Panasonic Dect 6.0 Expandable Digital Cordless Phone with 2 Handsets (KX-TG6412M)

Comment: My phone is a Panasonic KX-TG6412 (no M). I chose it because we had a similar Panasonic phone that we are very happy with. We have had this phone for around a year. I keep one handset about 15 feet from the base unit. The battery life is diaappointing, but the very worst thing is that very often, the phone does not ring. If I hear one of the other house phones ring and pick up this handset, I can usually answer the call. About 15 - 20% of the time however, it says that it can't connect to the base unit. I have tried reprograming it to ring, and I tried just unplugging it for awhile and starting over. That helped some -- before I did that it would not ring at all. I wish I could return it.

Comment: I got this phone for my elderly mother and wanted to keep the volume turned up to it's maximum so that she could hear, but when the volume is up to the max there is terrible feedback with speaking into the phone. I returned the item.

Comment: This phone would be perfect if it werent for the call log. In order to view missed calls you have to dial a code then menu. Kind of a pain, but otherwise a great phone!

Comment: My Panasonic phone that I had for many years finally went kaput so I searched for a replacement. I tried another brand and ended up returning it ( AT&T) and then found this one. 95+% of my calls are clear and the sound quality is solid. For some reason on a few other calls I've had an echo at the beginning of the call. It's very random and isn't just to one particular place. That and the fact that it's made in China are the only negatives I have with the phone. The positives are far greater. The display screen is attractive and easy to see. You can adjust the LCD contrast. You are notified on it when you have a missed call or voicemail (although my old Panasonic had a light up feature to notify you, this one doesn't and I hope they add that back on future models). Two cool features I like are built-in call block (where you add a number you don't want to call you and when they call they just get rapid busy signals) and the ability to intercom call the other handset and have a conversation between the two. Other features are you can adjust the language (English or Spanish), Ringer, key tone, and you can assign a unique ring to different contacts (works fantastic if you have family or neighbors you don't particularly enjoy getting calls from. You can set those with the same ring sound and that way if you are outside working or something and hear that ring, you know don't need to come running.)
I am satisfied with this phone.

Comment: We bought these phones to replace 2 separate cordless phones. They work well so far. I like that they share a phone book and call log. I no longer have to clear the call logs on the separate phones.