At Panasonic, we never stop trying to increase our knowledge of the ways in which technology can improve people’s lives. That’s why we’ve engineered our latest line of DECT 6.0 digital telephones with even more innovative features that enhance the way you communicate. Designed to complement your lifestyle and improve the way you live, our 2009 line features big button handsets and larger, clearer displays in sleek, simple packages.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Panasonic portable
Replacement for older panasonic cordless. Reliable product, which has plenty of features. Easy to set up, not as intuitive to operate, however a few minutes reading intructions, set up of voice mail, directory was made very easy.

4 Stars An excellent phone
It takes a little time to get use to the new features on the phone. I would recommend this phone to a friend.

4 Stars A very nice phone…
I have had no problems with this phone. The sound quality is fine. I have the base on the second floor and I can use the phone in the yard or in the basement. You should note that the construction of the phone may lead to some problems depending on the dexterity of the user. To use the menu, you often have to push the main button, which is more like a joystick. If it is not pushed correctly, you may make an unintended selection. If the phone is used by those, who are not particularly steady (e.g. those with tremors), you may want to consider another model. Features that I like include flashing when there is a voice mail message, lighting up when it rings (particularly at night), and the number missed calls are indicated on the main screen. It has an answering machine but if you use voice mail, it may not be useful.

5 Stars New cordless phones
I did much rewearch on which phone to buy. I am very happy with this product and would recommend it highly.

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DECT 6.0 technology means less interferenceCall blockSilent modeChoice mail selectable voice messageLarge, 2.1″ handset LCDAll-digital answering systemUp to 4-way conference capabilityRinger IDLight-up indicator with ringer/change alertCall waiting caller IDHandset locatorHandset intercom

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars So far my best cordless phone I’ve had
Jump to end if you want to skip the good review and find out why I ended up returning it.

I’m replacing my Unison Dect 6.0 phone I got about 6 months ago with this unit. There wasn’t anything wrong with the unison ones, they worked great, but i wanted to play with the talking caller ID and the call block features.

Unpacked easily enough, put in the included AAA rechargeable batteries, and as it asked, let it charge for about 7 hours.

Setup was easy – i never even opened the manual. Menu is driven with the joystick, which is hard to see in the pictures here, but is about the size of a pencil eraser (or, for you thinkpad users out there, same size as the touchpoint device on the laptop). it’s recessed slightly so you don’t have it poking your head if you’re holding your phone between your shoulder and your ear.

Menus are simple enough to use, and self evident. A few things are buried a level deeper than I would have preferred, but it wasn’t hard to find at all, just an extra click or two to navigate deep enough.

I love the joystick for adding entries in the phone book, since it makes it so easy to do spaces or push the cursor to the next space if you’re doing multiple letters on one key (like M,N, or O one after the other in a name). This is by far the fastest phone book entry I’ve ever been able to do for a new cordless phone.

My Uniden phones had a soft blue backlight when they were charging, making it easy to see the time even in a dark room on them – these are not lit at all unless you’re using it, so that’s a feature I’ll miss, but on the other hand, it shows time, month, and date (i.e. 9:43 PM Dec 23) and it’s larger than the uniden’s display was so easier to read and holds more info at one time, so that offsets the lack of backlighting when in the base.

Only other complaint is for caller listing for missed calls. You have to jump two levels into the main menu to view them, and so far I haven’t found a “delete all” option.

Caller ID voice is useful though, works pretty good so far, but as another reviewer mentioned, it doesn’t take till the second or third ring.

For those of you like me with VOIP but who want to use your local answering machine rather than the VOIP service’s, the options for how many rings before the answering machine picks up are 2 rings through 8 rings, in increments of 1. So unlike some phones that didn’t give you that low of an option (one of the ones I had before my Unidens would’t go less than 4 so it could never be used for my voicemail) this one will let you work easily. It also has a toll saver option for if you check remotely for messages. And it lets you change the code and you can retrieve messages remotely then.

