PanasonicLink2Cell Bluetooth Cordless Phone System with Voice Assistant, Call Block & Answering Machine, Battery Powered, Expandable Home Phone with 5 Handsets – KX-TGF575S (Black with Silver Trim)

We still have a landline - because of the location of our house to the nearest tower - and this Panasonic system replaced our last phone system after almost 25 years of use.It is easy to recharge, hook up and use. The handsets let you access the features, the displays are easy to read, and the messages are easy to retrieve.Neither of us feels the need to carry a cell phone when we are home - but this system lets us program it so that cell calls ring in the house. That is a nice feature. So is the call-blocking system.The handset is comfortable to use, sound is great. One thing that we don't care for is the volume adjustment which has migrated from dedicated buttons on the side to the multi-pivot button on the face of the phone.Another feature that we really didn't like was the off-putting "voice tone" to remind you when a phone is running low. It's just creepy, and if you aren't prepared for it sounds needful. IT IS EASY TURNED OFF.Each handset needs to set, otherwise, you'll still have "Low Batt, Low Batt" every hour on the hour until to change the thing.One last thing and this could be unique to our item, is that the batteries installed did seem to last very long until we shut off that "Low Batt" reminder.But I recommend this system. If it lasts even half as long as the previous one, then its money well spent for us.

Like many others, our smartphones have obsoleted our landline, which now seems to serve only telemarketers and robocallers. I bought this Link2Cell system to replace our existing Panasonic landline phone system so that we could still have phone connections everywhere in the house without having to carry our cellphones around with us all the time. Setup was surprisingly simple and fast -- linking both cellphones to this system was painless. Incoming calls and texts to our cellphones are announced and relayed effectively to any of the five cordless phones in this system. And as a bonus, this system which can accommodate up to 6 cordless phones (it's supplied with 5) is compatible with the Panasonic phones in our old system, and with the earlier model range extender. This provides us an extension in our barn/workshop for intercom and telephone use. Really impressed with the capabilities of this system, and well worth the money if you've cut the landline cable and want the convenience of distributed telephones throughout your house. I highly recommend -- 5 stars all the way around!

Reading the reviews of this model, one would think it's hopelessly complicated to set up and use. Yes, there are lots of options and those options result in complexity. Fortunately there are built-in menus, and virtually all of the settings can be accessed from the menus if one takes the time. Some settings are buried and best changed by going to the manual and entering the associated codes. If the manual's lost, it can be quickly downloaded from the Panasonic site in just a few seconds. What I would love to see is a cordless phone that lets you use its Bluetooth connection to use your smartphone to change all the settings using an app, but I'm aware of no cordless phone make or model that does that. However, settings are something one alters only once in general - and once set, their ease of setting has a negligible effect on daily use of the phone.If you do nothing more than plug your phone into a phone line and a power outlet, you'll have a highly capable phone that will set itself up automatically with the proper date and time, and which will answer calls after the fourth ring with a generic greeting to leave a message. If you're happy with that, you need do nothing more. I like that Panasonic has gone to using standard rechargeable AAA batteries, which are included and otherwise readily available. Finding replacements is trivial, but the included batteries usually last years. Linking to a cell phone is no more difficult than pairing any two Bluetooth devices, but it still works well with a land line for those of us who still use one.The call block function works beautifully and Panasonic has added a dedicated button on every handset. On getting a spam call, simply press the button and confirm, and you'll never get a call from that number again. That feature alone is worth upgrading your phone. Call quality is very good and call volume is easily adjusted. Call waiting works well, with the second caller's number clearly displayed with caller ID. Spoken caller ID - as with previous models - can be a bit annoying and sometimes humorous in the way it tries to pronounce things, but the feature is useful when you're not near a phone.The one complaint, which is not unique to this phone, is what happens when there is interference. Some other reviews have touched on poor call quality as an issue, but we've found the call quality itself to be nearly perfect. The problem is that we live in a high-rise apartment building with thousands of tenants around us. At any time there are about two dozen Wi-Fi networks within range, and our wireless mice and keyboards occasionally cease to function due to all the RF interference. Although it's not common, we sometimes lose the connection during a call; most often with the person at the other end being unable to hear us. Simply turning around can affect call quality. The spread spectrum digital transmission method used by Panasonic goes a long way toward alleviating call problems - and there really has been a significant improvement over early cordless models - but in the age of extensive mesh Wi-Fi networks for the home, you'd think Panasonic could improve on the good old cordless phone. Maybe it really is time to stop using landlines.

New set replaced same brand that eventually died. Easy to use features.