• 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

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.

I was surprised at how quickly this phone arrived. It is more complex than I had expected. I am an old lady and complicated electronic stuff tends to throw me. However, I spent some time with it and now it works great for me. It does things that don't interest me but as a phone it is fine.

Others have made mention of many of the features so I won't repeat the list. I have not used the answering function so I won't comment on that.
Pros: Clarity and range are good and the base station is a small footprint.

Cons: This is one of the least elegant examples of industrial design I've seen in some long time. The ergonomics are awkward from the slippery buttons to the uncomfortable sharp edge that contacts your ear when you use the phone. The MUTE button is directly below the OFF button and since and both are small and slippery it seems inevitable that one will end a call when the intention is to mute.

If I had to use this phone more than very occasionally I would probably toss it. Three stars for clarity and range, zero for ergonomics.

My answering machine would only periodically pick up calls. I had machine on and rings set to 4 but phone would only ring twice and than it would disconnect the call without answering machine picking it up. I called tech support and they had me reset the rings and the answering machine. I had already done this and it would work for a short time and than it would go back to the two rings and than disconnecting. In all it was reset 4 times and each time the result was the same. It would work and than not work until it was reset again. I'm returning the phone and wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

This is the best phone I ever had and the price was very reasonable. It is easy to set up and offers a choice of rings, tones, messages etc. The speaker phone works better than any I have used. I hear well on my end and others don't hear an echo. I use a head set with this phone and clip it to my belt. Excellent sound quality. I've also called the Panasonic from another State to check my messages which offer several options with crisp clear sound.

This was a terrible phone. From my limited usage, I found two major problems. First, it is impossible to turn off the screen when the phone is in the base unit. So, it becomes a very bright night light... regardless of whether or not you want it. I ended up taking the handset off the base every night so it the phone would not light up the bedroom. Second, and more seriously, there is a terrible echo with this phone. You hear yourself when you're speaking into the handset. This was so distracting that I called Panasonic Customer Support. They told me that the "phone is designed that way." They further advised to use the phone as much as possible for two weeks and that it would self correct (to some extent). The representative refused to explain either why the phone would be designed with an echo or how it would "self correct." That was enough to convince me to return it. I recommend avoiding Panasonic phones.