Best Corded-Cordless Combination Telephones
Whether you're using the corded or cordless handset, this phone will give you everything you need in a home phone system. Easy-to-use base unit features three one-touch dial buttons and battery backup.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Complete phone book integration between the corded base and the cordless handsets is great, plus if you need it, each cordless handset can have their own separate speed dials for different members of the family. As always, there will be issues that reviewers mention and I thought it was odd that Panasonic provided the rechargeable batteries for the cordless handsets but did not provide the same rechargeable batteries for the power outage backup system on the corded phone. Nonetheless, that being a minor inconvenience to have to provide for yourself, this is a great phone system and I highly recommend it to you."
"Excellent - no problems."
"She was having problems answering the phones she had, because she never could figure out which button to push. If mom is in a room away from the corded phone and our call goes to the answering machine, our voices come over ALL handsets and we can "remind" her to go to the corded phone or direct her to the correct button to push on the cordless phones."
"The phone rang and I immediately began to dry my hands to work my way to the phone, when it announced the number and I knew it was a crap call, went back to work."
"I bought this phone 3 months ago and the handset developed some corrosion from the battery."
"Needed the extra handset in another room so in all this was a very good buy."
"I also needed the feature that lets me put "greeting only" on the answering machine when we are out of town and no messages are recorded."
"One of the chargers does not work, I have contacted Panasonic five (5) time and have two (2) case contact number messages from them that they will get back to me as soon as someone checks out my claim I sent them copies of my payment to amazon after sending them a copy of my order which they asked for first."
Size: 1 Corded and 1 Cordless Handset. For optimal performance batteries should be charged for 16 hours prior to use.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"While the cordless units seem to sound clear, there is a very annoying background noise when using the base unit."
"I just wish I would have bought another cordless to go along with the set."
"I really wanted a phone system that would allow me to plug at least one cordless phone somewhere in my home. Furthermore, I wanted to make sure that I had the option to have an answering machine in the event my phone service did not offer voicemail."
"This AT&T extension phone was easily added to the system and works great."
"It’s great when making phone calls, but when using it as an intercom, we get interference if we’re also using an iPad."
"Extra phone doesn't work."
"The handset runs out of battery without warning, even after a full day's charge."
"She cannot answer calls or hear anyone on the wireless handset."
Style: 2 handsets. Block up to 250 numbers with one-touch Call Block on base unit and handsets, 1-touch call block, Dedicated Call Block buttons on the base unit and handsets let you register up to 250 unwanted numbers with 1 touch — even while the phone is ringing or while talking. Includes 3,000 number phone book, baby monitor and battery power backup, Clearly hear calls from noisy places.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I had to replace the previous set, as I am now working solely out of my home office, and needed a corded phone with speaker phone option so I would not be reliant on a battery powered handset that lasted only an hour or so per charge. An added bonus of this phone was the ability to also pair a Bluetooth headset to the base, which also gives clarity (compared to the speakerphone) to the conference calls as well as cordless convenience. Once paired, switching from the Bluetooth headset and base unit is as easy as pressing a button on the base to use the speakerphone (or headset) or simply picking up the corded handset. The speakerphone quality depends on how close the speaking person is to the phone (base or cordless handset), yet it is very good for the most part; I would not expect anything different in a phone kit in this price range."
"If you are cooking something, and you cell phone beeps with a text message, your base and your remote handest say, "Text Message from John Smith". Finally there is call block which I need to get used to using for those annoying presidential campaign surveys!"
"This is my second Panasonic Dect-6 cordless phone system. I have owned and used several other brands of cordless phones before but nothing compares to the quality, features, and cost of Panasonic cordless phone system."
"Use with my cell phone paired to it."
"System has met my expectations and need for combination land and cell use."
"i would recommend them to a friend., they linked automatically to my cell Phone BT after making sure the cell phone iBt s turned on."
