Panasonic KX-TG4053B DECT 6.0 PLUS Expandable Digital Cordless Phone with Answering System & Range Extender, Black, 3 Handsets

I bought this phone because I needed a phone that would give me better range than my panasonic 5.8gHz model without the interference with my computer equipment. I live in a pretty good sized house, ( 3 stories, 6000 sq. ft., lots of steel too). My 5.8 gHz model didn't quite cut it for range from one side of the house to the other. I really started seeing problems when they installed my wireless network for the house. I did some research and found out that the interference issue was common with 5.8 gHz and the wireless router because they operate on the same bandwidth and therefore can have some interference issues. As for the range, I was out of luck until I found this phone that has an included " range extender ". Set-up for the phone was very easy, ( 6 steps including " insert batteries and charge for 7 hours"). I put the range extender at about the distance where my 5.8 gHz started to fuzz out. This is easily installed as well. All you need is a power outlet, no phone jack. After...Read more

This is my 3rd Panasonic phone system (they last me about 3 years), and I was happy with the previous ones, so I am truly surprised by how much I hate this one.
So here are the problems in order of severity :

1)Delayed ringing - I pick up after one or two rings, and the person has hung up, or the call has gone to the phone company voicemail. When I ask the person who has hung up, why they hung up so fast, they tell me that the phone rang 5 or 6 times.
I only heard 1 or 2 rings :-(

2) Delayed Caller ID - if you really want to make sure that you miss the call, try waiting for the caller ID - both the talking and the visual caller ID don't show up until the 3rd ring, and that coupled with the above described delayed ringing makes sure that the caller is long gone by the time that you pick up. With my 3 year old Panasonic the talking caller ID was right after the first ring and left me plenty of time to decide if I wanted to get the phone, find it,...Read more

I'm only using my new KX-TG4053B for a few weeks and thus far it meets all my expectations.

I live in a two story concrete home with a reinforced concrete floor between the floors. With my previous phone reception in the upstairs bedroom was weak as the base unit was in the ground floor.

The new KX-TG4053B enables me to put the range extender at the top of the stairs and the reception in excellent.

We (my wife and myself) are low-tech phone users and probably will never use all the features that this phone provides so my review relates to the most important features:
- Clear sound
- Ease of installation and use
- Large and bright dispaly, large lit keys and most important large font.
- Clear speaker
All these features are of very high quality.
This is a very good phone...Read more