Ringer selection is one thing I didn’t see in the reviews I went through before buying it. And yeah, I know that’s just fluff and not as important as the features but I’m a guy who loves songs for ring tones rather than just noise. That’s where this one falls short. Only a couple songs, and while they are polyphonic, it is a real low end polyphonic. But unlike the uniden, the ring volume if you have a song chosen is amazingly loud at the max setting. I’ve missed many phone calls because i was watching a movie or playing a video game and never heard the phone that sits, literally, 2 feet from my head when i’m on my couch. This one won’t have that problem.

Voice quality is great, on both ends of the call. Speaker phone works very well also, great quality.

The silent mode is more than I had expected. I just thought it was going to be some type of “mute ringer” but you actually program a timeframe you want it to be silent. So for my master bedroom, where the phone is on the opposite wall of exactly where my 6 year old’s head is in his room, I have it set to be silent from his bedtime till we wake up. So that phone will never ring and potentially wake him up a few feet away through the wall. Much nicer than just on/off since I don’t have to remember to turn it back on. You can also mute the ringer on the answering machine base, as well as turn off the call screening, so there’s no noise there at all if desired.

There’s no need to transfer phone entries between phones, they just both see whatever you put in, another bonus above my unidens, where I always had problems and just ended up with the one I used the most had another half dozen more than the phone in my bedroom, since I never could get it to ever get the entire phone book transferred between them properly.

A bit disappointed in the greyscale display, but it works, and you can make things show as multiline, or single line, so if you have poor eyesight the single line is going to blow away just about any other phone you’ve probably seen for readability.

And as another reviewer I think mentioned, no way to “name” the phones. Just numbers next to the battery strength meter, 1 or 2 in my case, as I only have two.

Phone book supposedly holds 50 numbers.

Answering machine lets you decide if people can leave messages 1,2, or 3 minutes long. Handy as there’s only like 15 or 16 minutes worth of recording on these I believe.

If it weren’t for the poor choice of ring tones (and I know, petty of me) and the fact that it’s a few clicks in to be able to display missed calls, I would have given this a 5. But even at just a 4, it is a great deal and a great phone for such a cheap price.

Edit on 12-25 after having it a few days:

Just set up the return. I was using it today and was in the phone book. Suddenly i got a message on the phone saying to go plug the base back in because it was not plugged in anymore. Base was plugged in and powered just fine. Pulled the phone off of the base to check THAT one, and it appeared normal till I went to the phone book, then gave the same message. So I unplugged and replugged the base, and everything was back to ground zero, no settings, phone book entries all gone. This happened three times in the final hour or so of usage, so it’s going back and I’ve already plugged my unidens back in. I’d rather live without the talking caller ID or call block than lose phone books and have it just stop working randomly…

5 Stars Excellent Product
after extensively searching for the right “home phone”, i chose the panasonic and am thrilled with its sound quality and performance. would highly recommend to all.

4 Stars Panasonic cordless phone with answering machine
We have found the Panasonic answering machine and phone easy to use. Some of the pronounciations of the voice activated announcements of the caller are a bit strange, but that is not really important. (Can be a bit comical, though!) Overall, we like the phone and answering machine, particulary since it is very compact.

5 Stars Crisp, clear sound and easy to use
Panasonic’s Dect cordless telephone provides crisp, clear sound. It is also easy to use once you get the toggle figured out. My kids had to show me how to use the toggle so I could select the features I wanted to use. Set up of the telephone was easy and the answering machine is easy to use too. Like most newer telephones, the answering machine only records a few short messages. I wish there was a longer recording time offered, but this feature seems pretty standard for most cordless telephones.

The service range is quite extensive. I’ve used the phone outside of my home without any problems.

The only problem I’ve had with the phone is if I use the phone near the computer. The phone loses its link to base and has to be unplugged for it to work again.

Overall, a good, reliable telephone.

Recommend.

5 Stars Great Phone
I am avid user of panasonic phones so my review may be biased. I have been using panasonic products for over 10 years and can testify to their superior quality. This phone is lightweight and keeps its charge. This only really is an issue when the phone has been used for a relatively long time. Its a pretty sophisticated looking phone. If you get it you will not be disappointed.

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