Customer Reviews

Panasonic KX-TG5439S 5.8 GHz FHSS GigaRange Shock and Splash Resistant Digital Cordless Answering System with Dual Handsets

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I've been living with two 2 different Uniden speaker phone models for years since I could not find an acceptable replacement. There may be other phones where you can speak to your party without disconnecting the speaker but I never found one. Also I have been unsuccessful finding a replacement with a long battery life.

The clarity on this Panasonic is perfect. When I speak to my party there is no echo. You can place the phone anywhere in the room and speak to your party. The volume is adjustable therefore I can not understand why some find it a problem. It is so nice to put the phone on your desk and write and talk without putting the phone on your shoulder and ending up with a stiff neck.

The "phone book" is accepable and scrolling is quick. Too bad the list is printed alphabetical. There is no way to change this feature. But this may be fine with some users.

The selection of phone ringer tones is great. There is one that is deafening which is fine for me since it differentiates between other phones in my home and home office.

I find the reception is great with distance not a factor. No noise, no static. Those that experience static must be picking up interference from other sources.

I do not use the answering system feature since there is only 15 minutes of call time and I need much more than that therefore I use a stand-alone unit. I have not tried it therfore I can not report.

This is a value-packed phone and no one should hesitate a purchase.

This phone does a better job getting thru the interference created in the restaurant's kitchen than the unit it replaced (Uniden 5.8). The voice alteration feature is fun for jokes but serves no real purpose. The battery life seems adequate. Unfortunately it does not hold the selection of ring-tones well for some reason and frequently reverts back to the default. (as of yet to determine the cause for this - it is definitely not battery exhaustion tho)

Could also use to have one more level of volume increase - the loudest is not as loud as one would expect.

The speaker-phone works well in a quiet area - much noise around you and it is not loud enough to hear the caller on the other end very well.

I am very impressed with this product. Everything from the ease of setting it up to the color of the set. I get outstanding reception from the unit I use on the lower floor of a trilevel, in the past this was not the case with another older cordless model.

This cordless phone system is an excellent choice. I have had nothing but bad luck with phones recently. Either they stop working or I get nothing but static. This phone is easy to set up and the sound quality is first rate. I have the second handset on the other side of my house from the base and the reception did not diminish. I also have a 802.11b/g wireless network set up in my home, and neither interferes with the other. Better price here than at Best Buy and Office Depot.

The last phone we had was the 2.4G Panasonic, it would give us a range to approximately 225yrds, and was great, (lightning ate it). This 5.8 phone will go @ 150yrds with nothing blocking the signal other than a window, and at nineteen yards, through two sheetrock walls (no brick this time), the conversation is incomprehensibly garbled.
When calling home, the output of the mike on the phone, (not speaker phone), is so weak and muffled, that 1/3-1/2 of the conversation is "WHAT? say that again."
Loved the pocket clip that stands the phone off of the shoulder like the old phones did, (a lot less "crick in the neck")

I am very disappointed. I read all the reviews and figured if 30% of the folks reported something negative, I could still give it a try. Well, the 30% was right. The volume is so low you can hardly hear. Also sounds very muffled. On one call there was a tinny sound every time the person even breathed. I have no idea about the interference issue (which is why we purchase a 5.4 anyway) but if my VTech 2.4 had a much clearer adn louder volume, I am probably going to try that again. Sadly this a beautiful looking phone. The buttons actually work better than the VTech also. And the functions seem comparable w/ the VTech.

I bought this phone from Amazon one year ago. Great features and good range. I can walk a block away and still use it. However, everyone complains they can't hear me. There is no way to turn up the volume of the microphone. Only the received sound. Very annoying. This is the second Panasonic cordless I have owned that has had poor sound.

The first thing a phone should be is CLEAR. This Panasonic phone may have a lot of bells and whistles, but there is a constant white noise "hiss" in the background while talking, and that is very distracting to me. I've tested the phone line with some other phones, and they have less of a problem. The Panasonic just seems to amplify the noise on the line much more than other phones, and I really expected more from a Panasonic. [Sermon ON...] It seems to me that all these 5.8GHz cordless phones really suck. I've tried VTech and Motorola as well, and each came with major defects that required a return. I'm not sure it really makes sense anymore to buy an expensive phone, because they are all essentially junk nowadays. [Sermon OFF] It's too bad, because otherwise I would say that the phone is very good. Seems well built, easy navigation, comfortable on the ear, good speaker phone. But the sound is just NOT CLEAR, and that's a killer. They should have taken out the stupid "voice changer" and replaced it with some noise reduction circuitry.

purchased a month ago, and i love it, no static, no fadeouts, great reception, love the special tones for different people,used around the pool and did not have to worry about it getting wet!!i hve had many phones and this is by far the best one!!! give it a try!!

There are a couple of new features on this phone (since the last 2.4 ghz I had from panasonic). Love that this replaced two phones - I could take the high cost and divide it by two phone replacements! With 5.8 ghz, I no longer get disconnected with my wireless router and the features ok (though I never really have a use for the voice enhancer). I do get the occasional "huh?" from people - the volume seems a little low, which knocks it down a star, but it is still rated well - it stands up to three kids!