Customer Reviews

Panasonic KX-TGA101S Extra Handset with Charger for KX-TG1032S, KX-TG1033S, KX-TG1034S Cordless Phones, Silver

5 star:		(144)
4 star:		(39)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

I got this to replace a Vtech phone that I'd had for 5 years. The Vtech was fine till I had to place it in my computer room to use the speaker phone and suddenly the range for both the wireless and the phones themselves dropped dramatically and the phone had a lot of noise. These phones (I'm using 5 through the answering machine base) have much better range, don't interfere with the wireless, use standard NiMH AAA batteries. The base is right next to the microwave and it has no problems since the phones use the DECT frequency. I don't know if the talk time as as long as they promised but it's certainly longer than the 1-2 hrs. from the Vtech. The phones have large buttons that are easy to use (unlike the Vtech), a nice uncluttered screen, easy to program and easy to use functions. Consumer Reports rated it a best buy and after using it for a while I completely agree.

I bought this as a stand-alone phone based on the description of this being "expandable." This is a handset to add to an existing system, this is not a base station or stand alone set.

After a few weeks use, phone garbled incoming voice mail so they were unintelligible and the display on one handset went dead. These breakdowns occurred at separate times so appear to be unrelated. Seller (6ave) would not honor Amazon's return policy even though my funds were paid to Amazon. Amazon's policy would have allowed an exchange but now this must be dealt with through Panasonic's warranty.

Disappointed in both the phone and the seller 6ave.

I bought the 3-extension base but added this one to replace another cordless phone that had died. Its great having one phone system for the whole house. All use the same batteries and all work well! Having only one base also seems to cut down on the amount of interference to other wireless devices. This extension works just as well as any of the original three that came with the device. Setup was a snap and voice is very clear!

Pros: the clarity is excellent and when on speaker phone, the person to whom you are talking isn't aware of it because it's doesn't echo like other phones. I like the size and weight and the musical choices for ring tones. I got the model with the extra handset and that is nice. You can page the other phone to alert a person outside that they have a call instead of yelling out the window! I like the answering machine.. but .. a voice says "thank you for calling" after the call has ended and the caller has already hung up. What's up with that?

Cons: The keypad has no back light so it's hard to make calls in the dark unless you memorize the keypad. The wall adapter is a laugh. It snapped when I attempted to hang the phone. I called Panasonic and they only wanted 1.89 to replace it.. BUT .. with shipping it was 7.00 and change. That is laughable since the adapter is cheap plastic. I faxed proof of purchase and they agreed to send at no charge.. BUT .. the item is back ordered. I WONDER WHY!! I would imagine that everyone who has purchased this has had the same problem with the 'hanger'.

Having said all of that, I still rate this product a 4 because I would buy it again. They really do need to add a lighted keypad though. Even the cheapest of cheap phones offer that as a feature.

I have had this product about a month. The sound quality is mostly good, but a couple times there was a lot of static. Have not been able to determine if it was weather related or electrical interference, but it didn't last. It is very user friendly and was easy to set-up. I was only able to locate a 3 handset set locally Panasonic KX-TG1033S Dect 6.0 Cordless Telephone w/Digital Answering machine, 3 Handsets Total and had to add a handset. It was easy to register. A phonebook is available, but I never use phonebooks. Has all the features I care about. Would recommend it to anyone.

I purchased additional phones to bring me up to the six phone limit. This is my initial critique on the first (set of) four:
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These phones, as the other users have reported, have some foo-foo features like multiple ring tone selections (think cell phone)and a plethora of menu-driven options; that said, however: I am very favorably impressed with their performance as PHONES. They are perfectly clear, having no competition on their 1.9GHz "cordless phone exclusive" frequency. The range isn't as good as my old Tropez DSS phone which died years ago, but these work on 250MW which seems to be the norm these days. Forget the DSS cordless phones that worked a couple of blocks away, they're history. Europe and Australia allow more RF output, but seems as if the good 'ol USA has more stringent FCC RF limits.
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These phones also have the advantage of requiring 2 AAA Mi-MH instead of a dedicated battery pack. Makes it much easier to: [1]Replace batteries, [2] Have 'spares' aavailable if they go dead.
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The line-of-sight range seems to be about 200 feet. Put walls and/or (particularly) aluminum siding in the way and it's down to much less. I have no problems within my 4 level 1400sq. ft. shack, however. These are the best cordless phones yet, aside from my 8 year old Tropez, which died several years ago. 2.4GhZ? Forget it! Screws up all wireless connections, P.C., headphones, etc. 5.8 GhZ? Work fine. DECT 6.0 1.9GHz? The way to go!

I bought my 1st set of phones and the problem I have is that while talking on a full charge the phone will make a beep beep beep then it will disconnect while I'm talking to someone...all my Panasonic KX-TGA1101s did this so I took the set back and exchanged it for the same model and these do the same thing! All phones are charged completely and registered...Panasonic help had no clue either as to why this not only happened with 1 sealed box set but 2 sealed box sets...

We bought these phones because others that looked just like it, but from a different manufacturer, didn't work well at all. Set up was very easy. Battery life has been good. We've had no problems with the cordless phones not syncing with their cradles (making the phones unusable), which was the problem with our previous phones. You can add up to 6 cordless units to the set, and the answering machine will play through each unit when callers leave messages. Very convenient when answering machine is downstairs and you're upstairs.

I replaced my 5.8ghz Uniden set with these phones because I have a lot of wireless technology at the house. The 5.8's were all static if you went 10 feet from the base. I use VOIP and the range and clarity for these phones is amazing. I did a number of hours of research on other DECT 6.0 phones and this set rated the best in features and use. The range, clarity, and features are unbeatable by other systems to date.

NOTE: If you use VOIP make sure your gateway is setup behind your router/firewall. If you have it before your router the phones will not work right and will be VERY choppy.