Panasonic KX-TG4053B DECT 6.0 PLUS Expandable Digital Cordless Phone with Answering System & Range Extender, Black, 3 Handsets

by Panasonic

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 5.2 x 6.7 inches ; 11.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0036D5XFU
• Item model number: KX-TG4053B
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (96 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #41 in Office Products > Office Electronics > Telephones & Accessories > Cordless Telephones
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 21, 2010

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Panasonic KX-TG4053B DECT 6.0 PLUS Expandable Digital Cordless Answering System with 3 Handsets & Range Extender

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Panasonic KX-TG4053B DECT 6.0 PLUS Expandable Digital Cordless Answering System with 3 Handsets & Range Extender

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126 of 131 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great range, great phone, May 11, 2010

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911 Driver "Michael" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panasonic KX-TG4053B DECT 6.0 PLUS Expandable Digital Cordless Phone with Answering System & Range Extender, Black, 3 Handsets (Office Product)

I bought this phone because I needed a phone that would give me better range than my panasonic 5.8gHz model without the interference with my computer equipment. I live in a pretty good sized house, ( 3 stories, 6000 sq. ft., lots of steel too). My 5.8 gHz model didn't quite cut it for range from one side of the house to the other. I really started seeing problems when they installed my wireless network for the house. I did some research and found out that the interference issue was common with 5.8 gHz and the wireless router because they operate on the same bandwidth and therefore can have some interference issues. As for the range, I was out of luck until I found this phone that has an included " range extender ". Set-up for the phone was very easy, ( 6 steps including " insert batteries and charge for 7 hours"). I put the range extender at about the distance where my 5.8 gHz started to fuzz out. This is easily installed as well. All you need is a power outlet, no phone jack. After the charging period, I tried the phone everywhere in the house with no issues. I can even go down to the lake to watch the kids with no issues. Also, from reading the directions, I noted that you can add one more range extender to increase your range even more. I think panasonic really got the idea right when they made this phone and included the range extender. I would have to say that my only disappointment is the handset display size and that it is not in color. If you are looking for a solid phone system with great range and no computer interference issues, you can't go wrong with this phone. Buy it! You won't be sorry.

99 of 106 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Delayed ringing, Delayed Caller ID ='s Missing my Calls., November 27, 2010

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Poodle Mom - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Panasonic KX-TG4053B DECT 6.0 PLUS Expandable Digital Cordless Phone with Answering System & Range Extender, Black, 3 Handsets (Office Product)

This is my 3rd Panasonic phone system (they last me about 3 years), and I was happy with the previous ones, so I am truly surprised by how much I hate this one.
So here are the problems in order of severity :

1)Delayed ringing - I pick up after one or two rings, and the person has hung up, or the call has gone to the phone company voicemail. When I ask the person who has hung up, why they hung up so fast, they tell me that the phone rang 5 or 6 times.
I only heard 1 or 2 rings :-(

2) Delayed Caller ID - if you really want to make sure that you miss the call, try waiting for the caller ID - both the talking and the visual caller ID don't show up until the 3rd ring, and that coupled with the above described delayed ringing makes sure that the caller is long gone by the time that you pick up. With my 3 year old Panasonic the talking caller ID was right after the first ring and left me plenty of time to decide if I wanted to get the phone, find it, and answer before the 4th ring. I am shocked that the newest version is so inferior.

3) Way too much scrolling and buttons for every function - old phone allowed me to scroll through caller id, press talk, and the phone dialed. Old phone allowed me to scroll through caller ID, press erase, poof that number was gone, and the next one appeared. This new phone has way too much of "Are you sure you really want to do that? Scroll up for yes, down for no, press another button to confirm the yes or no, now press another button to exit, go back to the first button to go back into caller ID, scroll again, select a number, scroll and press another button for what you want to do with that number, "are you sure that you really want to"...yada, yada, yada

4) Terrible battery life (and I don't think it's a bad battery, because it's the same on all 3). I'm not so obsessed with battery life that I time it, but I've learned that if the phone doesn't make it to the charger overnight, without a doubt, sometime the next day the battery would die.

5) There is such a thing as too light weight - although they have not broken, they are constantly getting knocked over because it barely takes a light breeze to do so.

Has anybody found one with talking caller ID in another brand that is decent? 2 months with this one, and I'm in the market for another...

50 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy with my KX-TG4053B, August 16, 2010

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galgrnpa - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Panasonic KX-TG4053B DECT 6.0 PLUS Expandable Digital Cordless Phone with Answering System & Range Extender, Black, 3 Handsets (Office Product)

I'm only using my new KX-TG4053B for a few weeks and thus far it meets all my expectations.

I live in a two story concrete home with a reinforced concrete floor between the floors. With my previous phone reception in the upstairs bedroom was weak as the base unit was in the ground floor.

The new KX-TG4053B enables me to put the range extender at the top of the stairs and the reception in excellent.

We (my wife and myself) are low-tech phone users and probably will never use all the features that this phone provides so my review relates to the most important features:
- Clear sound
- Ease of installation and use
- Large and bright dispaly, large lit keys and most important large font.
- Clear speaker
All these features are of very high quality.
This is a very good phone.

Panasonic KX-TG4053B DECT 6.0 PLUS Expandable Digital Cordless Answering System with 3 Handsets & Range Extender