Panasonic KX-TC1486B 900 MHz Analog Cordless Phone with Caller ID (Black)

I had a duplicate phone which I liked; the sound quality, ease of use and reception range were impressive. My original still worked overall but the earpiece stopped working. This just purchased phone went right on the old base / charging unit, charged the battery and has worked fine since. Hopefully soon I will be able to determine why the earpiece on the original stopped working {headset jack?} This is probably the best 900 mhz phone that I have owned - and 900 mhz is the only cordless phone that works in my house.

Came with a corroded battery

I rerate this down to 2 stars and suggest buyers look at other models.Panasonic says the phone's is capable of providing 5 hours of continuous talk time or 5 days on standby per charge. This is not true. My phone is only 4 months old and the batteries now operate at half their advertized life. That's after only about two or three dozen full charge / discharge cycles. Now there's no more than about 2 hours of continuous talk time per charge. This cordless is for light duty use only.However the phone is very easy to use. The 40 number caller ID feature makes callbacks, editing and storing to its 10 station memory easy. The caller's ID appears after the first full ring in the 3 line backlit LCD.This phone has good audio quality for a cordless, an easy user interface and good transmission range (at least twice that of my antique AT&T cordless). One neat feature I didn't expect was a plug for a headset, which I am using with an earpiece meant for a Nokia cellphone for handsfree use. Another thoughtful feature is the removable belt clip.Aside from the weak batteries, another (minor) annoyance with the phone is with the half-second delay after pickup for an incoming call before you can actually speak. Otherwise the design and manufacture are typically Panasonic; solid and stylish. Sony makes great phones too but it seems Panasonic's products are generally built a little tougher even if they are not quite as slick.

I am a long-time fan of Panasonic products and when (here it comes) Consumer Reports recommended it, I bought it as a gift for a friend. The friend and I don't speak as much as we did before I got the phone for her, because the thing doesn't stay charged. Shame on you, Panasonic.

The battery supplied with this phone failed to sustain a charge about four or five months after I purchased the unit. I replaced it with a GE battery which worked properly thereafter. The phone itself stopped working about three years after purchase, although I never once dropped the receiver. I'm replacing it with a different brand.

Just as the product is advertised. One cable connection and three rooms (my model). Wireless for two of them with no phone jacks to installed. They work great and with speaker phone, I can here the other party with no problem. This works great for those whose hearing may have diminished through the years.

We had a version of this phone for over 10 years before the antenna finally broke. So happy to find a replacement. It is working well but the number 2 does stick a little. Still, glad to have a well-made product that I know will last.

I've had this phone for 20 years maybe the older models were better? The first battery lasted 10 years of being off the charger for weeks some times,after 10 years the battery finely gave up, I bought A cheap battery on e-bay it lasted about 2 months and died so I bought A Panasonic battery,that was about 10 years ago it's still working.the only calls I miss are the phone numbers I don't know that I don't answer,if you want a keypad on the base why do you have a cordless phone. I know it's to late for this review to do any good but I find some of the comments interesting,oh ya if you really want to get rid of that bad phone I'd like to have another one for my shop so put it on e-bay maybe we'll talk again. later!