Panasonic Dect 6.0 Expandable Digital Cordless Answering System - 4 Handset System (KX-TG9334T) by Panasonic
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Digital camera reviews of Panasonic Dect 6.0 Expandable Digital Cordless Answering System - 4 Handset System (KX-TG9334T)
Digital camera Review: Decent phone system BUT many bugs and interface issues.
Summary: 5 Stars
EDITED REVIEW
I Give this Phone System 2 Stars and would NOT recommend you buy this phone system!
******EDITED MAY 22 2008*****
Added one ding in the "bad" category (read below)
******EDITED JULY 13 2008****
I am going to bump this review down now as time goes on, annoyances creep up. Amazon doesnt let us change the star rating
With this latest revision of cordless phones from Panasonic, it seems they listened (for the most part) to all the complaints of prior generations.
All in all this is a decent phone system with a lot of features I have wished for, and some annoyances. It can still be improved, but this system does everything I liked about my 5.8Ghz Uniden, and improves on the things I hated.
Its a long winded review, but I tried to be as complete as possible and touch on all the points I wish I got from other reviews.
Overall I am still satisfied with this system, but not as impressed as I was in the beginning.
The good:
Batteries-Gone are the proprietary batteries. YAY!!! These babies use NiMH AAA batteries. You can go buy off the shelf rechargables when these die, so thats a major improvement. The system also will not overcharge the batteries if you leave the handset in the base. This will hopefully help with the battery life and memory effect. Time will tell on this one. Its a very good thing to see.
Call blocking-You can block specific numbers that call you so they get a busy signal.
Night/DND mode-You can set a specific time block that the phones will not ring. (it would be nice to have an exception list, so that in the event of an emergency, your phone system will ring)
Call screening-You can now opt to be able to listen to who is leaving you a message, or you can shut it off. This is essential if you dont want to hear your aunt complaining about her cellulitis while your are trying to focus on the Ace of Cakes marathon.
Message retrieval-You can listen to your messages from any handset. (Prior generation panasonics could not do this from what I have read. My uniden did it, and I felt it was a must have)
Message waiting indicator-If you subscribe to your provider's voicemail, it will display on the phone that you have messages, negating the need to pick up the phone and listen for the dialtone pattern.
Global handset locator-When locating the handsets, picking up one will turn off the locating signal. (from what I have read, prior panasonics required you to go to each handset to shut off the paging)
Global address book-Programming a number on one handset, will add it to all the handsets. (which is great)
Distinctive ring-You can program per handset a ringtone for your address book callers.
Backlighting-All the number keys are backlit, and are individual keys which is great.
Answering machine-Doesnt record hang ups which has been a common complaint in the past on Panasonics
Wireless networking conflicts-Doesnt conflict, although this isnt new technology. 5.8's dont conflict and I have a vtech 2.4 that doesnt conflict either. Wireless networks (in general) communicate on the 2.4ghz spectrum so this hasnt been an issue for me in a very long time.
The Bad:
***Addedd May 22 2008** -After using this phone for over a month, a MAJOR complaint on this phone system is a very ANNOYING delay from when you hit TALK to when the microphone on the phones get turned on. There's a good .5 second delay, or let me say, enough time between when you hit talk and when the phone goes to your ear. I find in 9/10 situations where I have to say "hello?....hello?" before the caller can hear me. For this reason I would knock a full star off this phone system as its very annoying. I have now come to live with it but I am not happy about it.
***ADDED JULY 13 2008****
Paging feature is all but useless. There is no way to page from one handset to all the others. For instance. If I am downstairs and I want to page my wife to pick up the phone upstairs, I have to know which handset she has near her. This is impossible. I cant page all like in my uniden. This is real idiotic on Panasonic's part, and equally idiotic, the lcd of the handset doesnt indicate which handset it is. I have resorted to writing numbers on stickers and sticking it to the phone.
Also annoying after 2 months of usage, the handsets will die for no reason, even though the battery indicator will indicate full charge. If I pull 1 battery and reinsert, only then does the phone indicate 1 bar and the "charge for 7hours" indication
Ergonomics-The talk keys, speaker phone keys are not backlit and are small. My uniden had a huge TALK button smack dab in the upper middle of the phone which was helpful. With this phone I have to look at the phone to pick up and hang up.
Menu system-Very convoluted and not intuitive at all
Ringers-The number and types of ringers are terrible. Not enough of them and the ones that there are arent very good. Would be nice to be able to upload your own to the system. You also have to set the individual ringer volume on each handset. Would be nice to have a global change ability. The increments of ringer volume adjust arent small enough.
Sound Quality-While the quality is good enough, its not nearly as clear as my 5.8 Uniden. Sounds very hissy to me. Also sometimes when I talk on the phone, I cant hear my own voice in my ear. This is a problem cell phones had 5-8 years ago.
Answering machine display (or lackthereof)-I hate the fact that I cannot see how many new messages I have unless I start listening to them. All I get is a blinking button? C'mon!!!! My old uniden tells me this info.
Speakerphone at base-I guess I should have bought the more expensive model to get a keypad and speakerphone at the base. But, I am going to ding it nonetheless. Keypad and speakerphone shouldn't require a $20-40 premium.
System is busy error-The phones will display system is busy if you are modifying settings on one handset. I cant even turn the ringer down on one handset if my wife is listening to messages or doing anything other than talking on any other handset.
Digital camera Review: Disappointed
Summary: 1 Stars
We weren't able to find portable phones that would work in our home without static and interference. We have a filter on the phone line for the DSL and tried different phones and locations. Our daughter sent us her old Panasonics that were 5.8 GHz and they worked like a charm. We wanted to expanded the phones and the ones she sent didn't have that option. We decided to try the DECT 6.0, figuring it would even work better. The phones did not work in our home. There was a lot of static and interference no matter where we placed the base station. Returned the phones for the Panasonic KX-TG4324, which are 5.8GHz,the same as the one our daughter sent for us to try and they work great.
I'm not saying the DECT 6.0 isn't a great phone, it just didn't work in our home.
Digital camera Review: Disconnect
Summary: 4 Stars
We have used this product for 3 months. Frequently, and more so the longer we use it, the phone will not pick up a call if the phone is not in the base. We receive the message reconnect to base. (update we switched to Energizer rechargeable batteries and the problems ceased therefore I would increased the STARS from 2 to 4)
We receive this message even when the phone shows a full charge.
It's also an annoyance that the answering machine doesn't beep when there is a message.
Digital camera Review: Do not buy this phone!
Summary: 1 Stars
These phones don't work. I have 3 of them. They don't hold a charge (if you can charge them) and the signal is horrible. Don't waste your money or time on this phone.Digital camera Review: Doesn't get any better
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my dream phone. The whole family benefits from this purchase. My older kids, ages 4 and 6, now listen for the customized ring tone that hints it's a family related phone call, then the talking caller ID, that is also able to be personalized, announces "Grammy and Pappy"! Finally, they can answer the phone, and its okay! My husband and I love that we can block callers from calling. Annoying call once, save as a blocked call...never annoyed by caller again. Great for pre-recorded messages from political candidates! I love that I can listen to messages from handset, instead of only at base. I've been more than impressed with the fantastic range also. This phone is perfect. For the price, it was a total bargain- 4 phones! I can't think of a single negative.