Panasonic KX-TG2584S 2.4 GHz Corded/Cordless Phone System

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Summary: great value !
Review: very clear and easy to use. Two great phones for the price of one. I like all the features - answering machine, speaker phone, and caller ID. A great choice for a family.

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Summary: Mom of 3
Review: We purchased this phone thinking it would be an upgrade. Boy, were we wrong! The cordless has to be completely dead before you are supposed to recharge it, which means in the middle of a call, it starts beeping at you. If you don't have caller ID, you can't screen calls with this answering machine because you can't hear the message as it comes in. When someone is using the computer, the cordless phone dispays a message saying the phone line is in use which uses its battery life for that charge. That means if you have kids who are on the internet, your phone won't have much of a charge once you get to use the phone line. The screen is also hard to read. I wanted the base hung up on the wall so that it wouldn't take up desk space. I have to get down on my knees to see the screen. Over all, I can live with this phone, but next time I will be more carefull about my decision.

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Summary: Not Terrible
Review: We purchased this phone thinking it would be an upgrade. Boy, were we wrong! The cordless has to be completely dead before you are supposed to recharge it, which means in the middle of a call, it starts beeping at you. If you don't have caller ID, you can't screen calls with this answering machine because you can't hear the message as it comes in. When someone is using the computer, the cordless phone dispays a message saying the phone line is in use which uses its battery life for that charge. That means if you have kids who are on the internet, your phone won't have much of a charge once you get to use the phone line. The screen is also hard to read. I wanted the base hung up on the wall so that it wouldn't take up desk space. I have to get down on my knees to see the screen. Over all, I can live with this phone, but next time I will be more carefull about my decision.

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Summary: !!!CAUTION!!!
Review: While Panasonic is consistently the most highly recommended cordless phone by electronics salespeople, this is my THIRD failure with Panasonic. While I have few problems with the corded wall mount unit, the handset has not held a charge for more than a 10 minute conversation after approximately 3 months old (after the store warrantee expired) and I am unable to say more than 'hello' on it now, before it dies out now. I have returned the phone once within the store warrantee and I have replaced the batteries twice in 2 years, which are hard to find and costly. Panasonic customer service has been neither helpful nor sympathetic to my problem. I am now researching a variety of less 'recommended' cordless phones...

Rating:
Summary: !!!CAUTION!!!
Review: While Panasonic is consistently the most highly recommended cordless phone by electronics salespeople, this is my THIRD failure with Panasonic. While I have few problems with the corded wall mount unit, the handset has not held a charge for more than a 10 minute conversation after approximately 3 months old (after the store warrantee expired) and I am unable to say more than 'hello' on it now, before it dies out now. I have returned the phone once within the store warrantee and I have replaced the batteries twice in 2 years, which are hard to find and costly. Panasonic customer service has been neither helpful nor sympathetic to my problem. I am now researching a variety of less 'recommended' cordless phones...