Dect 6.0 Cell Fusion Caller Id 2HS

List Price: $123.99 Discount Price: Too low to display

Features:

• Never miss a cell phone call again, Pairs up to 2 cell phones , Dect 6.0 interference free technology, Digital answering machine and call waiting/caller ID , Handset and base speakerphone and 8 Remote Jack techology, True digital sound quality, Bluetooth technology, 200 name/number memory

Customer Reviews:

so far ... so good [Posted on 2008-08-05]
We liked the technology of using the home phone make / receive our cell phone calls. Originally we started with the "Panasonic KX-TH1212 DECT 6.0 Expandable Bluetooth Cell Link Convergence Telephone System" with no such luck.

I tested this out today with the IPhone and success (after the 16 hour required charge time).

The range of the bluetooth (cell to base) started to cut out at about 30 ft. or so. That's good enough if my wife leaves her cell in her purse. The bluetooth can be set to look for the cell phone bluetooth but the default is 1 min so we did not change it.

The set up was very easy. No need to open any instructions. There are little reminders (tiny slips of paper) insisting on a initial 16 hour charge time. If you cant wait (like me) just use the base only for the 16 hour time.

Pairs with cell but lacks sensibility [Posted on 2008-08-18]
The phone pairs up with my iPhone just fine, although sometimes I have to manually hit the connect button on the base because it fails to pair automatically once in a while. The phone isn't that intuitive. Pressing talk gets you dialtone, but pressing talk again doesn't hang up. You have to hit End to disconnect any call activity (one example). The display is a bit difficult to read and navigation takes some getting used to. The Answering system is pretty nice though I have voice mail so I'm not using it. It has some neat features like push to talk and room monitoring but I live alone, so I don't have an application for them. When using it for a cell call, there is additional RX delay in the conversation. The DECT 6.0 standard ended the problems I was having with my laptop wireless disconnecting when my old 2.4Ghz phone rang which is a good thing. The price tag for the phone is a bit high.

Good Functionality but Cheap Handset [Posted on 2008-09-28]
Easy to set up. Bluetooth paired with Sanyo Katana LX and automatically reconnects flawlessly. My wife loves that she can leave her cell in her purse and answer calls on the house phone. Each handset and Base can each hold up to 200 contacts, but have to transfer each contact individually (would prefer to program one and transfer whole phonebook to other sets).

Only negative so far is that handsets seem cheap. Center 4 position button sometimes doesn't respond. A few times have had feedback between microphone and earpiece with volume on max. Operation after two weeks is acceptable but have concerns as to the reliability of the handsets. If they fail, I will update my review.

Update:11/17/08. I would lower my rating to a 3-. In addition to the cheap handsets, the answering machine playback volume is too low. With volume turned to maximum, many recordings are barely audible. If/when Panasonic offers a DECT 6.0, Bluetooth, answer maching phone, I will switch.

Nice Concept but Unreliable [Posted on 2008-10-14]
The concept for this phone is great, however it is extremely unreliable. I had it for almost a month and had to return it because it was defective.

Pros: Great sound quality, no interference, a lot of features not found in other cordless phones, and easy to use & set-up

Cons: On many random occasions when I'd answer the phone, I could not hear anyone on the other end, but they could hear me. Or, if I picked up the phone to make a call, I got no dial tone but the call could still be dialed and I couldn't hear anything on the line. To reset the phone I had to unplug it for 10 seconds and plug back in.

I used this phone for business and it is completely unacceptable to continue to say "hello" many times and hear nothing, while the person on the other end thinks your an idiot. I read other reviews of the similar model to this phone: Cell Fusion Dual Hs and people had the same problem with not being able to answer phone calls and dial out properly. I would not waste my time and money again on this phone, so I am back to square 1 to find a good cordless phone - which is a daunting task! Hopefully they will work the bugs out of this phone because when working properly, it is a great phone.

Works as advertised [Posted on 2008-10-24]
We got this system so we could make & receive cell phone calls while in the basement (bad reception area in our house) and it works like a dream. Once bluetooth is activated during setup, you never have to worry about it connecting to your cell phone again. When I walk in the door after work, within a minute or 2 the phones are linked and I can answer cell calls from handsets. Only issue I had was after entering all family & friend phone numbers into base unit, I found that I had to transfer those #'s to the handset connected with the base manually, and could only transfer #'s one at a time! There may be an easier, quicker way but I couldn't find it. Other than that, I love it. Handsets work all over the house and yard and answering machine plays back messages very clearly, no static. System fits the bill for us.

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