Customer Reviews

Panasonic GigaRange KX-TG5561M 5.8 GHz DSS Expandable Cordless Phone with Talking Caller ID (Metallic Grey)

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Not only do these phones look great, they are intuitive to use and have great reception and voice quality both ways.

The best feature for us:

We have Verizon phone service with both Caller ID and Voice Mail. Not only does the phone 'talk' the caller ID (which honestly is not really necessary for us, but fun anyway) but the best part is that the handset LED shows if we have 'VOICE MAIL' - so instead of having to pick up the phone to hear the annoying voice mail sound, we just have to look at the LED on the handset.

I had purchase a 2.4 GHz previous and it was nothing but trouble. A friend of mine purchased this phone and really liked it so I purchased it with an extra handset. We love it. I take it outside with me and never have to run for the phone. The reception is very clear. Best phone I have ever owned.

Overall excellent phone, great sound quality, love the base dial pad keys, functional, easy menu options, one touch voicemail button, etc. Perfect little phone for your desk! The only changes I would have liked to see would be a LCD display on the base unit dial pad, and make the phone handset a little bigger with bigger buttons. The handset is somewhat small if you are like me and like to press the handset between your shoulder and head while having your hands free to shuffle papers and take notes while talking. Excellent phone, I give it 4.5 stars, would give it 5 stars if handset was bigger, but that is just a personal preferance.

We have bought several of these phones at my work, and they have all exceeded our needs. We have a 2-story 10,000 sq ft concrete building, and the phone reception works anywhere I walk within the building, and out to the far reaches of the parking lot. It does not interfere with our 2.8 ghz wireless networking (to be expected), and offers some great features.

For example, my coworker needed to leave his base station at my desk but work upstairs. The phone can be configured so that the base ringer is silent, while the handset ringer is loud. This lets me work without being bothered by the ringer.

In addition, you can record your own ringtones and assign them to callers in your phonebook. It's a great addition to the included talking Caller-ID feature, especially for vision impaired users. At home, I have recorded special ringers for friends, so I know at once when they are calling.

Clearly, this model and the model with included answering machine are the best of the current Panasonic 5.8 ghz phone offerings.

The ability to switch between handset and base speaker phone with a smooth transition is lovely. Most cordless phones hang up your call when you put the handset back on the base station, but this one does not. When your battery is low on the handset, you can hit the speaker phone button on the base, place the handset back on the base and continue with your conversation seamlessly while the handset recharges. Thank goodness for "Digital Duplex Speakerphone". I am not sure what that means, but I will never look back!

This is perfect for the call that never ends, and you know what I mean by that! There's no need to get a backup battery or handset to have 'just in case'. Other than all that, this phone is cute, functional, and won't take up much space on your desk

My only wish is that it shipped with a headset, but those are easy and cheap enough to get a hold of.

While I had high hopes that this would be the ultimate phone for my home office, I am still seeking perfection.

Pros: cordless signal is clear and reception is fantastic, plenty of features, does not interfere with my 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi, has proven reliable after ~6mos of use

Cons: speakerphone is too quiet, headset jack is not designed to work well with standard headsets (even when I use a top notch cell phone headset people complain that they can't hear anything)

This phone is feature rich and ergonomic. I would have loved to keep it but for two major problems:

1) Despite DSL filters on my line, this phone gives lot of static. Working through this with Panasonic support resulted in me just returning the phone. So think twice if you have DSL on the same line. I have read unconfirmed reports that panasonic phones don't handle this well.

2) Panasonic Headset I purchased worked horribly with this phone. Which is ironic.

I researched phones before I bought this one. We've had it for about 8 months and love it! My favorite feature, though silly, is that I can change the ringer. When I get a new favorite song, I change the ringer :o) We had DSL and the phone worked perfectly with it. We switched to cable modem as personal preference, but I can tell you that we had absolutely NO problem when we had DSL. I'm so glad I did all the research before deciding on this phone!

This an excellent phone. I have had it for over 4 years and not had a problem. I have 4 phones in the system. Battery life is amazing sound quality is very good, the voice announcements for the name of the caller is pretty funny sometimes, but it works. I was looking at reviews for cordless phones for our new business office and was appalled at the many bad reviews on practically everything I looked at, including at the Consumer Reports website where they had rated a phone system and then the reviews of the phone were saying just the opposite. So I'm staying with the brand we already have and like. They still make it and the price is reasonable. Great phone, you won't go wrong.