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Did a lot of research and settled on this phone. Not many options in my community so having options online makes a HUGE difference. Many other folks reviewed and had great things to say about Panasonic items. Hubby even likes it.
ASIN:Panasonic KX-TS620W: This telephonse is working satisfactorily. The viewing screen is too small and the color makes it hard to read. To utilize the screen, one must pick up the entire phone and move it closer to one's eyes under an especially bright lamp. Though my wife has a hearing deficit, the volume control is adequate.
BUT. This digital answering machine, speaker phone is pricey for a one line phone. The phone and answering machine work fine and the sound quality is very good. I'm disappointed that the LED Display is practically unreadable and should light up so you can see the time or information. Also, there is no battery back-up in case of a power outage.The value just isn't there, for the amount of money paid, or a high recommendation.
Overall I'm disappointed in this unit. When wall-mounted, the LCD only has full readability if your eyes are below the phone. The main reason is that the touch-tone keys have a delay between when you press them and when they make their sound. No telephone should act like that.The other major thing to be warned about is that while the LCD is legible when the phone is placed on a table-top, it's not good when the phone is wall mounted. Normally on a wall, the phone would be below eye level, in which case the LCD isn't so good, and it only becomes legible when the room is brightly lit.On the good side, the software user interface is very nicely done.I will be relegating this unit to a location where it'll only be used as an answering machine, not as a telephone. For my main home answering machine / telephone, I've gotten a competing unit from AT&T, which is better as regards both of the issues mentioned above.
This phone is great. Everyone should do research and find out about all of the negative reasons not to have cordless phones in your home. Love the phone book and have stored all of my most called numbers and then some. Love the fact that it is a safe phone and not like the cordless phones that most people use. Caller ID and answering machine work great. Lots of nice features.
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