Customer Reviews

Panasonic Dect 6.0 Expandable Titanium Digital Cordless Answering System - 3 Handset System (KX-TG9343T)

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

After reading numerous reviews (on Amazon and other web sites) about this and many other DECT cordless phones, I ordered this system. This system is used by me and my wife. A primary consideration is that we use Vonage, which is a voice over internet protocol service provider. As a result, we needed one base unit that could be connected to the Vonage telephone modem and then have additional phones that do not require to be plugged into a phone jack. This system fit the bill. We recently moved into a three level New England home (four if you include the basement); we have used this phone system for three weeks as of this writing, and we have placed and received numerous phone calls; the base unit and one other unit are located on the second level; the third unit is located on the first level; we receive clear reliable reception on every level (including the basement) and outside in the front and back lawns. I have used the hand-free speaker option several times on each phone -- it works as advertised. The "night mode" has already come in very handy. After receiving a phone call late one night, I turned on the night mode feature -- again, it works as advertised (yes, I received another late night call, which was identified on the "missed caller" list because the phone in our bedroom did not ring). The "talking caller ID" also works fine. Sure, the voice sounds like a computer and not a real person, but that's what it is. The system identifies who is calling if that person has been added to your phone book, and that's what I expected. I tested just about every feature and this system is everything I expected -- a very good cordless DECT system. Over the past 15 years we have owned several different cordless phones (Sony, GE, Uniden, VTech and others) -- this Panasonic is definitely one of the best we've owned. We are very satisfied with our purchase and would recommend this system to our friends and family.

I purchased this system one month ago and I'm delighted with its features, sound quality, and improvements made over the last generation of Panasonic cordless phones.

What I enjoy most about the system:

- it's lighted keypad and easy to read white background handset display,
- auto-synching with the other handsets when adding new entries to address book or when deleting missed call information,
- voice announcement of who's calling and auto-blocking of (up to) 20 phone numbers you'd like to avoid,
- its programmable night mode allowing for uninterrupted sleep due to the phone ringing in the middle of the night,
- voicemail button to quickly retrieve messages that weren't saved on the answering machine,
- the included keypad on the base unit itself which is a must if the handset isn't available
- absolutely no interference with any of our other electronic equipment due to its new transmission frequency (Dect 6.0)

I strongly recommend this system and gave it five stars, however, there are a few areas where improvements can be made:

- increase address book size beyond 50 entries,
- offer a larger variety of ring tones to choose from when identifying the person calling,
- provide a larger answering machine capacity than its current 18 minute total recording time,
- the base unit and/or the handsets should display the total number of messages received

The KX-TG93xx series were released earlier this year and no doubt will set the standards by which other cordless phone systems will be compared.

I am a long time Uniden customer. My last Panasonic had lots of problems. I have had no problems with Uniden until my last Uniden (TRU-9485). I bought it as a like new product in Nov.07. It lasted 3 months past the warranty.

OK on to the Panasonic. I've had it for two weeks. I'll start with the things I like about it. I do not have any echo issues with it. The sound quality is very very good. The speaker phone works awesome. It feels well built and sturdy in your hand.
The things I don't like, the voice caller ID is a joke. It very rarely pronounces words correctly.It needs pronunciation lessons. I really liked the transfer call option on my Uniden. I could name the handsets ie. kitchen,living room etc. so I new where I was sending the call and everyone new where a handset belonged The Panasonic works the same except you can't name the handsets they are numbered from the factory.Much more difficult to keep the assigned handset in that room. The call blocking is only good for blocking specific numbers.Maybe I'm just used to Uniden operating sys. I feel the Uniden is superior. The Panasonic could be a lot better. Overall I'm pretty satisfied. The phone is not perfect but it is very well made and the sound quality is the best I've had.

