Panasonic Dect 6.0 Expandable Digital Cordless Answering System - 4 Handset System (KX-TG9344T) | 
| Brand: Panasonic
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Rating:  47 reviews
Color: Gunmetaric
Media: Electronics
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Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 6 x 5.7
MPN: KX-TG9344T
Model: KX-TG9344T
UPC: 037988479535
EAN: 0037988479535
ASIN: B00138FMQK
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| Features:
| • | Talking Caller ID/Talking Alarm Clock/Talking Battery Alert | | • | All digital answering machine | | • | Call Block, Night Mode | | • | Keypad & Speakerphone on both the base & Handsets | | • | Expandable up to 6 handsets |
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Product Description
The KX-TG9344T DECT 6.0 Expandable Digital Cordless Phone with All-Digital Answering System lets you move freely around your home with long range and amazingly clear sound. It also assures greater protection against eavesdropping for all your calls. Operating in the 1.9GHz frequency range, your phone will not conflict with other wireless devices such as computer routers, wireless keyboards, microwave ovens and other common household devices. Now you can program each handset to ring at your discretion. Before going to sleep, simply set the bedside handset to Night Mode so that it won't ring in your bedroom. In the meantime, the handset in the den will still ring when that important call comes in, without disturbing the person who's sleeping. Now you don't have to be holding the phone to see who's calling. Using text-to-speech technology, the Caller ID information is announced between rings. The KX-TG9344T also boasts a talking alarm clock that will tell you when it's time for lunch, and a talking battery alert that politely tells you when your battery is low, with a "please charge phone" reminder. The Light-Up Indicator with Ringer Alert at the base of the antenna will flash quickly to show that you have an incoming call, and it will flash slowly to let you know you have a new message. So turn off the ringer and never miss a call. Booster - Auto Battery Life - 5-hours talk time, 11 days standby time Charge Time - 7 hours Charge Indication - 4 Levels Indicator - HS White LCD Backlit/Ringer LED VM/Message Alert (Indicator/LED) Backlit Keypad Interrupt Tone Temporary Ringer Off Night Mode Light-Up Indicator/Ringer Color LED Locator/Intercom Key (Base) Temporary Tone Dialing Talking Caller ID Menu Operation Wall Mountable Caller ID Memory - 50 items Phonebook Memory (Name and Number) - 50 items (16char/32 digits) Phonebook Search - Alphabetic/Category Alphabetic Recording
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 Great item...Panasonic made requested improvements April 1, 2008
E. Gallagher (Prague, Czech Republic)
81 out of 82 found this review helpful
I agree with the previous reviewer that this is a great product. I bought it to avoid interference with my home wi-fi network (g and n); absolutely no interference.
I really like the backlit keypad and the talking caller ID (a noticeable improvement over previous Panasonic phones). I notice that these were the biggest gripes on previous Amazon reviews, so Panasonic is obviously taking notice.
If you want to save about $20, you can buy the version without a phone keypad in the base unit (KX-TG9334T) but I like having the "extra phone" in the base unit (you have to use the speaker phone option with no headset plugged in). Works great at a workdesk or kitchen and almost makes this a 5 headset system.
Unlike the previous reviewer, who thought the headsets too small, for me they are slightly bigger than I like. I would prefer something slightly smaller that could fit inside a pants pocket while I'm working in the yard or in the garage. Not possible with these headsets--you need a belt clip--but not really a big deal.
The phone book is great--easy to add an incoming call--and MOST IMPORTANT it automatically updates the phone book in EVERY headset with that new name and number.
We plan to add another headset but there are three different options. A little disappointing that the Panasonic parts center could not tell us the differences (we eventually found out via the internet--the TGA 630 has no lit touchpad and is white/pearl color, the TGA 930 is pretty close to the supplied headset but the keypad is black, and the TGA 935 has drop and splash resistance (for a kitchen or bath?).
Bottom line: great product!
