Panasonic Link2Cell Bluetooth DECT 6.0 Expandable Cordless Phone System with Answering Machine and Enhanced Noise Reduction - 5 Handsets - KX-TGE675B (Black)

I have owned Panasonic cordless phones for decades. They are always my first brand of choice when upgrading my phone system.Recently, I got rid of my landline phones. It would be much cheaper to rely on my cellphone. However, I also wanted the convenience of talking on a handset.The great thing about this cordless phone system is its ability to connect to up to 2 cell phones. Once connected, it works rather well, though there are minor downsides.First, you need to place the Panasonic base unit next to where you will keep your cell phone. Since the connection is Bluetooth, there isn't much distance to play with and both units will need to be close to communicate with each other. You can certainly take your cell phone with you when traveling outside of your home, but once you return, you will need to place it near the Panasonic base unit again where the Bluetooth connection will re-establish itself automatically.There is a setting on the Panasonic phone that puts it in "cellphone only" mode. This gets rid of the constant message that appears on the screen that indicates you are not connected to a landline.Making calls on the handset while connected to your cellphone isn't quite as fluid as I had hoped, but it works well. You need to dial the number you want, press the CELL button beneath the screen, and then there is a brief pause and a few beeps until the phone connects.Cell phone quality is excellent. There is no breakup, no crackling. The only issue I found is that the overall volume level could be a bit better. I had the volume turned all the way up on the handset and thought that it still could have been louder. Then again, I am over 60 years old and my hearing isn't as good as it used to be.Caller ID information is transferred from your cell phone to the Panasonic handset, and a voice will not only announce the caller but also inform you when a text message is being sent to your phone and who is sending it.You can also transfer your entire phonebook from your iPhone to the main handset and it will propagate to all the other handsets in your home. The only issue I had with this was I ended up with 200 phone entries and found the search capabilities on the handset to be lacking. I erased all the entries and ended up manually entering the top 10 contacts I mostly dial.The build quality of these phones is excellent and though Panasonic has a newer model for 2024, I bought these for the DECT 6.0 capability which gives you more range and has better Amazon reviews than the newest cordless system.Anyone looking to save money and drop their landline service should be looking into this phone system. I had considered going VOIP but that requires a monthly subscription. With just your cell phone placed nearby, this entire cordless system will provide you with household phone access with no extra fees outside of your wireless phone plan. It's just short of being the perfect solution, and by that I mean there is a slight inconvenience in not having a dial tone or an immediate dial, but there is only a few seconds of delay to dial outbound. I also think the volume could be better, but it's good enough for these older ears to deal with.

We purchased this as a way to be able to hear and answer our cellphones throughout the house. We don’t have a land line but use the “link to cell feature for our 2 cellphones. We can answer our calls from any of the handsets throughout the house.

We purchased this phone because I like the looks of this system and it has 5 handsets plus the features of each handset (ring volume, call block and able to pick the sound you want, back lit). When you're in different areas of the home and can't get to the main phone, there's one nearby. For instance, downstairs in our family room and one by bedside being woke up at different hours. Also, if working different shifts and might be sleeping, nice to have one by bed that you can choose to turn handset volume clear down if needed (Nice). I also like a phone with the main unit hanging on the wall in kitchen. This unit said you could hang it as well as listing it as a counter phone, however you might want to check it out before purchasing it. It's made mainly as a counter phone (in my opinion.) Said it can be used as wall unit also but if you want to hang the base it sticks straight out from wall (4.5 inches) and you cannot see the displays on the phone unless you walk over and look at it, not a good idea! We ended up sitting it on our counter which I was trying to avoid. Would rather have it hang on wall out of the way. The phone unit is nice but if you're looking to hang it then you better check it out further because it does not work very well hanging on a wall. The base sticks straight out and not flat against the wall..

Want blessed silence from your phone? No spam calls? This is your system.We had an earlier version Panasonic phone set with what I would call first generation call blocking features. With it you could 1) block individual numbers 2) block ranges of numbers 3) block Unknown Callers and 4) accept calls only from your list of contacts.These features worked as advertised but were not adequate. Spam caller number spoofing defeated the first two and accepting calls only from our known contacts silenced legitimate service providers and business calls.The Panasonic Link2Cell Bluetooth DECT 6.0 has a feature called "Automated Call Blocking" that solves the problem. If a call comes through that is not in your contact list, the system intercepts it and tells the caller to dial a 3 digit code (that you select and can change). If the caller is a real person they can easily get through to you and the system will add their number to the allowed caller list. If the caller is an automated dialer it is going to be defeated by this extra step that is simple for a human. In the case where a human is doing the unwanted calling you can always just add their number to the blocked list. Bottom Line: with this combination of features our home has returned to the blessed silence that ruled the day before spam callers turned the telephone into an instrument of torture.

There are more buzzes and whistles on this set of phones, which some may even consider a bit overwhelming and or unnecessary. I consider myself technically savvy, but even I get lost in the overall setup and operation. Why do instruction manuals always defer a feature's instruction, "See page...", only to find when you get there you are deferred again because of a sub-feature?Simply put, the manual sucks. And as far as the lighted buttons go, they are solid buttons that are backlit. So if you aren't familiar with what the buttons are for, you'll be contending with black buttons outlined with light when in a dark environment, nothing on a button is visible. With all that being said, everything I consider important, the sound quality, Bluetooth connection to my cell phone, message recording, and overall construction of the equipment, is excellent. I'm very pleased.