Panasonic Dect 6.0 Silver Cordless Phone with Answering Machine (KX-TG1031S)

Comment: Had this phone for more than a year. Sometimes it won't just ring when someone calls. Called the Charter guys to come down and check the line, there were no problems. Definitely avoid this phone. Lots of headaches because of the aforementioned missed calls. Siemens phones are worth all their expensive prices.

Comment: Poorly made, short battery life, terrible range. We owned an early model Panasonic phone for years and it was great, we finally replaced it with this Dect 6.0 and have been extremely disappointed. Do not buy this phone, you will regret it.

Comment: Confusing instruction manual.
Volume control inoperative; very low sound.
No audible alert to received messages.
Range of handset from Base Unit too small.

Comment: Over the years we have had many phone configurations in our home. But this one is the BEST! We have had it 2 years now and it's unbeatabale. The base is in our kitchen and the expandable handsets work equally well in the basement, 2nd floor and our 3rd floor attic! The reception is excellent and we will always buy Panasonic. All other brands pale in commparison.

Comment: For years we had a regular land line phone and a separate answering machine. When the machine finally gave its last gap, I decided it was time to get a new phone with answering machine. I looked at various shops in my area but nothing quite met what we wanted, so I decided to check the net. I saw this phone among others. We wanted something fairly simple - don't need a lot of bells and whistles. I liked that the dial tone is reasonably large and easy to use -not tiny keys. It is small and easily sits on a bedside table - and most important - for my husband who has trouble hearing on the phone - the volume is adjustable to use with a hearing aid.

Once set up and programmed, it has proven to be just what I was looking for. The one feature that I feel is overdone is seeing a caller list on the hand receiver-you need to use the menu to view the caller list, then again to delete it - and again if you want to delete all. Not a real complaint - and perhaps typical of all digital phone