Telephone Reviews

This is a cheap phone. I bought this one at local store for ($$$), minus the rebate. I've owned it for about a month now.

Let's get down to business - the phone I have uses the same circuitry as this one but is styled differently, kind of a futuristic style, really. It has a volume switch, a scan button to get a better channel, a redial button, page, memory button, a flash button, and a pause button. Not to mention the headset jack!

I love the compact base on this phone, but when it comes down to it, it dosen't sound as good as my other cordless phones (I own 7).

For one thing, unless the other person talks loud, it's hard to hear them. Raising the volume helps, but it's still hard to hear some callers. The manual is short and shows mediocre English skills, but this phone is easy to use and setup. The fit and finish is very good, and could compete with some uptown phones in the ($$$) range.

The wall mount bracket is unuseful, as the phone is unsteady if it's hanging on the wall. Of course, I use it as a desktop cordless phone, so it dosen't matter.

Overall, this is fine for calling up the bank info line, or calling time and temperature. I use it to answer the phone, and if it isn't a telemarketer, I can get on my other cordless to talk. However, it's not a good primary phone.

My roommates and I have the Olympia OL2410 phone system. The selling point for us was that you can plug four phones into the main system without the need for additional phone jacks, so phone quality took a back seat in our decision making. Luckily these phones have proven themselves to be exceptional!

The battery charge lasts a good long time, call clarity is awesome, and each phone can hold twenty speed dial numbers. We have three of these phones at home and they serve us all well.

while this phone does not come with all the bells and whistles or pricier models, it is a nice complementary phone to have. i have mine in my bedroom and it works great. its lightweight and the base is small. so far, i have had zero problems and enjoy using this phone. the 3 different type of rings you can select from is nifty also. its a great value!

I love this phone, the features are really cool. You can change the ringer just like on a cell phone. The only thing that I dont like about the phone is that when you mount it on a wall it's not that secure. I have mine next to a door and when you close the door the handset falls off the base of the phone. But overall, really nice phone

This is a very good headset for the money, but try the Panasonic model KX-TCA60 instead. It has noticeably better sound quality. (See my reviews there.) This model is a little bit more expensive, has a smaller microphone (which is nice), folds (which is convenient if you really need it) and is built a little more sturdily.

I have been looking for a decent cordless phone since my old AT&T 9400 (900 MHz digital spread spectrum) died. That phone sounded just like a corded phone, and I never counted on having problems duplicating that experience. But I did. I tried 900 MHz models, 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz of all brands, but there were always too many dead spots and drop outs.

The KX-TG5202 (essentially a KX-TG5200 with an extra handset and charger) fixes that problem. The sound quality is as good as I've heard from any current models, and it even sports a "voice enhancement" technology which, if switched on, makes voices sounds more "realistic." In addition, each handset has a speakerphone, which gets high marks from the people I've called on the phone.

The phone has a black and white display for Caller ID information, and three "soft buttons" which change function depending on the mode the phone is in. It has all basic functionality you'd expect from a $100+ phone (backlighting, phone books, various ring tones, etc.) It doesn't go overboard, however. There is no voice dialing or voice announcement of callers, for example.

All in all, this is a good, solid phone with basic functionality and more than respectable sound quality. If you're not looking for a lot of bells and whistles, you'll love it.

First, the good news. Panasonic has fixed all of the problems the 2.4GHz phones experienced. They have finally seen the light and are using NiMH batteries. These are a huge improvement over the previous NiCad batteries. Sound quality is good, as is range. Setup is easy, and the features all work as they should. This phone functions so much better than the Siemens phone it replaces that there is simply no basis for comparison. Function early a solid five stars.

The bad news for many will be the appearance. What are the product stylists at Panasonic thinking and who do they imagine the buyer is? One wonders what sort of décor they imagine will be enhanced by bright silver phones with orange LCD screens and antennas sticking up everywhere? Before you buy one, make sure that any other decision makers in the household are consulted on the appearance. The icing on the cake is the rather large baby blue and black logo announcing to the world that this is the "5.8GHz Gigarange Supreme" which completes the overall cheesy appearance nicely. Our Siemens phone may have been had functional issues, but it was well styled and disappeared into virtually any background. On the other hand, the Uniden phones make the Panasonic styling look positively restrained. Appearance earns a dismal two stars.

Keypad layout is pretty typical of what one expects these days from Asian mass-market electronics companies, busy and cluttered. Why use a single button for talk/hang up when you can use a separate one for each? If there was space to add more buttons, rest assured Panasonic would have. Since the buttons actually feel good in use, are not overly sensitive and don't stick when pushed, the layout earns three stars.

In the end I weighted my rating more toward function, as that's really the only area one can be objective about, and the function is strong. If you can stand to look at it, and you're not married to someone that will hold a grudge because you brought something hideous looking into the house, you probably won't be disappointed.

Nice well designed phone. Very easy to program. Takes 3 AA batteries for memory presets. I purchased two of these phones, one for my grandparents who promptly dropped the phone on the kitchen floor ejecting the batteries thereby erasing all the pre-programmed numbers that I had entered. Battery cover needs to be taped down to prevent this, as battery cover does not close well (Panasonic could have designed a better battery cover into this phone as they have with other models).

Phone has nicely sized buttons, loud ringer and well functioning speakerphone feature as well as a headset jack. Receiver cord is a bit short but can easily be replaced with a longer one. Will review again as the phones age.

A great phone. Does not fade with minimal static moving from room to room. This is the second Panasonic phone that we will own. The phone brand has been virtually trouble free over the years for us.

This phone had great reception and I was very pleased with the features. We have voice mail and the button on top of the phone will flash if you have a new message. It was an easy, quick way to know when you had a message waiting. The caller ID feature works fine. The problem for us is that several weeks after having this phone, it suddenly won't work. It doesn't appear to be the battery and the user's guide offers no insight. I have not looked into the problem enough to know where the blame lies. I like this phone enough to try it again.