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Panasonic KX-TG8231B DECT 6.0 Cordlesss phone System with an All Digital Answering System | 
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| Brand: Panasonic
Category: CE
List Price: $69.95
Buy New: $41.95
You Save: $28.00 (40%)
New (50) Refurbished (3) from $28.99
Rating:  41 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 6.9 x 6.5
Warranty: Manufacturer Warranty included
MPN: KX-TG8231B
Model: KX-TG8231B
UPC: 037988478453
EAN: 0037988478453
ASIN: B000WOGAQM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New. Sealed Retail. Full Warranty. We cannot ship to APO/FPO addresses.
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| Features:
| • | All-Digital Answering System - A micro chip handles all messages. And with no tapes to fuss with, operation is simple, efficient and virtually silent. 16 Minutes (flash memory) of total recording time. | | • | Color Caller ID Choose an LCD Color to link to your phonebook data. The LCD will flash a color of your choosing for each phonebook name and number when the corresponding Caller ID information is received from an incoming call. | | • | Call Waiting Caller ID **--See the name and phone number of incoming calls even while talking on another call. | | • | Handset Speakerphone--Digital circuitry helps reduce the echo and dropout commonly found in speakerphones and allows more natural sounding conversations. | | • | Expandable up to 6 Handsets and up to 17 Hours of Talktime |
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Product Description
DECT 6.0 technology operates in the 1.9GHz frequency range giving you longer range and amazingly clear sound. The reason why you get better range and sound is because at this frequency other wireless devices such as wireless routers and microwave ovens operating at a 2.4GHz or 5.8GHz will not interfere with your calls operating at 1.9GHz. Add up to 6 additional handsets with just one phone jack. If you have VoIP service plan you generally have access to one phone jack coming out of the VoIP box, by just connecting this base unit to the VoIP box, you can just purchase additional handsets and automatically connect them to your home phone system by just plugging into the wall socket for power anywhere in your home. Ringer Tone - 15 Ringer Melody - 5 + 10 Polyphonic Phonebook Memory - 50 items (16 char / 24 digits) 1.5 Color, 65k Colors, 128 x 128 Pixels, 3 Line + Softkey, Pict Handset Speakerphone 3-Way Conferencing Recording Time - about 18 min. Outgoing Message recording time - 2.5 min. Adjustable Ringer / Volume Control Clock & Alarm Bi-Lingual Menu Support (English / Spanish) Rechargeable NiMH Battery Battery Life Talk - 17 hrs. Battery Life Standby - 7.5 days Charge Time - 7 hrs.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 36 more reviews...
Solid Phone! Good sound! October 7, 2008
TJD
I just reviewed the "GE - DECT 6.0 - Ultra Slim speakerphone" which was a piece of trash. Don't buy that one.
This Panasonic, though, is very good! I was basically happy with it.
PROS: You can set 2,3,4,5,6,7 rings for the answering machine. Many phones only give you 3,5 or 2,4,6. I researched this before buying it. The phone stands up nicely so you don't have to lay it on its face or its round back. That's nice. It feels solid and strong. The speaker phone is on the handset and has great sound, even at the lowest level. I could hear great whether I was on the speaker or holding it up to my hear. What's nice is that no one will even know if you're using the speaker phone or not. Great feature!
They claim the battery life to be 11 hours and other Panasonic DECT 6.0 phones are only 5; even ones with the same batteries. I don't know about this, but, I wouldn't count on it being any longer than the other phones. In fact, it may be less because the colored back light is ALWAYS on.
The batteries in the phone are great. You could stick Duracells in there if you had too. They are just AAAs! Great! So, when they get old in 2 years, you can just buy regular rechargables and they'd fit. The batteries Panasonic gives you are some of the best non-lithium batteries you can get, though.
As far as range goes, this went the 200 feet out to the road and that's about it. It went a little further than the GE, but only about 10 yards more. My old 900 mhz phone went further (our 2.4 ghz Panasonic only goes 50-100 ft).
