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Summary: Beware of the battery
Review: I have had this phone for about 4-5 months. The battery started not holding a charge about a month ago. I stopped by a Good Guys to pick up a new one only to find that a) they didn't carry the battery (though they did carry the phone); and b) "lots of other people had been asking for the same battery". I concluded from this, as well as the other reviews, that Panasonic has a problem in this area. I suspect that there may be a heat problem (maybe not monitored properly) with the charger. The reception is not that great; the controls are not that convenient to use, especially the "joystick" button. Programming requires the handset, rather than being done entirely from the base (for no good reason that I could tell). The button label are odd and not intuitive. Just not the great phone that it could be.
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Summary: Phone went dead in just over a year...No help from Panasonic
Review: I have had this phone for over a year now and it is on its last leg. I have kept the phone in perfect condition and treated it with great care thinking that I would have it for some time. Well this week it started cutting out during calls and making strange noises while in the call. I call Panasonic and they claim that they have had very little problems with the phone and would not help me in any way except for me to send the phone back and pay $70 for a referb phone that could also go bad in a year. Panasonic needs to own up to the fact that they built a phone that has a major design flaw. I own thousands of dollars worth of Panasonic gear and if this is the way they treat a loyal customer I will not be buying there product EVER again.
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Summary: NIFTY LIL GADGET
Review: I REALLY DO ENJOY MY PHONE. IT'S SMALL, CUTE, AND EASY TO USE. I LIKE THE DUAL KEYPADS A PLUS THE HANDSET SPEAKERPHONE IS GREAT! THE ONLY THING I DON'T LIKE IS THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE A MUTE BUTTON. ANOTHER COOL FEATURE IS THE DIRECTORY WHICH ENABLES ME TO ID WHO'S CALLING BY THE COLOR OF SCREEN WHEN THE PHONE RINGS IS REALLY SWELL! WHAT A NIFTY LIL GADGET!
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Summary: Do Not Buy
Review: I was attracted to this phone because of its cool looks and features. I ignored the reviews.
After 3 months, I am returning the phone (luckily I bought the 2 year warranty). Now, the phone holds charge for hardly 30 minutes.
Conclusion: The phone is really attractive, but its performance is pathetic. Panasonic should discontinue this model, and stop cheating its customers.
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Summary: The battery isn't the problem
Review: I've had this phone for 4 months and I now get about 30 minutes out of the battery. The battery isn't the problem, it's the charger. I'm an electrical engineer and I've seen this before. When the charging circuit doesn't shut off it will overcharge the battery. THIS IS A VERY BAD THING! A couple of times when I got home from work I picked up the handset and it was HOT. The charger didn't shut off and was cooking the battery. Replacing the battery pack is only a sort term solution. You'll probably have to replace it again in another 4 months. For $..., I expect better. Also, I hate the fact that you can't play messages while the handset is in use. That's incredibly annoying. There is also a background hiss that wasn't there with my 900MHz phone. I do like the looks but this unit has too many problems.
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Summary: One of the best cordless phones on the market
Review: I've owned this model for close to two years now and I absolutely love it! It's small, light weight, wearable, clear and full of features. The one complaint I have about this phone is that I'm having difficulties with some of the buttons on my headset keypad. Since I've used the phone so much the buttons I press the most frequently are wearing out and my LCD display is fading slightly but this is not going to stop me from buying the same model all over again. The other thing I would like to mention is that this phone has taking a beating! I've dropped this phone more times than I would like to count and each time I just picked up the phone and kept on talking.
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Summary: One of the best cordless phones on the market
Review: I've owned this model for close to two years now and I absolutely love it! It's small, light weight, wearable, clear and full of features. The one complaint I have about this phone is that I'm having difficulties with some of the buttons on my headset keypad. Since I've used the phone so much the buttons I press the most frequently are wearing out and my LCD display is fading slightly but this is not going to stop me from buying the same model all over again. The other thing I would like to mention is that this phone has taking a beating! I've dropped this phone more times than I would like to count and each time I just picked up the phone and kept on talking.
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Summary: Excellent Phone...not for the technically challenged
Review: Just that...if you're just plain dumb, don't get this phone...made by engineers for engineers (which is part of the problem:). This phone is full of features and conveniences with tons of added features (if you people would just be willing to read the manual with the same eagerness you would spend a lot on it). Just a tip: REMEMBER to never hang up the phone with a partially charged battery (milk it!!)...probably 90% of the problems that these poor reviewers have (these batteries have "memory")...all metal batteries (with the exception of Lithium) require this kinda care.
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Summary: Junk
Review: Like everyone else, I've observed problems keeping a charge on the phone for more than 30 minutes. It's very unlike Panasonic to put a full-featured phone on the market, that is basically defective. .... The feature set is second to none, but how could they overlook the charging problem? ... Stay away from this phone.
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Summary: Extended Service Plan Purchased.....
Review: OK, I picked up the phone that is 1 step above this one today (with the talking CallerID, not sold on Amazon) at [retail store]. The phone was not cheap at all, but I've had 2 Pannasonic phones in the past and they were absolutly the best... (one was a victim of coke spill, the other still works great but I wanted an answering machine). I quickly denied the service plan because of my great experinece with my other Pannasonic phones. But when I got home I checked out these reviews... I thought long and hard about what I should do but the absolute coolness and awesome features this phone offers I just coulnd't part with it. So instead I went back and purchased one of those 2 year service plan things. This phone is just too cool, but I agree for [the price]it shouldn't have this type of rep. My advise... get the phone. But buy a replacement plan if you can.
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