Panasonic KX-TMC98B 2-Line Corded Phone with Answering System and Jog Dial

by Panasonic

Product Details

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• Item Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00000J3VQ
• Item model number: KX-TMC98B
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Panasonic KX-TMC98-B two-line jog-dial digital answering machine uses microchip flash memory to provide 33 minutes of recording time for both lines. Two-line operation with three-way conference calling allows for combined conference calls with lines 1 and 2. The digital duplex speakerphone helps reduce echo and dropout for more natural sounding conversations.

Jog dial operation provides quick access to the phone directory, a caller ID list, and recorded messages and helps with phone programming. Caller ID/call waiting (also known as caller ID with visual call waiting, requires call waiting and caller ID services from your phone company) displays the name and phone number of an incoming call even while you're on another call. Caller ID with pager call can contact a pager and forward caller ID information when the answering machine receives a call.

The headset jack supports an optional headset; a data port provides easy hookup of a computer, modem, fax, or answering machine. Other features include a multifunction 4-line LCD, auto interrupt, call screening, four-step handset volume control, hold/flash/redial, new-message playback, separate ringers with three-step volume control, switchable tone/pulse control, toll saver, and wall mountability.

This phone comes with a one-year warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice, but missing a couple of key features, August 28, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Panasonic KX-TMC98B 2-Line Corded Phone with Answering System and Jog Dial (Office Product)

A very nice piece of telephone gear, integrating the phone, answering machine, and caller ID functions. I only have two complaints: 1. For some reason, there is no MUTE button! A mute button is the greatest, particularly for tele-conference calls. 2. There are no one-button speed-dial buttons. It can remember 100 names and numbers, which is great, but to access the list you must: a. turn the jog dial, b. press a letter key, perhaps a couple of times, to get to the desired first letter, c. turn the jog dial some more to get to your desired entry. That's a lot of activity to call someone you call all the time!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still looking for something less complicated!, November 30, 2001

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lisamcmil - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panasonic KX-TMC98B 2-Line Corded Phone with Answering System and Jog Dial (Office Product)

Overall, a good machine; speakerphone and caller ID memory are wonderful. But lots of steps to follow to access basic functions, even remotely. A couple of times, I know for certain that this machine has failed to record messages from callers...NOT good! Also, the recording quality leaves a bit to be desired, too; this is particularly true of the outgoing message quality; for some reason the callers' messages come through more clearly. (Hint: record your outgoing message remotely, from a quiet location--seriously!)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Still looking for a decent 2 line phone & answerer!, April 21, 2005

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tideguy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panasonic KX-TMC98B 2-Line Corded Phone with Answering System and Jog Dial (Office Product)

I bought this a year ago to replace an almost-new AT&T model when I discovered that the AT&T model had a nasty habit of hanging up on people in mid-message, or sometimes failing to answer at all. In other words, the AT&T machine was garbage.

This Panasonic is sooooo much nicer! And for several months, it performed perfectly. But lately, it's developed some problems:

- even though I recorded my outgoing messages clearly and they sound fine when I review them, callers complain that they can barely hear them.

- if someone calls and doesn't speak sufficiently loudly when they leave their message, this machine will hang up on them in mid-message.

I dunno.. it's such a nice phone, with great buttons & all the features, but I'm back to square one. Somebody please tell me: WHO MAKES AN ANSWERING MACHINE THAT ACTUALLY TAKES MESSAGES, the WHOLE message, EVERY TIME? Certainly not AT&T. And I guess not Panasonic. I'm running out of models to try.