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Panasonic KXTG8323
by newby2
==Panasonic Trio home Phones KXTG8323==
We have had these phones for a good few years now and I can't understand why I haven't reviewed them sooner. They have been our longest lasting phones to date and are still going strong. We bought them from Argos if I remember correctly (well we do seem to buy everything ... electrical from there as its so easy to take back should something go wrong). And I remember thinking there were not too expensive at around the £80 price region.
What you get for your money should you choose to purchase these three phones, although I am sure there is bound to be a newer more advanced model since when we bought these is a set of three phones with a built in answer machine. The phones are cordless and they sit in a cradle which needs to be plugged into a power socket. Only one of the three phones needs to be attached to a phone socket and this is the one with the largest base unit.
The phones come with a very large instruction manual which I can't say I have ever really looked through because not only it is rather thick and complicated looking but I found the whole set up of the phone system really very simple and the phone book set up is so easy to do a 5 year old could do it.
The phones not only look good but are super sturdy as well because both myself and my 5 year old are pretty clumsy and I can say that I have dropped the phone onto the hard floor on more than a dozen occasions and so has my son and this hasn't seemed to affect the phone in any way.
There is a massive storage capacity of the phones and you can have up to 200 names and numbers stored but I can't say I have any more than 50 (and a lot of these are takeaways and local businesses! Mrs popular I am!) Not only that but there are a whole load of different annoying ringtones to choose from and some are just far too digital sounding and I really only like the basic ring ring sound of a telephone. You can't do anything like assign a ringtone to a particular person like you can on the latest models or indeed a mobile phone but I like the surprise of looking at the phone to see whose ringing or heaven forbid its a number I don't know - the excitement gets too much!
The answer phone is pretty straight forward and the buttons on the front of the base unit are clear and easy to follow. The system has a good storage for voice messages as well and I never really have to delete them in order to have enough space.
The one thing that I have always had trouble with when using previous house phones such as these is the battery life of each phone. They seemed to run out pretty quick and even when they were in charge all day seemed to burn out quickly if left out for a short period. These phones however seem to keep the battery life well and there is a charge cut off that when the phone is fully charged even if you keep it in the base unit it will stop charging and therefore you won't run the ris of overcharging the phone and thus not nuking your battery life.
I get a good amount of talk time from the battery power and I can't say that in all the time I have had them that the phone has ever cut out from lack of battery. The signal is always clear and the distance I can walk away from the base unit is pretty good as I am able to go out and water the whole garden whilst listening to mum chat away and the line doesn't cut out at all - mores the pity!
Overall I have to say that these phones are certainly doing Panasonic and myself proud. The price I paid for 3 phones and a answer phone is certainly a good one in my opinion and the fact that they are simple to use and operate makes them even more appealing as I don't want something too complicated for a house phone that doesn't really get used that much. The battery life is good as is the storage for numbers and voice calls. The button which will help you locate the phone if it is not in the base unit is very handy for when my little boy picks the phone up and hides it some place you can locate it with the beeping noise.
All in all I can't fault the phones. They are going strong still whilst still looking good too. I think I can easily give them a top score of 5 out of 5 stars and I would recommend them to anyone and everyone!
I do hope that this has been of some help/interest to you
Many thanks for taking the time to read.
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Panasonic KX TCA101
by MEL0611
Whilst it is not every night that I sit at home after work on the phone chatting the evening away, it was when our old landline broke that I suddenly realised that I was quite lost without it. My Nan also struggle with the amount of digits a mobile gives her (She only needs the 5 digits to get me on the land line bless her!) so I was ... quite put out when I had to get a replacement and quite quickly as well. I didn't have a great deal of specifications with the new phone, after all, both myself and my partner have mobile phones so it was just for friends and family to be able to reach us really and after looking around I opted to buy the Panasonic phone, model number KX TCA101. Here are my thoughts on the phone.
