Panasonic 2-Line Corded/Cordless Phone System with 1 Handset - Answering Machine, Link2Cell, 3-Way Conference, Call Block, Long Range DECT 6.0, Bluetooth - KX-TG9581B (Black)

Actually just retired ours, owing only to changes in our local carrier/cost and not to any dissatisfaction with this wonderful little phone system. And, out of respect to this product, and a little bit of sadness, I want to say that in the last decade or whatnot that it's served our family, it never let us down once. We bought the same system for my folks, and they're still using theirs. The sound quality is superior to cell phones, the setup was plug-and-play, the programmable numbers and other features were user friendly, and the design was just right for my home office but also for the many professional (dentist, mechanic) offices I've happily recognized, "hey, you have the same phone system as my family!" Get this if you want a basic, workhorse system. The only "complaint," and it's minor, is that it only comes in a two-line version. Meaning that if your house only has one line, it will politely inform you through an inobtrusive little light on the side of the main console that you should "check line 2." This doesn't impact function in any way, but does sometimes confuse my elderly dad with memory problems, who will periodically come to me or my mom with a look of concern, "I think the phone is notifying us of a problem." It would be nice if they'd offered a single-line option, but not a big deal. Just plug in one line, and ignore the inobtrusive little "check line 2 message." Other than that, I'd still be using this gem of a phone system if my particular phone carrier choices hadn't forced my hand into going cell only. I already miss this phone. If you can keep your land line, do, and get one of these!

This is a great phone system! One of the best features, that I wasn't even aware of until they arrived, is that the phones don't use the typical battery packs that are impossible to find or too expensive to replace. These phones use normal, NiMH rechargeable AAA! I buy new cordless phone systems every 3 years because the phones won't hold a good charge anymore and the replacement battery packs cost more than new phones (if you can even find them). The fact that these phones use normal, easily replaceable batteries is a huge deal for me. That one feature alone makes up for the slightly higher cost of entry because I'll make up for it in a 3 years, but these phones also have great features and work very well that also make the price worth it. With all of the features that these phones come with, I don't foresee the need to replace the phone system for a very, very long time. Adding new handsets to the system is incredibly simple. There are some features that are more complicated to use that you will have to reference the manual for, but that's only because it can do so much. Basic functions are easy and intuitive. Call quality is good. The Link2Cell feature was a requirement for me, and it works well. The cordless range is very good, even without the optional extender. If you have a wired headset plugged into the headset jack, then you cannot use the speakerphone. I was hoping to leave a headset hooked up to the phone for longer calls, but use the speakerphone for shorter calls, and that doesn't work well. The speakerphone quality is okay. The microphone picks up people on the other side of the room, which is good for me, but could be bad for others. I haven't actually been on the other side of a speakerphone call, but my wife tells me it echoes a bit, but that could be because I have it mounted on the wall. Overall, I am very pleased with this phone system and very glad I purchased it. I fully expect to use it for 10 years or more.

Before replacing my old Panasonic 2-Line phone system I did a lot of research, and it came down to the Panny KX-TG9542B and the AT&T TL86103. They are both very similar, but I chose the Panasonic because of it's approx. 60 minute recording time (about 22 minutes for AT&T), and the Call Blocking feature (which AT&T does not offer). My two biggest concerns about the Panasonic was the lack of a "Hold" button on the handsets, and the "non-duplex" speaker phone on the base unit. Now that I've been using this phone system for a few weeks I want to share my experience. As for my concerns, it turns out that I can put a current call on Line 1 on "hold" when a second call is coming in on Line 2 by simply pressing the Line 2 button to answer the incoming call (the Line 1 call is automatically put on hold). Then when finished with the call on Line 2, I simply press the Line 1 button to continue with the original call. I did not think this would work this way, but so far it has. So the "no hold button" issue has not been a factor for me. Unfortunately, the "non-duplex" speakerphone on the base unit has presented the problems you would expect...people on the other end of a call telling me my voice is breaking up or they can't make out what I'm saying. The quick fix is obviously to pick up the handset and have a clear conversation. So for those who need a full-duplex speakerphone, this is not the phone for you. I can make it work if I'm patient and wait until the other person is completely finished speaking before I start to speak...not necessarily as easy as it sounds...but even a little simultaneous speaking or a decent amount of background office noise can render this speakerphone practically unusable. Other than this, the base unit and separate handsets have worked well. The choice of ringer sounds are pretty bad, but not so bad that we can't live with the ones we have chosen. The "Call Block" feature has been great. We get hit by so many telemarketers and robo-calls...whenever one of these calls comes in, we hang up, then bring up the number on the Caller ID, and save it to the "blocked number" list. When I'm in my office, and I see the base unit screen light up with the "Incoming Call" alert, it's a great feeling when the phone doesn't ring, and I see the "blocked call" message. Also, I have used the Bluetooth feature to link my cellphone to the Panasonic system, and it has worked well throughout my house, so when a call to my cellphone comes in, and my cellphone is in another room, I can answer the call on the closest Panasonic handset...no more scrambling to find the cellphone while it's ringing. The one area where the AT&T phone is better is that it allows you to have two cellphones in use with their phone system at the same time. In our case, it would be nice for my wife and I to be able to use both our cellphones through the Panasonic system at the same time. We have both our cellphones linked to the system, but Panasonic only allows you to use one cellphone through the system at a time. Since our cellphones are generally with us or close by, this has not been a major problem so far. One of the other convenient Bluetooth features is that we easily transferred the contact list phone numbers from both our cellphones to the Panasonic base unit, and now have access to all those numbers, now that they are in the phonebook of every handset. I must admit, I was looking forward to the "Talking Caller ID" feature, but we may decide to turn it off. It actually works as advertised, but the announcement starts around the second ring, and with the answering machine ready to grab incoming calls on the fourth ring, we are accustomed to picking up calls by the second or third ring. Also, the "speaking phone" is not very eloquent...mispronouncing names or simply announcing the phone number. So yes, the feature works, but we're not sold on it's functionality. Lastly, the answering machine feature has all the basics you would expect. I easily recorded personal outgoing messages for both phone lines (rather than using the available "stock" messages), set the number of rings before answering, and it has worked well. In conclusion, my pre-purchase researched showed me that there is no perfect phone system. For me, this Panasonic KXT-TG9542B was the best choice. The biggest issue is the poor speakerphone (which may very well be a "deal-breaker" for some folks), but I'll try to live with and work around it because I'm fairly sure there isn't any other 2-line cordless phone system out there (in this price range) that is any better overall.

