Panasonic Cordless Phones
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Condition: Factory Reconditioned
Color: Silver
Top positive review
12 people found this helpful
Best model for retrieving voicemail, model comparison in review
By Frank Harris on Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2016
I bought this KX-TGE275 in July 2016. Like all of the Panasonic cordless sets I've had, it works great. I gave my perfectly working KX-TG6643 from 2011 to a friend because I wanted more handsets and some new features. Another friend has the new KX-TGL463, so I have some hands-on experience with it. I bought the KX-TGE275 instead of one of the other models because I wanted five handsets, a keypad on the base, a single key to reliably open the speakerphone and retrieve voice mail (I don't use the built-in answering machine), a 2.5mm headset jack, and a voice mail indicator light on each handset. I didn't need the dedicated Call Block button because my landline and DSL provider, Sonic.net, uses the Nomorobo service to block nearly all robocalls and I can block any others using the phone's menu. I found that the ACCESS softkey on the KX-TGL463 does not reliably appear when there is voicemail. In a text chat with Panasonic support, I was told "ACCESS not guaranteed to be displayed when you have voicemail messages". Without it, one must use the menus or the keypad to reach voicemail. I never found a comparison chart of Panasonic's models. So from looking at each model's specifications and manuals on the Panasonic website here are some of the similarities and differences among some of the models Amazon is currently selling for features that interested me or two friends. I'm showing a 0 for the last digit, though the real models' last digit indicates how many handsets are in the box. I'm still not sure which models are newer or older, but I'm listing the dates seen in the margins of the PDF manuals, the Amazon first sold date if listed, and sometimes the dates of earliest Amazon reviews. I keep being surprised by Panasonic, finding features that I forgot about or didn't know they had. Most recently, it was assigning different rings to each address book group so that, for example, family and friends can have different rings. Or automatically putting a handset into silent mode during certain hours. KX-TGE260, Manual date 2015-01, Base has no keypad, KX-TGEA20 handset KX-TGE270, Manual date 2015-01, Base has a keypad, KX-TGEA20 handset, mine Amazon first date 2014-03 and has 2014 reviews Link-to-Cell No call block button but can block using the menu Power When the Power Goes Out New Message Notification by a Call Voice Mail Light-Up Indicator on Handset Volume +- rocker on the side 2.5 mm Headset jack, also Bluetooth headset Belt clip Has noise reduction/messages/voice mail Smart function key KX-TGF340 Manual date 2014-12 Amazon first date 2015-04, Amazon reviews start 2015-05 Base has a keypad, KX-TGFA30 handset Base has round answering control Link-to-Cell Call block button Power When the Power Goes Out No New Message Notification by a Call No Voice Mail Light-Up Indicator on Handset Volume +- on the center pad 2.5 mm Headset jack, no Bluetooth headset Belt clip Has ACCESS softkey, hit or miss for dialing voicemail KX-TGF370 Manual date 2014-11 Base has a keypad, same as Costco KX-TG585SK, KX-TGFA30 handset Base has round answering control Amazon first date 2015-04, Amazon reviews start 2015-05 Link-to-Cell Call block button Power When the Power Goes Out No New Message Notification by a Call No Voice Mail Light-Up Indicator on Handset Volume +- on the center pad 2.5 mm Headset jack, also Bluetooth headset Belt clip Has ACCESS softkey, hit or miss for dialing voicemail KX-TGE460, Manual date 2015-11, base has no keypad, KX-TGEA40 handset KX-TGE470, Manual date 2015-11, base has a keypad, KX-TGEA40 handset Amazon first date 2016-07, Amazon reviews start in 2016-09 Link-to-Cell Call Block button Power When the Power Goes Out New Message Notification by a Call Voice Mail Light-Up Indicator on Handset Volume +- rocker on the side 2.5 mm Headset jack, also Bluetooth headset Belt clip Has ACCESS softkey, hit or miss for dialing voicemail KX-TGL460, Manual date 2015-11, base has no keypad, KX-TGLA40 handset Link-to-Cell Has Call Block on D-pad No Power When the Power Goes Out - web blurb says yes, but manual and specs say no New Message Notification by a Call No Voice Mail Light-Up Indicator on Handset Volume +- rocker on the side No Headset jack, but can use a Bluetooth headset No belt clip Flat keys, Shoulder bump, and Concave ear pad Has ACCESS softkey, hit or miss for dialing voicemail Kit has only three handsets, but Amazon sells additional handsets
Top critical review
14 people found this helpful
Terrible Sound Quality! Terrible Battery Life.
By M. Rose on Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2014
Full disclosure - I returned this item within 24 hours of putting it into service so this review is mainly about the unit's sound quality - based on a land line connection. The sound quality was terrible and totally unacceptable.. I was replacing an older Panasonic 5.8 Ghz KX-TG5576 which was a solid performer for years. Declining battery life in the old handsets was the reason for replacing it. The feature rich KX-TGE247S, the Panasonic brand and decent reviews led me to pick and purchase this system. After delaying the switch over for a couple of days after scanning the lengthy user manual, I installed it with just the basics, charging the handsets for the recommended 7 hrs initially, setting an answering machine message, making sure the handsets all connected to the base station etc. then we left the house for a few hours. I never got around to really testing the Bluetooth components beyond linking to me cell phone which worked fine. Anyway, When we returned the message light was showing 1 message, which I proceeded to play. While the message's diction from the caller was fairly understandable, I didn't recognize the voice. I thought it might be my wife's sister, but wasn't sure, and played it again. Still not sure but based on the content of the message, to me it was clearly our daughter. My wife listened to it separately and had the same experience as being uncertain who had called. She even checked the caller ID history for the message TO FIND OUT WHO IT WAS that had called.mwe never had that experience with the older Panasonic when the caller was someone close to us like a child or extended family member. So when we called our daughter back we were both stuck by how "tin like" a.k.a tinny the sound quality was that we were hearing. It did sound minutely better by using the phone's "NR" noise reduction feature, but not as good as the older Panasonic, and overall still quite "tinny". Plus, reading the manual, the NR feature takes the phone out of "ECO" mode, which decreases battery life. So at that point it was clear to me (sic) that the phone had to go back. One final negative just for the heck of it. I charged all 4 handsets overnight to give them the minimum 7 hour charge time. I then had them on the counter out of the Chargers for another day brfore I got around to connecting the new device. In the intervening night I started to hear an unknown electroic beeping somewhere in the house, which I disregarded after making sure it wasn't the CO detector. When I got up the next morning and went to install the new phone, ALL 4 HANDSETS WERE DEAD. So while I had to repeat the charging step again, it also raised serious concerns about the battery life for this set. I mean less than 24 hours of standby time without using ANY talk time seems just totally stupid wrong. So once the voice quality issue was apparent, the phones went back within a few hours.
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