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

We have been using this cordless phone for about a month now and have had no problems with it. Display is clear and lights up, sound quality is fine, and the programming is straightforward. I downgraded my phone service to save some $, so this answering machine replaces the voicemail feature I eliminated (plus we needed a phone that shows caller ID anyway). Caller ID displays on ring #2, and the digital answering machine works well. I am VERY pleased with this purchase and its affordable price: for what I save on my phone service downgrade in one month, I have a new phone/answering machine.

I purchased this phone from Amazon and have been using since 2 months

Cons:
- Can not conference 2 outgoing calls. But you can conference up to two system handsets together with one outside call.
- Can save only 50 numbers in the phone book.
- Speaker phone exists only in the handset not in the base. I think this is same for most of the phones in the market.

Pros:
- Great call quality (both using handset and speaker phone)
- Excellent range, I am able to use this phone from my neighbors house. Its amazing.
- Longer talk time and greater battery life. After the full battery charge, I used this phone continuously for 2 hours in a conference call and I still see 3 bars out of 3 in the battery indicator. Panasonic claims the talk time is 17 hours for this phone but i have not tested. I noticed that the standby time is more than 5 days.
- Alarm works perfectly in the handset
- Light weight handset. The handset uses...Read more

I already own a Panasonic. So, when my mother needed a a new phone, this is the one I got her. She loves it. What I like about this model is that the number buttons seem to be bigger. Which is a great help for her to see them.

After looking at other phones, and now owning two Panasonic's I would not buy any other brand.