I'm waiting to see how much Amazon credits my account for, but they are really good about this sort of thing, so I expect a full or very close to full refund. Bottom line on this: It's junk...don't buy it! Maybe I got a lemon, but since I wasn't all that crazy about the phone in the first place, I chose to not replace it with another Panasonic.

The base phone on the Uniden just stopped working one day, so it was time to buy another set. With respect to Uniden, 3 years for a $75 phone set really isn't all that bad, and in retrospect, I should have stayed with that brand which I knew and trusted. But no, I had to experiment, and got the Panasonic garbage phone instead...much to my regret.

That sucks to try to sleep with. The Caller ID is the worst design I could think of. You can't look at it when you are making a call like if you have to look up a number half way through dialing.

This phone was a huge disappointment. I used it for one week and returned it to Amazon. Its overall functionality was acceptable.

Dialing numbers from the phonebook took a bit longer than I liked (we're back to talking about the Panasonic), and the sound quality was ok...not bad, not great, but certainly good enough to converse on. I had the phone less than one month, and it just up and died...sorta. I kept getting a message that handset was too far from base, so I could never get a dialtone, or receive a call on the phone.

But having enabled it is a nice feature to see the blinking LED when there are messages. But it isn't so nice to see the blinking message light when there aren't any messages, which happens quite a lot.

If we check our voicemail on one phone (i.e old phone), then the new phones continue to post the LED until you use the phone. The reverse is true too (old phone keeps blinking if we check on new phones). Apparently the phones check periodically for the interrupted dial tone indicating that the voicemail system has a message waiting, but once it is detected, it never bothers to keep checking.

I haven't had any problems with it but i got a replacement plan just in case, only because the previous phone i bought, of another brand, the batteries died on me after 5 months.

A previous 2.4 GHz phone would do so but the signal was always marginal - you could answer, but for an extended conversation you'd have to come into the house. When that phone was damaged, I tried a 5.8 GHz phone on sale at the local Radio Shack. It wouldn't reach the back yard at all.

Battery life is good and signal is clear, no wireless network interference and no antennas to mess with as with most 2.4 ghz models. And if you've used a Panasonic cordless before, the menu and controls will basically be familiar. The one thing its missing, and the reason I can't give five stars is that the keypad on the handsets do not light up to help with use in the dark.

But besides that I think it stinks. Even if you don't have a message there is a bright light on the handset even when it is on the hook.

I am going to return this phone and buy something else.

My only complaint is with message alert system. We have Verizon phone mail and this phone will alert you with a light to tell you that you have a message. For some odd reason, the default setting on the phone checks to see if there are messages, but you have to enable the LED alert (it defaults to off).

It does display calls received but not answered, a previous review says it doesn't. I have not used the headset option.

I ordered this phone based on the positive reviews it recieved, but the sound quality is truly terrible.

Worked fine except for one VERY important feature---neither my husband nor I could hear the person on the line. I continually asked the caller to SPEAK LOUDER PLEASE. Out went this useless phone.

After reading reviews on the dect 6.0 phones it sounded like the features are great, but the phones did not perform well. My other phone was Vtech and we were happy with it. Tried a new vtech and returned it immediately.

No dice. Not bad to just talk on but as far as extra features it's terrible.

The ring volume is either very loud, or not loud enough. There needs to be another level. We have missed several calls because we didn't hear the phone when it was on level 3 of 4.

I tried using it on 2 different jacks in my home...same problem. So for all intents and purposes, I have a dead phone. Sent it back to Amazon yesterday, and ordered what I should have bought in the first place...a new Uniden 2 phone system.

If we check our voicemail on one phone (i.e old phone), then the new phones continue to post the LED until you use the phone. The reverse is true too (old phone keeps blinking if we check on new phones). Apparently the phones check periodically for the interrupted dial tone indicating that the voicemail system has a message waiting, but once it is detected, it never bothers to keep checking.

After reading reviews on the dect 6.0 phones it sounded like the features are great, but the phones did not perform well. My other phone was Vtech and we were happy with it. Tried a new vtech and returned it immediately.

The phone offers all around basic features with perks that are difficult to find on today's phones. The phone itself is just ok.

And the speaker phones in the handsets are very usable - you don't think they'll be something you care about, but they end up being used all the time. (Think of waiting on hold - when calling some other company! - for example.)

All the good features mentioned in previous posts, Wish this phone were made of metal or steel but plastic seems to be what most phones are these days. All in all a very good phone especially for the price paid.

But having enabled it is a nice feature to see the blinking LED when there are messages. But it isn't so nice to see the blinking message light when there aren't any messages, which happens quite a lot.