I've been through a lot of cordless phones and they all suffered from some major deficiency. While there are a couple minor deficiencies, this Panasonic seems to be the best on the market. Avoid buying just for the talking caller id - I found it annoying so I do not even use this feature. Other than that here are all the reasons I like it - unable to find another phone with all this:
- Consistently rated as the best phone on the market with positive user reviews
- Excellent voice quality on speaker or handset although if I turn it up too loud (louder than any other phone I've owned). I do get a bit of an echo so turn it down one notch from max.
- DECT 6.0 technology: eliminates all static and interference from anything else and range is much farther than non-Dect (you could take it to the yard with you).
- The extra handsets do not need a phone jack. They just need a wall outlet to plug the charger into so you can place them anywhere (woo-hoo!!! Can avoid running extra phone wire to my living room)
- Uses NiMH batteries instead of NiCad. Can leave the unit in the base without shortening battery life, don't need to run batteries to zero before charging.
- Speaker phone on handsets as well as base unit (so you can put the phone down while on hold).
- From any handset, can pick up msgs from the included answering machine.
- Built in light on every handset flashes when there is new msg.
- Transferable programming: preprogram your numbers into one handset and they automatically get transferred to all other handsets.
- Can initially buy with 1,2,3,4, or 5 handsets and additional single units can also later be added on.
- Lighted key pad when it rings in dark room.
- Storage for more phone numbers (50) than most phones
- There is a jack on each handset to use a headset for hands free operation.

Buy it.

I accidentally washed my last cordless phone in the washing machine. No big loss since it buzzed and I could not walk outside the house without it losing reception. That phone taught me a lot about what I did NOT want.

So I did a lot of research before deciding on these. Panasonic has a good reputation for phones overall. I picked this set b/c of the other reviews here and on other sites.

The sound quality is great. Programming and using the features are easy to do. I've had no interference or buzzing at all.

I do agree that the voice that announces the caller is hard to understand...for example, "Steve" has to be programmed as "Steeeve" for it to be recognizable.

My previous cordless I could not even take outside my front door and this one has reception all around my yard. I like the lighted keypad and having the numbers on the base as well as the phone. So many places you call anymore, you have to go through a series of prompts and enter long strings of numbers (account number and last 4 of your social). Sometimes doing that on a handset which you have to pull away from your ear to enter the numbers, I've missed the next set of instructions so one of my criteria in picking a phone this time was to have a base that had the numbers on it so that would not happen.

All in all, I'm pleased with my purchase and as usual, Amazon shopping is easy with no problems.

It seems others have mentioned this as well. Sometimes the phone will die and go blank when you pick it up or switch to speakerphone. I suspect it may be due to low batteries. This happens even when the battery indicator says there is plenty of battery power left. This is very annoying. The good thing though is that when this phone works, it works well. I do wish the menu system was nicer (more user friendly) and I think using AA instead of AAA would have been better, but I'm glad it uses standard AAA batteries.

UPDATE: Replacing the included batteries with better batteries (like the Sanyo Eneloops which I used) seems to significantly improve or eliminate the problem above!

The Panasonic Dect 6.0 phone system works great with Vonage. It has all of the features one expects of an answering system with cordless handsets. I selected the version of product with three handsets, but any of the other versions would be just as good.

The TG934x systems have a keypad on the base unit, the TG933x systems do not, so you must pick up the handset to key in a phone number. I definitely think that the keypad on the base unit is worth the extra money.

There are so many software features that I still have not used them all, but the Operating Instructions manual seems very good. Voice quality is very good. You can also use the system as an intercom.

I love Panasonic home phones, I think that they are the best when it comes to making cordless phone, the quality and longevity is beyond any other brand on the market. I love my phones they work good and the voice quality is great. It only took me two weeks to make up my mind where I could have gotten the best deal.

I've had this phone for a month and am very pleased with it. Contrary to some of the reviews, set up was easy and battery life so far has been excellent. Really like the use of rechargeable AA NiMH batteries. Much less expensive to replace than the special battery on previous cordless phone (have not needed to replace batteries, just a comment)

Voice quality on my end and on the other end is very clear and much, much better than my previous Uniden cordless. Range is very good - can go beyond my yard and still get good signal.

Speaking caller id is quite interesting, it comes very close on some that I didn't think it would and on some that are very simple, it misses by a mile and makes you laugh. Can look at screen to see who is calling.

Overall, a very good phone with no problems to speak of so far.

This is a wonderful phone! Great sound quality and easy to use. I would definately recommend it!