I wanted to be able to purchase the phone quickly so got this one from Amazon. I knew that the details Amazon put on their site are always accurate and whilst I would have rather had a quick look at the model first; Amazon was also the cheapest place to make the purchase from. This phone will cost you £34.99 which in my opinion is not too expensive and you are still getting a good branded named phone. The phone can be found at a couple of electrical retailers for the same price but it was still quicker for me to order the phone off Amazon than to try and get into town and collect them.
Within 5 days the phones arrived and I was soon to unpack them and get them charged up. The phone needs a couple of batteries placed in the back of it (These do come as part of the package) and then it needs charging for a few hours so that you can begin to use it. The phone has a lovely sleek look about it, it is mainly black in colour and it is really comfy to hold as well as have up to your ear.
The phone has an LCD display that when in use will shine a light blue colour. The buttons also show up in a blue colour as well. The print on the buttons is white and they are very easy to press and use. The phone is also really easy to get used to and I could soon navigate my way around it. Once the time and date had been set as well as having to add a couple of contacts into the phone book and set volumes up for ringing and speaking I was good to go.
As I mentioned, using the phone was really easy to use so making phone calls was a doddle really! I found the phones speaker to be very clear and as this is a cordless phone there was a good range to it, I was able to take the phone down to the bottom of our garden and still have a clear conversation. There is also an answer machine built into the phone, again it is very easy to learn and add your own message onto. The answer machine stores up to 40 minutes of messages and it will flash if you have a new message.
There are a couple of features that I have never used on the phone, such as the alarm clock function and the any key answer setting, I guess I just make my calls and don't really need any other functions. We both really like this phone in our household and I have no issues in recommending it to you.
5 out of 5 from me on this product
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Philips CD1551B
by MEL0611
Our telephone at home had been playing up for a while; we were going to get a replacement when my sister kindly offered us the model that I am going to be reviewing today. She was after a phone that had 2 handsets and so gave us this one to tie us over. The phone was the Philips CD1551B/05. We have always had the BT phones before but I ... had obviously heard of the Philips brand so was hoping it would last a while, especially as we were given this as a gift as opposed to having to make a purchase! Here are my thoughts on the product.
The phone as I mentioned was a gift and so we did not need to look into what worked best for us. The phone if you do wish to purchase it will cost you around the £40.00 mark. It is currently available on the Amazon website as well as being available in places like Argos and a couple of the electrical retailers. If we had had to buy this phone, I think that £40.00 is about the price I would be willing to pay knowing its capabilities and specifications. Whilst we may not use the phone all of the time as we both have mobile handsets in our house, we hoped that this would be long lasting and reliable.
The phone came with a 1 year manufacturer's guarantee as well as a detailed instruction booklet, whilst the guarantee didn't mean much to us, my sister had never had to take advantage of this as she had never had any problems with it. The instruction booklet was good as it allowed me to learn about how to put names and numbers in the memory and how to turn the volume up.
The actual handset was very comfy to hold and have by your ear. Lightweight and easy to grip, the main colour of the phone is black and the buttons felt quite easy to press. The base that the phone slots into is also black, my only criticism of this is that the base is quite small and it feels a little fiddly getting it to click into the charging unit. My sister told me that the phone came with batteries so you are ready to go as soon as the phone arrives. In the instructions you are recommended that the phone is charged for over 24 hours before it is used.
The phone has a range of 300m and in the house I found that the phone was very clear to speak into and hear from. There are small buttons on the side of the phone that allow you to adjust the ringing volume and the volume for when the phone is in use. When I take the phone into my garden, which does have a downwards slop, the conversation does go a little faded at times.
The ringing tones can be adjusted with ease and there is a setting for you to put the time on the front of the phone. There is also storage for names and numbers; the phone I must mention has a call time of up to 12 hours so this will last a long time without having to be put on charge again. The buttons make it easy to use and are easy to press so to use the phone is really easy and I was impressed with the quality.
There is a built in answer machine to the phone, this will hold up to 10 minutes of messages so I tend to delete my messages once I have listened to them to free up space on the phone,. The answer machine is easy to access and the buttons on the base are easy to navigate around.
In summary, I have been impressed with this handset and base and I am grateful to my sister for letting me have it, it is still going well now and I have no reason to change!
4 out of 5 from me
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