 Fine in many ways, but quite disappointing in others August 15, 2008
A. Mandel (Massachusetts)
63 out of 69 found this review helpful
[updated 11/9/08. See notes below summary at bottom. It's been a couple of months and I still can't get used to this phone]
The machine is well-made, and will do the job for us. It does the basics reasonably well: answering machine, talking Caller ID. Voice quality is okay through the earpiece and via speakerphone. So don't ignore all the good things mentioned in other reviews. However, there are some serious limitations that I find maddening, especially considering the price.
The answering machine is limited to about 18 minutes of recording time. In this day and age, that's pitifully low. Fine for daily use, but not for a 2-week vacation. My previous answering machine, from almost 10 years ago, has more internal memory. On top of that, when the memory runs out, it doesn't necessarily tell the caller that their message will not be recorded!
The worst, most maddening annoyance: Suppose someone calls, and another family member answers the phone. You, in the other room, pick up the handset to see who called. When you press the Caller ID button, it says "System is busy...please try again later." So until your housemate hangs up, there's no way to tell who called.
In fact, when someone's using the phone, you're pretty much locked out of doing anything else with the system. You can't access caller ID. You can't access the phonebook. You can't play any messages on the answering machine. If I'm on a phone call and my wife comes home, and I tell her there's a message on the machine for her, she cannot listen to it until I hang up. In only a few weeks, this one limitation has already caused annoyance and frustration.
Other problems...
In some circumstances, the phone displays "Missed Call" when no call has been missed. I'm not sure what causes this to happen, but all I know is that someone will call, and afterward I'll notice a "Missed call" message. It is only a slight exaggeration to say that our phones perpetually display "Missed call." There are so many false alarms that unless I've been out of the house, I find I no longer bother checking to see if, in fact, anyone's called.
You can't tell from looking at the phones or base unit how many messages have been left.
There is no speed dial! You can use a built-in phonebook, but it can take many keypresses to find the entry that you want to dial.
The Caller ID is annoyingly slow. You don't get to see the whole Caller ID message at once. It shows the text part of the caller ID, waits a second or two, then shows the phone number. I did a test, and it takes approximately 5 seconds per entry to scroll through the Caller-ID list, if you want to see both names and numbers.
The Talking Caller ID is a nice feature, but could be implemented better. Many of our calls are tagged as "Unavailable." My guess is that's pretty commonplace. Unfortunately the Talking Caller ID apparently doesn't have the word "Unavailable" pre-digitized, so it has to synthesize it in that awkward hard-to-understand computer-like voice. We're already making a joke out of it.
There are a bunch of other ease-of-use issues. I won't go into all of them. A few are:
* The main base unit doesn't have an LCD, which means that you can't use the phonebook from the base. Since there's no speed dial, you can only make a call from the main base unit if you know the number.
* The tone duration/spacing is long, and you can't adjust it. So when the phone dials a phonebook number or Caller ID number for you, it takes awhile for the number to be dialed. It's only a few seconds longer, but my previous phones never had this problem.
* I was on the phone the other night, when another call came in via Call Waiting. The display lit up for only 10 seconds. By the time I had put on my glasses, it had gone black. Even though I still had time to pick up the new call, I couldn't see the display to find out who was calling.
Summary: It gets the basic job done, but I'm constantly reminded of its limitations and quirks. And I need to have my old answering machine on standby for when we go on vacation. And my wife has been looking at the handsets with skepticism and trepidation, and then she looks at me. I know what she's thinking, and it's not good.
Update: User 'Ricky' left some comments to my review, so here are my replies to him. My overall rating has not changed.
1) I had earlier written that when one handset answers a call, the other three handsets would display "Missed Call." Ricky said that this is wrong. At first, after I tested this feature, I thought he was correct. However, I've continued to have problems with incorrect "Missed Call" displays.
2) Ricky suggests that I can check my messages while on vacation to keep them from overrunning the 18-minute time aggregate time limit. This is certainly true. However, I marked this down against Panasonic because I shouldn't need to worry about such things while on vacation. It's a vacation. I can buy a 1GB MP3 player for $25 that holds many hours of CD-quality audio. So I don't understand why this phone can't hold even an hour of phone-quality audio, or at least as much as my digital answering machine from several generations ago.
