Panasonic KX-TG6545B DECT 6.0 PLUS Expandable Digital Cordless Phone with Answering System, Black, 5 Handsets
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Manufacturer: PanasonicModel: KX-TG6545B
Color: Black
Product features:
- DECT 6.0 Plus Technology
- 5 Handsets
- Single Line
- Cordless Phone
- Digital Answering System Included
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Customer Review: Somewhat customizable ringtones and handset naming made this my best choice
Summary: 4 Stars
The Panasonic KX-TG6545B set is our second such system. We've been wanting to replace our approximately 5 year old 5.8 GHz Motorola system due to extreme aggravation with that product's battery replacement costs after the first few years. It took me a long time to commit to a new phone system because of one feature that the old system had--the ability to select a custom ringtone for individual callers from one's phone book.
The Panasonic KX-TG6545B does not, alas, perfectly replicate that function of my Motorola units. It does, however, allow one to create up to 9 subsets called "Groups" within the system's phonebook, and each Group can be assigned a unique ringtone. This lets my young children continue to have the privilege of answering the telephone themselves, but only if they recognize the ringtone as the one I've assigned to family members. Some (my husband) would argue that the talking caller ID replaces this functionality, but I still prefer the unique ringtone concept. 1) The ringer sounds a few seconds before the caller ID starts talking. 2) Phonebook entries are written as first and last names, but the children would better recognize "grandma" over "Jane Doe cell." 3) The talking caller ID does mangle some otherwise well-known family friends' names, and I don't want to rely upon the kids' figuring out what the digital voice is saying. I was prepared for this negative as I've been researching a new phone system for well over a year, but I mention it because it is a minor bummer every single day.
The only other missing feature my old system had was a baby monitor option, which this Panasonic set does not have. I used it occasionally, but don't really miss it.
The only other significant drawback I've found over my old set was the ability to customize for each handset what action to take when using the system's intercom. On my Motorolas, I could set the Kitchen and Dining Room handsets to auto-answer an incoming intercom call, thus letting me answer hands-free. I always made the Bedroom set require physically pushing a button before the handset would pick up, for privacy. The Panasonic KX-TG6545B system treats the intercom function just as an incoming phone call--you have to "answer" an intercom page. With no settings to change, this is the obvious default choice, but it was fantastic to have the option to make some "public" rooms capable of auto-answering a page.
Features the Panasonic KX-TG6545B includes that are important to me are:
* Ability to assign a name to each handset instead of just sequential numbers. (Yes, sometimes the handsets move around, but eventually they go back where they belong, and the intercom is useless without this feature.)
* Shared phonebook between all sets. (This is much easier than our old system where I had to program each handset, though a family with older kids or teens might enjoy each having their own 50 phonebook slots to populate individually.)
* Handset design. (These are much lighter and the bases are smaller, too.)
* Batteries are rechargeable AAA, easily replaceable. (Opinions seem to differ on this, but our old set used proprietary batteries that cost $16 each at our local big-chain electronics store. I never successfully ordered the correct replacement battery online, either. The original batteries lasted a few years, but replacement batteries seemed to die within a few months.)
* Speakerphone and dial pad in the base unit. (I didn't have this before, and can live without it, but my husband leaves the handsets all over the house, so this is one location I can run to and know for a fact I can answer the phone. Effectively, it is like getting seven phones instead of just six.)
* Expandability to 6 (six) handsets. (I ordered one extra handset at the same time I got this set because I always meant to do so with my last set and didn't get around to it until that model became hard to find. Since you only need an electrical socket, it is really easy to find one more place to put a handset, especially nice since it adds an "intercom" to inconvenient spots like the attic or basement, even if just in my pocket while working up/down there.)
* Easy to set up additional handset. (My extra--purchased separately that same day on Amazon--handset arrived here a day before the set. I plugged it in and charged it overnight, as instructed, before the other parts arrived. Next day, after unpacking and plugging in all the parts of the Panasonic KX-TG6545B set, I followed the trivially easy instructions and paired the 6th handset to the base unit. I am technically adept, but no skills were needed for this process beyond reading a sentence on the instruction card and following the simple instructions.)
* Base unit is wall-mountable with no extra parts to buy. (I find the wall mount a little loose, but it is in a protected location above a counter in the kitchen, and I am happy to have those square inches of kitchen counter space back.)
* Screen readability is just okay. (My Motorola had a brighter display, and I could hit a button while the phone was on its charger and it would light up so I could read the time. The Panasonic handsets display "Please lift up and try again" for several seconds if I push a button to illuminate the screen, though after that long-feeling pause I can see the time before it goes dark again.)
* Silent Mode is handy. (The Panasonic system allows you to set specific hours during which a given handset will be in Silent Mode. That handset won't ring and the keys don't beep either. This is nice for a handset near the kids' sleep area.)
I have never had a call reception or home Wifi interference problem with these phones, but neither did the 5.8 GHz Motorola set or the several individual old cordless phones before that. Making phone calls and receiving them worked just fine in all cases. As long as I keep a landline phone, I will continue to use an expandable-from-one-base system in our old house with minimal phone jacks, but I encourage new buyers to really research the calling and phonebook features on these phone sets because that is where the differences really are. My mother's highest priority was a set that would play Christmas carols for a ringtone. My in-laws needed to research which set had a screen light/bright enough for them to read. For me, incoming call ringtones and naming the handsets are top priorities. What matters most to you?
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