Panasonic KX-TG6052B 5.8 GHz FHSS Expandable Digital Cordless Phone System with 2 Handsets

by Panasonic

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 6 x 2 inches ; 15.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000LYCUIU
• Item model number: KX-TG6052B
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (154 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

5.8 GHz; w/2 handsets & ITAD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

84 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Phone, Great Price, May 12, 2007

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The Writing Chef "Dan" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Panasonic KX-TG6052B 5.8 GHz FHSS Expandable Digital Cordless Phone System with 2 Handsets (Office Product)

I recently bought this cordless phone for my parents as they were having trouble rushing to reach one of their corded extensions. So far it is great. Because it comes with two handheld units, they each get to carry one with them all day. The best part is that the phones come with built-in intercoms and they can communicate with each other via the intercom when they are in different rooms (which is frequently!). My father, who is also hard of hearing and has difficulty hearing conversations on most phones, has no problem hearing people on this phone. So all in all, a great phone. So great, in fact, that I'm thinking of purchasing one for myself and my wife!

95 of 105 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A decent phone. . .*but*. . ., October 22, 2007

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palealien "I'm not bad, I 'm just drawn that way" (Butte Creek Canyon, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic KX-TG6052B 5.8 GHz FHSS Expandable Digital Cordless Phone System with 2 Handsets (Office Product)

A reviewer of another product wrote a review that was so simple it saved me from buying the wrong DVD-R, just by pointing out the unpublicized lack of a feature I would have considered standard.

To get to it: Maybe I missed it, but apparently once a message is retrieved, there is no indication there was ever one there. And: you cannot change the outgoing message from away. These may be two trivial points, but to me they seem to be- or at one time were, basic functions of an answering machine. Now I realize why tape answering machines - Panasonic, usually- still go for an average of $70 on Ebay.

I would have to contend that otherwise, this seems to be an OK phone, easy to program and use. Adequate battery life, decent clarity and signal strength. But I would trade multiple ringtones, talking caller ID and 3 LED colors for a lingering "message received" indicator.

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However, after six months use:

Pro:

1. Works pretty much like a basic wireless phone should work.
2. No transmission issues. The colored lights are pretty. The intercom works OK. My cat was even able to operate the base unit pager at 3AM today, I am not making this up.
3. The handsets have an alarm clock capability. (Now there's something I have always wanted in a phone!) Not.

Con:

1. You cannot change the outgoing message via remote, to me a major oversight
2. The base unit pops and clicks when its handset is in use, sometimes the
conversation will bleed through.
3. The ringtones included are quite a few types: moderately irritating to extremely annoying.
4. The dial-out speed is prehistorically slow.
5. The messaging playback and control is almost crude. It doesn't even have a message counter! It is easy to skip unheard messages or accidentally erase them.
6. The outgoing message resets to default after even a brief power interruption - - or the cat did it.
7. The reset time between accepting a call after a message is sometimes longer than you'd like.
8. The menus and programming seem to be also pretty dated- I bet this baby was state-of-the-art in 1994.

I think someone concentrated on a bunch of frills I could live without and neglected some of what I, at least, consider the rudimentary requirements of an answering machine. And failed to dump a dated operating system. Sorry I bought it, but that is my fault for not really knowing what to look for in a system before the return grace period is over.

Once again, I will say Amazon needs to allow us to change the "stars" up there. I would downgrade if I could.

56 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Phone, however....., May 24, 2007

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D. C. Mack - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic KX-TG6052B 5.8 GHz FHSS Expandable Digital Cordless Phone System with 2 Handsets (Office Product)

The phone itself is awesome! It does everything you can possibly think of: talking caller id from each handset, speakerphones with mute option on each handset, message retrieve from each handset, intercom option, note/message option on base unit, internal phone book on each handset, ringer id for each handset - the list is endless. The only thing I would change is the wall mount option. I bought this phone for my kitchen wall, and although it does have the wall mount plate, the phone base must sit horizontally or the handset will fall out. When mounted to the wall, it sits at a 90-degree angle. It sticks out sort of far, so if the phone is in a high-traffic area it will be bumped into. It also is difficult to see since most phone plates sit close to eye level. I have to stand on my toes to see the buttons to check for messages. As long as you plan to use the base phone on a desk, you can't go wrong!