Battery life is good and signal is clear, no wireless network interference and no antennas to mess with as with most 2.4 ghz models. And if you've used a Panasonic cordless before, the menu and controls will basically be familiar. The one thing its missing, and the reason I can't give five stars is that the keypad on the handsets do not light up to help with use in the dark.

But besides that I think it stinks. Even if you don't have a message there is a bright light on the handset even when it is on the hook.

My only complaint is with message alert system. We have Verizon phone mail and this phone will alert you with a light to tell you that you have a message. For some odd reason, the default setting on the phone checks to see if there are messages, but you have to enable the LED alert (it defaults to off).

Volume of every caller is very very low. The buttons don't have a light, so when the room is a little dark the phone can't be used because you can't see the buttons you're pressing. It's just a bad phone.

First off, out of the box, the phone just felt flimsy...too light and "plasticy" for my taste.

It was out of the box and set up in minutes. Easily programmed the phonebook which could be simply transferred to the other handset (something our Motorola could not do). The display is easy to read and it does have a voice mail indicator light to coincide with our phone providers voice mail.

That sucks to try to sleep with. The caller ID is the worst design I could think of. You can't look at it when you are making a call like if you have to look up a number half way through dialing.

Worked fine except for one VERY important feature---neither my husband nor I could hear the person on the line. I continually asked the caller to SPEAK LOUDER PLEASE. Out went this useless phone.

This unit has only one downside: The caller-ID does not display incoming names and numbers at the same time.

Volume of every caller is very very low. The buttons don't have a light, so when the room is a little dark the phone can't be used because you can't see the buttons you're pressing. It's just a bad phone.

what is missing is: 1. Does not announce the caller

Dialing numbers from the phonebook took a bit longer than I liked (we're back to talking about the Panasonic), and the sound quality was ok...not bad, not great, but certainly good enough to converse on. I had the phone less than one month, and it just up and died...sorta. I kept getting a message that handset was too far from base, so I could never get a dialtone, or receive a call on the phone.

But besides that I think it stinks. Even if you don't have a message there is a bright light on the handset even when it is on the hook.

It was out of the box and set up in minutes. Easily programmed the phonebook which could be simply transferred to the other handset (something our Motorola could not do). The display is easy to read and it does have a voice mail indicator light to coincide with our phone providers voice mail.

After reading reviews on the dect 6.0 phones it sounded like the features are great, but the phones did not perform well. My other phone was Vtech and we were happy with it. Tried a new vtech and returned it immediately.

No dice. Not bad to just talk on but as far as extra features it's terrible.

There are a few additional features, and the key layout has changed slightly, but there is no major change to its operation. The instructions for programming phone book entries are a little confusing in their description of how to manage area codes.

The phone offers all around basic features with perks that are difficult to find on today's phones. The phone itself is just ok.

All the good features mentioned in previous posts, Wish this phone were made of metal or steel but plastic seems to be what most phones are these days. All in all a very good phone especially for the price paid.

The only negatives are: Sometimes the "voice mail" signal doesn't work. I think it happens if you're on the phone when voice mail comes in.

It was out of the box and set up in minutes. Easily programmed the phonebook which could be simply transferred to the other handset (something our Motorola could not do). The display is easy to read and it does have a voice mail indicator light to coincide with our phone providers voice mail.

The base phone on the Uniden just stopped working one day, so it was time to buy another set. With respect to Uniden, 3 years for a $75 phone set really isn't all that bad, and in retrospect, I should have stayed with that brand which I knew and trusted. But no, I had to experiment, and got the Panasonic garbage phone instead...much to my regret.

Dialing numbers from the phonebook took a bit longer than I liked (we're back to talking about the Panasonic), and the sound quality was ok...not bad, not great, but certainly good enough to converse on. I had the phone less than one month, and it just up and died...sorta. I kept getting a message that handset was too far from base, so I could never get a dialtone, or receive a call on the phone.

I have taken the phone with me to the mail box, which is a good 150 to 200 feet from the base in the back of our house and still get dialtone. The only feature I wish Panasonic had included on the phone was a backlit key pad. But I understand that would reduce battery life to some degree.

There are a few additional features, and the key layout has changed slightly, but there is no major change to its operation. The instructions for programming phone book entries are a little confusing in their description of how to manage area codes.

However, the keys aren't arranged intuitively, the key pad isn't lit (come on...that's crazy), and the headphone jack was shorted out on both handsets. When I put my headset in, I heard tons of static when the cord would move a little bit. This is a pretty pricey phone, too, especially as compared to Uniden models that are much better.

I have taken the phone with me to the mail box, which is a good 150 to 200 feet from the base in the back of our house and still get dialtone. The only feature I wish Panasonic had included on the phone was a backlit key pad. But I understand that would reduce battery life to some degree.