured out that the problem was that the base was too close to my computer monitor and the magnetic field from the monitor was causing the static. The Panasonic 2.4 is unaffected by where the base or the handset is located and I think it's the best phone ever made. A friend of mine has the same model and we laugh we love our phones so much. Between the two of us we've had two dozen other models before this one and we both agree that this one far outperforms all of the others, not even close. You people with the out of range problems need to locate the base somewhere other than on top of your TV, microwave or the bottom of your pool.
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Summary: High-tech garbage
Review: I must agree with the other reviewers here. I'd had my Panasonic phone for about two months when it started giving me an "Out of range" message whenever I tried to make a call, even when I was just inches from the base! After a few days, it started working normally, but then it started with the "Out of range" nonsense again, and it has been erratic ever since. It's not a bad phone otherwise; I haven't had as many problems with static as the others have. I have noticed that it starts ringing (if it rings at all!) a few seconds after the other phone I have in my house, which is a Brother phone/fax with digital answering machine. Still, for the $169.99 I paid for this phone (not from Amazon.com), I expect better a performance. Pass on this one.
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Summary: Disappointed and discouraged....
Review: I must say that I even cringe to give this phone even one star. I have had my phone one year as of December. The beginning of December, my problems started. I am another victim of the "out of range" and incredible static problems. I can have the phone 1 inch from the base and still have it read "out of range". As a matter of fact, I had to switch to another phone during my phone call to customer service because this Panasonic kept making a zapping sound in my ear and they were unable to hear me on the other end! They extended my warranty so that I could contact a local service center. I am in a Chicago suburb, yet the closest service center is 1 1/2 hrs away! Try calling there....nobody ever answers, all lines busy, ..the message says to leave a voice mail, only to then say that the mailbox is full. What a waste. I can't believe this item hasn't been recalled. :(
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Summary: Out of range!!!!
Review: I purchased this phone in March,00 to replace a Sony that worked well but was large. From the beginning I noticed too much ststic for a state-of-the-art cordless phone. Also, rather than set my answering machine to answer after three rings I had to set it to 5 rings because the phone will ring 2 to 3 times before the handset on this cordless rings. In july I started getting "Out of range" message when I use the phone close (anywhere inside my small wood frame house) to the base. I will send the phone in for repair but am not hopeful because I was told by Panasonic that this is a design problem with this phone.
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Summary: One Major Flaw - Conversations Not Secure
Review: I've had this phone for several months now. I bought this 2.4Ghz phone for the clear conversations and the security that I believed that this higher band would bring to cordless phones. I found out recently that this phone isn't as secure as I thought. More on security later.The phone feature wise has been a pleasure to use. I get excellent range with static-free calls most of the time. I like the phone's caller id. It can be programmed with home area codes (for lack of a better term) that prevent the "1+area code" from being dialed. This is an excellent feature for me since my phone company will not take the area code + phone number (10 digit dialing) for my area code. Other Caller Id phones I've had always put the area code in front of the number, effectively making dialing from Caller Id logs useless. Regarding Security. I bought this phone because I thought it had secure transmissions. I saw the SST (Spread Spectrum Technology) and assumed that the transmissions between the handset and base are secure. They're not - atleast according to a report in the October 2000 issue of Consumer Reports. They were able to listen in on the conversations of this phone because it isn't Digital. I made the mistake of assuming that SST meant is was Digital. It's not. Considering that I paid $169 for this phone, I think it should have been Digital SST. What I Like: - Caller Id (Dialing using it and navigating it) - Lighted Keypad - Headset Jack - Good battery life - Good range, I've gone farther with this phone than any other What I Miss: - Secure Digital Transmissions If you don't need secure transmissions, this is an excellent phone. If you need secure transmissions for your conversations, pass on this phone.
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Summary: Don't be decieved
Review: It's easy to be decieved by this phone's cool looks, and multiple functons. But don't. This is the worst phone I have ever purchased. Static and range was absolutely horrible, and customer service is terrible. I had to send the phone back (to get a replacement) three times, before they would refund my money. By the way, all three phones had the same problem... terrible range, bad sound quality, static, and one had the 'out of range' error others have been talking about. You are better off saving your money.
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Summary: Don't be decieved
Review: It's easy to be decieved by this phone's cool looks, and multiple functons. But don't. This is the worst phone I have ever purchased. Static and range was absolutely horrible, and customer service is terrible. I had to send the phone back (to get a replacement) three times, before they would refund my money. By the way, all three phones had the same problem... terrible range, bad sound quality, static, and one had the 'out of range' error others have been talking about. You are better off saving your money.
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Summary: Highly Disappointed!
Review: Like other reviewers below--I found this phone to be a major disappointment. At first it was a great phone(and should have been for the price tag!)--but after about a year I started getting horrible static, so bad that I'd have to change phones in mid-conversation. I wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone.
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Summary: time to buy a siemens phone
Review: My experience mirrors that of the reviewer below. After about three months, my phone would give me 'out of range' messages, even if you're standing right next to the base unit. It would typically happen after sitting on the charger for a long period of time. I tried changing the battery, and it seemed to fix the problem at first, but it soon returned. My phone was a refurb that I bought, so I thought the issue may have been specific to my phone, but reading the reviews here, I see that it's a problem with ALL of their phones. I notice that the newer Panasonic phones here seem to be getting positive reviews...it may be just because the reviewer has had the phone long enough for problems to surface.
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Summary: Not such a good phone...
Review: This phone was well worth the wait for it to become available and the high price (MSRP) I paid for it! I can literally walk around my block while keeping a call going, and the battery strength indicator on the handset is an invaluable tool to let me know when recharging is needed. My only complaint is a software issue within the phone; after using the phone for any length of time, then hanging up, you have to wait around 20 to 30 seconds to allow the phone to go back into standby mode in order to use the built-in phone directory for your next call. This is a strange quirk, and frustrating if you need to make quick back-to-back phone calls from your directory. You may however simply direct-dial another number at any time to avoid this little glitch. Hoping they corrected this problem with the new KX-TG2553 series. Otherwise a truly fantastic phone!
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