3) Ricky commented that my comment about Talking Caller ID is misleading. I don't see how. All I meant was that they didn't bother to pre-digitize some common words (which they could have known about in advance), so the computer-generated voice is unnecessarily awkward.
Pricier than most, but worth it! March 28, 2008
William J. Cuthbertson
47 out of 47 found this review helpful
I was pleasantly surprised at both the sound quality and the range of this phone system. My driveway is 200 + feet long and I was able to walk all the way down to the mailbox without losing reception or crispness in my conversation. Will I ever need to be 200+ feet away from the base on a call? Probably not, but the option is there.
The talking caller ID is a great feature, but you have to program names so that the lame caller ID labels arent called out (for example, I tried calling the house with my cell phone and the caller ID said "PA Cell Phone" and that's exactly what the talking ID said - how am I supposed to know who the heck that is!).
The phonebook is slightly tedious, but it's easy enough to program a phone number once a phone call comes in.
The keypad is easy to read. Even my mother said right away that she could read the numbers without glasses.
The ringers are another shortfall to this phone, but again, that's not a big deal. There are about 6 options - 3 rings and 3 songs. Nothing really great. One day, they'll make a phone you can program MP3s to (like a cell phone) but for now, it is what it is.
The four handsets are a Godsend. No more running to get the phone. They're in every room that my wife and I spend the most time in. They each have an "extension" and you can easily transfer calls.
The only other downside is the hanset size. They are a bit small. But so are all cordless housephones these days. I personally prefer something a little bigger.
Anyway, overall a great purchase and I am extremely happy. Nice job, Panasonic!
 Best of the current breed of DECT phones July 29, 2008
Travel & Tech (San Francisco Bay Area)
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
I've had a hard time finding cordless phones that have all the features that I am looking for. Foremost among these is talking caller ID. Panasonic is the only mainstream manufacturer that has phones with this feature. Although the KX-TG9344 is not perfect, it is the best of the phones I've looked at so far.
It utilizes DECT 6.0, which is the latest technology for cordless phones and is supposed to have greater clarity and privacy without having interference issues like the older 2.4 GHz phones. Not sure if this is primarily a marketing gimmick or not, but the Panasonic sounds clear and has good range. The screen is nice, and the handsets are smaller than previous generations of cordless phones (which is a pro or a con, depending on your personal preference).
Regarding the talking caller ID, it's a godsend not to have to get up to pick up the phone only to find out you have a telemarketer on the line. You have to subscribe to caller ID with your phone company, and not all the caller labels are always understandable, but the nice thing is that you have the option of putting in your own labels for folks in your address book. It usually takes a couple of rings for the talking caller ID to kick in, which is a bit of a drag.
The only things I wish the Panasonic had are a speed dial feature and larger "talk" and "end" buttons. I'm so used to hitting one key to call frequently-dialed numbers in my cell phone, that not having this feature seems strange on a cordless phone. Regarding the buttons, the two most frequently used buttons are "talk" and "end". Is there a reason why these aren't any bigger than the other buttons on the keypad? May be a case of form over function.
Minor gripes aside, the Panasonic stands out among the current generation of cordless phones. Having three extra handsets is also a major plus - means a lot less running between rooms to pick up the phone.
Very good, but missing some obvious features April 27, 2008
Brian Mullins (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States)
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
These phones are by far the best cordless phones. The sound quality is great on phone calls. The intercom is a very handy feature and makes it easy to transfer phone calls. The talking caller id is nice, but it does not say some names correctly. The speaker phones are good on the handsets and base. The shared phone book makes putting numbers in easy.
The phone is missing some very obvious features. There is no speed dial, who does not put speed dial on a phone? The phone book works well, but still a speed dial would be nice. The light on the top of the phone is to bright when it is on the base during the night.
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