Customer Reviews

Panasonic KX-TG2480S 2.4 GHz 2.4GHz FHSS GigaRange Digital Cordless Telephone

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With most of the available two-line phones now being sold as console units that will support many cordless handsets and built in message features, I wanted a plain old, stand alone, two line phone. Like the old record turntables, most of the big manufacturers still offer one or two choices but the pickings are slim. I decided to chose Panasonic based on a mostly positive experience with their products over the years, but it is not a great phone. Good phone, yes. It can be staticy and not so clear from time to time but I always get a signal. The operation sequence for managing the incoming calls has you push one button and the phone will answer what ever line is comming in. This system does not perform well with "call waiting". I still don't have it down yet. Fortunatly most people call back if I cut them off.

In closing, I had a V-Tech before this that worked great but died after about 14 months. They still make one but the Panasonic seemed a safer choice.

Pros:
-CallerID on Call Waiting function.
-Wall mountable base.
-Can be quicky programmed with codes (direct commands).
-Temporary Ringer Off function compensates a bit for lack of DND.
-Operation in the 2.4GHz frequency range has much better coverage than 5.8GHz.

Cons:
-Callers often complain they can barely hear me speak. Voice enhancement (VE) and clarity booster are no help.
-Phone has no DND (Do Not Disturb) button.
-Handset does not display current time/date.
-Handset does not display time elapsed after call.
-Speakerphone only on handset, not base.
-User needs to press HOLD before picking each other line.
-Not many ring tones to choose from.

Since there seems to be no thoroughly developed cordless phones available, the Panasonic is sort of like picking a presidential candidate: the lesser of the bad. It seems to be made better than most without the typical creaky plastic housing and the sound quality is fine. It also gives plenty of warning for low battery. For some reason, the dialing from memory is like it's second language. Slow and labored. I wish it had a simple way to turn the ringers on and off, not through a sometimes awkward menu gauntlet. And who knows why Panasonic doesn't offer a remote charger base. But credit where credit's due, I've had it for almost a year now with nary a problem.

We need two lines in the house. There aren't too many two-line phones in the stores at a reasonable price. Based on a two-year experience with the Panasonic KX-TG2480S, I specifically sought out and bought this second one for an upstairs location. It's user-friendly and a quality piece of work.

Panasonic KX-TG2480S 2.4 GHz 2.4GHz FHSS GigaRange Digital Cordless TelephoneI purchased this telephone because I needed a 2-line telephone for the wall in my kitchen that was compatible with the other Panasonic cordless phones in the rest of my home. Right out of the box, this phone did all I expected of it. It looks nice on the wall and works great. It has a 50 number regular memory and a 50 number caller-ID memory. A nice feature is once you set up the 50 number memory with name and number, and a call comes in, the name you have assigned to that number is what shows in the caller-ID window. This is usefull for the cell phone calls you receive which normally don't show the caller's name. I really like this phone and would definitely recommend it.

A real nice phone if you can put up with the cheap silver look and some features. I put it up on the kitchen wall and after 1 day pulled it off.I couldn't stand looking at it. Esthetically sucks. It lacks a whole lot of features that I presently have on my Radio Shack 2 line cordless phone. EG a dial pad on the base with speaker phone, which most perople need. Do not buy a refurbished phone of this type thru an Amazon merchant. They will NOT take it back. Very unhappy with the way it is presented on their website. Let the buyer beware..

Needed a two line phone that included a visual flashing lite to notify us of unplayed 'voice mails'. Wanted a good looking and compact phone to fit on a small built in desk in our family room. Also our hearing is not the greatest and this is super clear and plenty loud (we turned it down). This meets all our needs, was a very good buy, arrived promptly. We have purchased several items thru Amazon and a couple from this vendor and are very happy with quality and service.

I was specifically looking for a 2-line cordless phone that would hang on the wall. It was a challenge to find this. The Panasonic phone fit the bill and works great. If I had one complaint, it would be that there is only one voice mail message indicator on the phone. This means you have to pick up the phone and listen to the dial tone of each line to find out which line has the voice mail message. This, however, would not make me send the phone back or not purchase it again. I would definitely purchase this phone again.

I like the phone quite bit. I do not like not actually having a Line1 and Line2 button. Lines are accessed with soft buttons. I really use the speaker phone option a lot. The sound quality is really good. I also do not like the silver plastic case -- wish it were black or white.

Excellent 2-line cordless phone. I bought two about a month ago mainly because of various reviews. So far I'm very satisfied with the phones. I bought another to replace my AT&T AT 1412 (2-line) cordless that I'm happy to retire, it's a lousy cordless. The Panasonic is easy to program and the sound is very good, specially when using the speaker phone. The speaker phone audio is SUPER. The other party doesn't know when I'm using the speaker phone. One can be 10 feet from the cordless and the other party can still clearly make out what your saying. Most cordless phones come with a belt clip as does the Panasonic, but it also comes with a Shoulder Rest attachment. I'll probably never use the shoulder rest because the speaker phone audio is that good, never the less most others do not include this option. It's desk or wall mountable. I'm going to knock on wood when I say that I have owned a number of Panasonic products over the years and never have had one fail me. My only complaint with Panasonic is with their TH37PX60U 37" Plasma TV. The TV is great but I detest the remote. They swapped the position of the Channel and Volume buttons putting the Channel button on the LEFT. I have never seen a remote with the Channel on the LEFT and I go nuts when I move from room to room to view different TV's. It's just DUMB, 180 degrees out of phase with the rest of the world.