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 Panassonic KX-TG6702 December 24, 2006
Roger (Santa Barbara)
46 out of 47 found this review helpful
This is by far the best telephone system I've ever seen or used. Intelligently designed, allowing 8 handsets to be used with the base station, intuitive operation, great range with great sounding voice reception, an outstanding system in all respects. I've scattered the 7 receivers away from the base throughout our (single level) large home and find they all sound just as clear as when they're held next to the base. The recording system is easy to operate and with all the expected extras for a high-level telephone of this price, this system completely fulfills my expectations. I strongly recommend this telephone (with 6 additional receivers to add to the base and single receiver in the package) to anybody who needs a quality telephone system
Best expandable cordless phone system if you have 2 lines November 19, 2007
Jay D'LUGIN (Atlanta, GA USA)
42 out of 42 found this review helpful
If you need a two-line, expandable cordless phone system, the pickings are pretty slim. Of the few out there, the Panasonic system is the best. I previously owned both early and late generations of the Siemens Gigaset systems. Both were POSs. No wonder Siemens got out of that line of business.
The Panasonic system has great sound quality and pretty much every bell and whistle you could want.
Is it perfect? No. Here's what I'd add or change in the next version of this phone:
1. The (user selectable) flashing indicator on the handsets for new voice messages is great. But it works only with messages left on the machine's built-in recorder and not messages left on phone company-based voicemail? C'mon Panasonic, this is trivial to implement. Lots of much cheaper phones can do this. Even most caller ID boxes have a message light. Silly omission.
2. When you clear the missed called list from any handset or the base, it should likewise clear the missed called list on every other station. Just like when you listen to new messages and the blinking indicator stops flashing on every station. Annoying, basic user interface design flaw that would be so easy to correct in the next generation.
3. The ONE thing the Siemens Gigaset did that I miss is the ability to slip a handset into the charging base during a call and have it charge the battery and not drop the call. If you do this with the Panasonic, it hangs up. You could also initiate a call on the Siemens phone while in the charger by using a plug-in headset or the speakerphone feature. I'm sometimes on long conference calls and it would be nice to be able to do this when the battery is about to die.
4. A two-digit PIN for retrieving messages remotely? That's just ridiculous, Panasonic. C'mon... it should be at least 4 digits long. At least the PIN is user-selectable.
5. There are cheap (< $1) belt/pocket clips for the handsets available from Panasonic. You'll see an order form in the box. Geez, Panasonic. Think ya coulda sprung for a FREE one of those with the phone? It's little piece of plastic, for crying out loud. They snap on firmly and are particularly useful if you like to walk around while you talk with a plugged-in headset.
6. Speaking of headsets, another nice-to-have feature is Bluetooth connectivity between the handset and a wireless headset that you probably already own for your mobile phone.
7. Reduce the size of the transformer plug on the charger base. It's ridiculously large compared to similar devices (e.g. my mobile phone's charger). Move the transformer circuitry from the plug to the base itself. The base is mostly filled with air right now. The extra weight in the base would make it more stable anyway.
None of these are showstoppers for me. Overall I'm very satisfied with the sound quality in both speakerphone and held-to-your-ear modes, the peaceful coexistence of the 5.8 GHz with my WiFi network and microwave oven, the very adequate battery life and the system's ability to deal with my city's mandatory 10-digit dialing and four local area codes intelligently. It's also very important to me to be able to copy dialing directories between handsets and it's simple to do with this system.
Are you listening, Panasonic....? Bueller? Anyone?
 Pretty Good Phone System February 15, 2007
Simon LeGree (Boston, MA USA)
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
The hand set of this 5.8ghz phone system has pretty good range, much better than my old Motorola 2.8ghz system. Ergonomics seem good. Biggest peeve: every incomming call shows as a "Missed Call" on all the handsets where the call was not answered, including calls answered by the answering machine of the base unit. So you end up with a meaningless tally of Missed Calls in the display. Also, it does not indicate when I have a message waiting on my phone service provider's voice mail system (I use that for one of the two phone lines, and the system's built-in answering machine for the second line).
Great November 9, 2006
R. K. (NY United States)
17 out of 27 found this review helpful
Great phone, having the second handset is very convenient. Great connectivity, no static. Very pleased
FOR US, IT'S THE BEST CURRENTLY AVAILABLE June 7, 2007
Mr. Robert G. Wilkes
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
We now have 3 of these 2-line systems. My sweetheart [wife] walks all over the house with a portable handset, but I greatly prefer a hard-wire connection - in spite of the many top brands of cordless phones that we have owned over the years. I also keep a charged portable unit attached to my electric wheelchair so that I am able to check the caller ID when the phone rings and I can't get to one of the hardwire lines to answer before one of our answering machines (we use 2 different answering machines that we like for each line, but do have NEVER NEEDED the 3 answering machines included in each of these 3 systems - so we cannot rate the answering machine part of this system). We're quite pleased. No notable complaint.
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