Panasonic KX-TG9344T DECT 6.0 Expandable Digital Cordless Answering System w/4 Handsets

List Price: $139.95 Discount Price: Too low to display

Features:

• Talking Caller ID/Talking Alarm Clock/Talking Battery Alert
• All digital answering machine
• Call Block, Night Mode
• Keypad & Speakerphone on both the base & Handsets
• Expandable up to 6 handsets

Customer Reviews:

Pricier than most, but worth it! [Posted on 2008-03-28]
I was pleasantly surprised at both the sound quality and the range of this phone system. My driveway is 200 + feet long and I was able to walk all the way down to the mailbox without losing reception or crispness in my conversation. Will I ever need to be 200+ feet away from the base on a call? Probably not, but the option is there.

The talking caller ID is a great feature, but you have to program names so that the lame caller ID labels arent called out (for example, I tried calling the house with my cell phone and the caller ID said "PA Cell Phone" and that's exactly what the talking ID said - how am I supposed to know who the heck that is!).

The phonebook is slightly tedious, but it's easy enough to program a phone number once a phone call comes in.

The keypad is easy to read. Even my mother said right away that she could read the numbers without glasses.

The ringers are another shortfall to this phone, but again, that's not a big deal. There are about 6 options - 3 rings and 3 songs. Nothing really great. One day, they'll make a phone you can program MP3s to (like a cell phone) but for now, it is what it is.

The four handsets are a Godsend. No more running to get the phone. They're in every room that my wife and I spend the most time in. They each have an "extension" and you can easily transfer calls.

The only other downside is the hanset size. They are a bit small. But so are all cordless housephones these days. I personally prefer something a little bigger.

Anyway, overall a great purchase and I am extremely happy. Nice job, Panasonic!

Great item...Panasonic made requested improvements [Posted on 2008-04-01]
I agree with the previous reviewer that this is a great product. I bought it to avoid interference with my home wi-fi network (g and n); absolutely no interference.

I really like the backlit keypad and the talking caller ID (a noticeable improvement over previous Panasonic phones). I notice that these were the biggest gripes on previous Amazon reviews, so Panasonic is obviously taking notice.

If you want to save about $20, you can buy the version without a phone keypad in the base unit (KX-TG9334T) but I like having the "extra phone" in the base unit (you have to use the speaker phone option with no headset plugged in). Works great at a workdesk or kitchen and almost makes this a 5 headset system.

Unlike the previous reviewer, who thought the headsets too small, for me they are slightly bigger than I like. I would prefer something slightly smaller that could fit inside a pants pocket while I'm working in the yard or in the garage. Not possible with these headsets--you need a belt clip--but not really a big deal.

The phone book is great--easy to add an incoming call--and MOST IMPORTANT it automatically updates the phone book in EVERY headset with that new name and number.

We plan to add another headset but there are three different options. A little disappointing that the Panasonic parts center could not tell us the differences (we eventually found out via the internet--the TGA 630 has no lit touchpad and is white/pearl color, the TGA 930 is pretty close to the supplied headset but the keypad is black, and the TGA 935 has drop and splash resistance (for a kitchen or bath?).

Bottom line: great product!

Very good, but missing some obvious features [Posted on 2008-04-27]
These phones are by far the best cordless phones. The sound quality is great on phone calls. The intercom is a very handy feature and makes it easy to transfer phone calls. The talking caller id is nice, but it does not say some names correctly. The speaker phones are good on the handsets and base. The shared phone book makes putting numbers in easy.

The phone is missing some very obvious features. There is no speed dial, who does not put speed dial on a phone? The phone book works well, but still a speed dial would be nice. The light on the top of the phone is to bright when it is on the base during the night.

Good, but could easily be better [Posted on 2008-06-10]
All buttons on the keypad are not backlit, namely the TALK and OFF buttons. Trying to operate a handset in the dark is extreamly frustrating.

Each handset is identified only by a number (one through six) and it is difficult to remember which handset number is in which room. We worked around this problem by affixing labels (that identifed the room to its handset number) to the backs of all handsets. But a more vexing problem is that from an individual handset, you can't page all of the other handsets at one time if you want to page someone and you don't know which room they are in. The base unit does have a PAGE ALL feature but not the handsets.

All the other features that we have tried work very well. The system is a wonderful piece of equipment except for the brain-dead items mentioned above.

Excellent Product [Posted on 2008-07-17]
Excellent product. It cleared up static from our other wireless devices, microwave, etc. I have the base next to my Linksys Wireless N base. This phone is connected to Vonage. When I have voice mail on the Vonage service it shows on the face of the phone as well.
Highly recommend this phone. Have had no problems with it.

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