The menu button is now the 4-way nipple pad Panasonic used to use in its Japanese cell phones. It works nice and is much faster. They've had time to develop this "nipple" (I owned one of the first phones with this feature) and it really works nicely. You press it for and it's really responsive.
CONS: I like the phone, but there was one main con that made me take it back: WHEN CHARGING, OR WHEN ON PHONE, THE LIGHT STAYS ON! There is no reason for the phone to stay on in either situation. During a call it simply kills the batteries faster. When it's on the base it's bright and annoyed me when I was trying to sleep. The light will turn off after 1 minute when not in use and not on the base, but in any other situation the light is on. And I couldn't live with that, and returned the phone to the store.
Another con is the finish of the phone. It's that shiny black that SCRATCHES VERY EASILY! Mine had a few small scratches right on its face when I pulled it out of the box! And, when the base rubbed against the metal of the plug, it was scratched too.
I'd be surprised if Panasonic were to use this shiny finish again. And on the next model I'd be VERY surprised if there weren't an option to turn that darn screen light off after a minute. Oh, regarding the color screen: it's nice, but it's not necessary to have color. I prefer non-color so you don't need to have the darn light on all the time!
I will buy the Panasonic KX-TG9331T (link below). It has all the good features of this phone, but the light turns off and it won't scratch as easily. It doesn't have the cool nipple or the color screen, but I won't use those phone menus too much anyway. It was also have talking caller ID so I won't have to even be looking at the screen!
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 Cell phone sound quality September 30, 2008
John C. Nausieda (Portland Oregon)
I like the size and functions of the phone but its sound quality is about that of a cell phone. It replaced an ancient ATT unit 3 times its size when the buttons died, but it lacks that land-line sound. I like the recorder and the menus and the small footprint but sound quality should be the central concern if a product design team . I specifically bought this model as it does take a headset. Slightly cheaper cousins of it do not. Battery life seems exceptional and the ability to swap out batteries in an emergency is a real asset.
 Need a house phone? Take a look.... September 30, 2008
Ted Tretts (Mooresville, IN)
Cordless phones have come a long way. This one has the latest Security features and nice clear audio. Easy to navigate and looks good too. Has a great digital answering system. I am completely satisfied with my purchase. No problems here.
Panasonic Phones are my favorite September 30, 2008
Marilyn Desoto (Livermore Falls,ME)
This is a very nice phone. Easy to set up and use. My last phone was a Panasonic too. The phone at the camp was not and needed to be replaced so I got a new one for my home and took the other one to camp.
I trust Amazon and have bought things here before. I have told many people about Panasonic Phones too. sincerely,Marilyn DeSoto
A cut above Uniden... September 14, 2008
Eduardo Nietzsche (Houston)
I love all the Uniden phones I've had, and they do offer the best price-to-performance ratio around, but I have to say that this Panasonic is worth the extra money. Namely, the sound quality is excellent in both directions, in both clarity and volume, and the wireless range is quite impressive as well. I love that it uses ordinary rechargeable batteries rather than some ridiculously overpriced proprietary battery which you might have a hard time finding in stores when it can no longer hold a charge maybe 2-3 years from now. (I suspect that cordless phone manufacturers make most of their profit from proprietary batteries, in the same way that computer printer makers make most of theirs from the ink cartridges.) And the form factor is gorgeous: glossy piano black, with a nice clean and compact look. So, high WAF (Wife Approval Factor) for sure.
My only quibble is that this phone is totally handset based: there isn't even a little LED readout on the base which tells you how many messages you have. Everything is shown on the handset's little color display, which is certainly attractive for a cordless home phone, but is still pretty lackluster compared to even an entry-level cell phone from Motorola or Nokia.
That's why I'm giving this 4 instead of 5 stars: this phone sort of emulates cellphones but doesn't quite pull it off. It lacks the extensive personalizable options, and the menu is short yet not entirely intuitive. The phone book only holds 50 numbers which is great for a cordless phone but sucky compared to a cell phone.
Maybe one day Nokia will get into the home cordless market, wow that would be the best of all possible worlds!
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