Not many people use landlines anymore, but I did need one for my coffee shop. This was a great choice. This comes with 2 handsets, and one sits in the main base, while the other has a small base that can be place in another room. The base also has an answering machine, which was great for late night calls from customers who wanted to leave orders for the next day. This was easy to set up and for the price, I thought it was a good choice for us. We had this and used it for several years.

The sound clarity is wonderful, and these are great for a small office, I previously owned the AT&T 2 line phone system with multiple handsets and a RCA 4 line phone system they still sell under the Motorola name, and the calls were always poor quality with it sounding like 2 soup cans with a string between them but this Panasonic system all the calls sound like a landline and the options are great. The cordless handsets also use 2 rechargeable AAA batteries which are included in the box, but they will be much cheaper to replace down the road as I won't be at the mercy of an expensive soldered and sealed battery kit saving me money when they stop charging

Phone works well, just not as advertised in my opinion. I own a business that converted two lanlines to digital. I now have two cellphones which I thought could be utilized with link to cell feature of the Panasonic 2-line business phone. The link to cell feature has a limitation that wasn't mentioned on the box. The link to cell feature can only work with one phone at a time, which completely negated why I purchased the two line phone setup. Please notate this on the box so people will not waste their time, money, and energy trying to figure out why things aren't working as advertised!

I've had this Panasonic 2-line system for 5 months now, and overall it's a good system - easy to set up and use. It does everything it's supposed to do, and the ability to link up to 4 cell phones to the system is a nice plus. Here's what I did *not* like: 1) the sound quality on the handset speakers sounds slightly muffled, not clear and crisp. This is uniform across all six handsets. With a headset the quality is much better. 2) Although the description says it's expandable up to 6 handsets, be aware that the base unit counts a 1 of the 6 - so, you can only add a maximum of 5 additional handsets to the base phone. 3) There is no "privacy" setting - when you have a conversation on the base phone, there's no button on the system to turn off other ringers (i.e. the handset on the base). I had this feature on my old phone system, and it was very useful. 4) Some of the phone features are buried under menus and not easy to find - for example, making a conference call. Other phone systems have a "Conference" button on the base or handset that will connect two active calls - with this system, you have to navigate through a menu system which is not particularly intuitive. Save your manuals! Admittedly, these are relatively minor "issues", but I wish I had known about them before committing to this system. I would love to be able to add 1 or 2 more handsets to the system. Oh well . . . :-(

This is a great phone system. I have two phone lines (yes I still want a landline in my house) one I use for my personal use and the other for business. I have purchased other brands of phone systems similar to this in the past and they were terrible. The issues with the others systems were too many to count. I took a long time researching a new phone system and I very happy I picked this one. Here is what I love about this phone: 1. It works as it should 2. No crazy bright blue light on it showing it's charging. My previous phones systems all had this and I didn't like it. This has a display on the face and when I pick up the hand set is the only time it lights up. 3. You can hear people on the other end. Both on the main base and on the cordless handsets. 4. Re-playing a message is easy. So is deleting a message. 5. CID is easy 6. Editing a number from CID is easy 7. It has a cool feature that after 2 or 3 rings it will announce who is calling. When I'm not right near a phone it helps me determine if I wan to run to pick up the call. 8. The batteries seem to last a long time. Cons: 1. Challenging to set up your outgoing VM message. 2. Ok not a big a thing but I did purchase a head set to plug into my cordless phone and the rubber thing on the side where you plug the head set into is difficult to move. I sometimes have to use a butterknife to unplug the rubber piece. The jack doesn't seem to work too well. I did purchase the headset that was recommended to go with it. Overall I recommend this phone to anyone.