Panasonic KX-TG5423M 5.8 GHz DSS Cordless Phone with Three Handsets

by Panasonic

Product Details

Product Manual [3.91mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 7 x 3.8 inches ; 8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007Q3QPI
• Item model number: KX-TG5423M
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 7, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Wireless network-friendly phone systems take communication to a higher level for incredible sound clarity. The KX-TG5423M 5.8 GHz GigaRange system uses frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology and operates on a different wavelength with much less traffic than 2.4 GHz phones to give enhanced range, security, and clarity. The multi-handset cordless phone system is ideal for large families and home offices.

Features:

• 5.8 GHz frequency-hopping digital spread spectrum technology (FHSS) for minimal interference, clear sound, and all the advantages of digital
• Two additional handsets and remote charger stands
• Caller IQ compatible
• Chain dialing
• Call waiting/caller ID to see the name and phone number of incoming calls even while talking on another call
• 50-station caller ID memory and dialer
• 50-station phone books that are sharable among handsets
• Large multifunction three-line LCD display on handset (see each caller's complete caller ID information without additional scrolling)
• Backlighting on the handset LCD greatly aids visibility especially in low light
• Three ringer patterns and four melody rings
• Lighted handset keypad
• Headphone jack and belt clips

What's in the Box
One base unit, three handsets, three belt clips, two charger units, one phone line cord, three power adapters, three batteries, three battery covers, one user's guide, warranty/service information

Product Description

TP PA KX-TG5423M 5.8GHZ 3 HANDSET PHONE SYSTEM

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

131 of 132 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 10+ Stars! Superb Expandable Cordless Phone System, June 9, 2005

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OutNumbered "Mom2Boys" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panasonic KX-TG5423M 5.8 GHz DSS Cordless Phone with Three Handsets (Office Product)

Awesome phone! Let me first say that within this past year my husband and I bought every expandable and non expandable phone available. Yes we tried them all from Uniden to Motorolla to Vtech and this one blows them all out of the water!

Pro's
1. Very user friendly. I am not the type of person to read instructions and with this phone I didn't need to.

2. 5.8 GHz is awesome! I live in a large apartment and I can walk all the way down to my laundry room (about 100 yards away) and still have a crystal clear connection!

3. Phonebook holds up to 50 numbers plus the phonebook is transferable meaning you only have to program one phone and then you can send it to the other 2 handsets.

4. Great speaker phone. Loud and very clear.

5. Light-up indicator to let you know if you have a call coming in, a good feature if you have sleeping babes or loved ones who wake up when the phone rings and you constantly turn your ringer off. Also lets you know if you have a voicemail waiting.

6. Backlight is bright orange and makes the screen easy to read.

7. Great ringtones. You can download ringtones to this phone if you wish, but I choose not to.

8. You can assign different ringtones to different people in your phonebook and also different colors for the light-up indicator to different people. This way you know who is calling without having to run to the phone, whether the ringer is on or off.

9. Great battery life. I left my phone off the charger for 2 days once and still had battery life. I use a phone constantly throughout the day and this phone holds up better than any phone I have ever owned.

10. Very attractive and the perfect size. All of the other phones I owned were either to big and bulky or so small and flimsy.

11. Did I mention that this phone has crystal clear reception and is so easy to use!!



Con's
1. I was told that if you download a song to this phone, you can only download one song to one phone, so you would have to download up to 3 times to get one song on all your phones. Not a big deal to me cause I don't really care to download songs to my phone.

2. 3 handsets was a bit much even for my large 1200 sqft apartment. The store didn't have a 2 handset version though I do think Panasonic makes one. Not really a con nor Panasonics fault for that either.

3. As with most expandables you can only press the phone locator from the main base. This doesn't seem very logical to me since most people buy an expandable to put all over their house. With a 1 year old around, our phones get hidden all over the house, so to find them we have to run to the bedroom, press the locator, then run around the house to find the where the missing phones are. It's not really that big of a deal I guess, but it is kind of a pain!

That's about it for the con's. Not too many at all huh! This really is a great phone. It may not have the best ringtones or the coolest downloadable features like some phones do, but it has what is really important and then some.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can you hear me now? Yes!, January 24, 2006

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E. Burian-Mohr "cornerstoregoddess" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic KX-TG5423M 5.8 GHz DSS Cordless Phone with Three Handsets (Office Product)

I can't add to the glowing pros already bequeathed upon this phone by other reviewers. What I can say is that I can finally hear my callers. After a miserable run with various cordless phones (V-Tech, AT&T), I was frustrated because every caller sounded as if he was in a water-filled barrel going over Niagara Falls. But here, the sound is clear as a bell. And that's what it's all about.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Get What You Pay For -- Get a Panasonic, December 18, 2005

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CharlieD "Insufferable Know-it-all" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panasonic KX-TG5423M 5.8 GHz DSS Cordless Phone with Three Handsets (Office Product)

Unlike other manufacturer's phones with this feature set, Panasonic is able to deliver on these three important qualities:
1) Clear incoming sound
2) Clear outgoing sound
3) Reliable cordless operation

Reminder: A telephone is a communication device. While I love extra bells and whistles as much as the next tech addict (downloadable ringtones, animated display, sleek, exciting, form factor), a phone has a these primary jobs to do -- allowing me to hear, letting others hear me, and doing both of these while performing reliably.

I have tried to get by for less money with three other 5.8 GHz, multi-handset phone systems from three other manufacturers, and one or more of the above qualities always seems to be lacking. Panasonic may not produce the sexiest phones on the market, but it puts solid engineering into the most essential functions. Uniden, VTech, Motorola, etc. could all benefit from paying a little more attention to the primary utility of a phone.

My quibbles with this phone:
1) When a headset is connected, the microphone volume suffers a little. This is a high-quality headset that has no problems on other phones, but the volume on this phone is reduced.
2) Okay, I really WOULD like more ringtones. There seems to be some confusion on this point, but this phone does NOT allow one to download additional ringtones. That is possible with a similar Panasonic model (KX-TG5433M).
3) The display is readable, but a higher contrast LCD would ease use for people of a certain age.

Complaints aside, this system trounces the competition in performance, and is highly recommended.