"The directions have been pretty clear, but some require you to look up a special code to get to the proper function rather than having a way to get to it on the menu, so that's the only thing I'm counting off a star for not being perfect."
"It works, but I'm not thrilled."
Best Cordless Telephones
Style: KX-TG7875S. Sync your smartphone to your home phone with Link2Cell technology;WxDXH (Base) 7x4.6x4(inches); WxDXH (Handset) 1.9x1.3x6.7(inches).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"And while this phone system does have a large number of features the paper manual has a well laid out matrix for locating the features you need to set up or access. And the most important feature in a world of unwanted, unsolicited and mostly unstoppable robo calls is the BLOCK CALLS feature of this phone system. Luckily this phone system allows you to block up to 250 different phone numbers."
"This was a powerhouse of a cordless phone system complete with a nice color screen and flashing antenna when calls and voicemail arrived. Thirdly, reading the Amazon reviews from actual owners, I got the idea that this would be sort of a downgrade to all the "bells and whistles" that Panasonic had put into their older phones. I am so happy that I took a leap of faith and ordered the KX-TG7875S. Been using it for a week now, and I must say, I love it more than my previous phone system. That being said, I was a bit fearful of all the menu codes mentioned in the manual that gave a person quick access to primary functions. Play around with it a little, and you'll find that you can easily access any function of the phone within seconds from the navigation screen. The base unit has a built-in answering machine, but I turned it off since I subscribe to voice mail service. The base station is located on a top floor, at the opposite end of a large home. Even caller ID from the cell phone is forwarded to the Panasonic display screen. Call quality is very good, but of course, dependent upon how strong your cell phone signal is. I have dead spots in my home so the quality of the calls from my cell phone vary. What I really love is when someone sends a text message to my iPhone and I get a notification on my Panasonic phone. It's really cool to hear the Panasonic phone ring and a voice say "Text Message." So, essentially, the Panasonic TG7875S allows you leave your cell phone in its charger and completely forget about it when you are home."
"I read where someone had this phone's "CALL BLOCKING" feature but said that it first had to ring to block a call. I found after reading the instructions, that you could program the phone to not sound on the first ring, therefore any callers that are blocked will not go through. You can program the blocked callers or after you get an annoying call, you just set it up to block in the future."
Best Corded Telephones
Enter your model number to make sure this fits. Simple, Corded Operation . Caller ID / Call Waiting . 50 Name and Number Caller ID History. Big button Display;Message guardR memory for power failure.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"UPDATE October 2014: After two years of trouble-free service a couple vertical lines on the LCD display stopped working -- each vertical line is only about 1/4 of a text letter wide so the affected text characters are still easily legible. Volume available through both handset and speaker is individually adjustable and can be made very loud on the highest settings. 60 minutes is still the target amount for manufacturers in my opinion -- the problem is that like most answering machines, this one will stop taking messages once the memory is full -- and a busy business day or some political robocalls can fill things up pretty fast and shut the system down. Good human interface -- big buttons, readable and backlit display, clealy labled control buttons -- you do still need to look at the manual just a bit to see how the menu and control system is set up but it's about as simple as it can be made, IMO. Overall I give this phone high marks for design, execution, and value, with durability being the unknown factor."
"My main complaint is the detachable plastic piece that is supposed to elevate the phone in the back so it is angled forward for easier reading."
"I love it."
"Great phone for a fraction of the price of other phones."
"It stuck out so far that you could see the whole back of the phone."
"Most everything else about the phone is typical, but it does add further functions to help those of us who are growing older: * A large keypad for easy dialing. * A four-setting equalizer function to tweak sound. * "Audio Assist" to temporarily boost receiver volume. * Relatively intuitive functions that can be set up easily. That said, one of the failings of this phone is that--for all its audio-altering capabilities--it does not have a rich sound compared to a cheaper AT&T phone I used to own. This seems odd given this phone's equalizer and Audio Assist functions, but the duller sound quality is obvious in comparison."