Panasonic KX-TGC262 Digital Cordless Phones: 18-min
Panasonic KX-TGC262 Digital Cordless Phones: 18-min answering machine, dedicated call block button, an easy-to-read dot-matrix display and a hands-free speakerphone
Speakerphone
The hands-free function makes long calls more comfortable, and lets you take notes or do the housework while talking on the phone.
| Dimensions: | 3 x 4.7 x 16.4 cm; 582 Grams |
| Model: | KX-TGC262EB |
| Manufacture: | Panasonic |
| Dimensions: | 3 x 4.7 x 16.4 cm; 582 Grams |
Bought this for my mum so she can take it with her wherever she is around the house. Volume is great and sound quality is very clear. My only minor complaint is that the buttons are a little on the small side but she manages ok.
Liked its design, found it hard to set up, some of the instructions weren’t that clear though. Then the line was bad, just crackling. Waiting for an engineer from virgin to visit to check it in a couple of days, great volume on the ring, but at the minute can’t take any call and there may be a fault on the line itself.
Arrived early and well packaged. Easy to set up and run. I couldn’t believe it when I entered all my phone numbers into the phonebook and the otther two handsets had the same entries immediately. The only minor problem is it does not have a good range. Phone disconnects over 20 metres from base. Otherwise good phone set. Only waiting for someone to phone me when I’m not in so I can check answer machine. A very good purchase.
I found this phone easy to set up, and a very reasonable price, the volume, on high, is nice and loud. If you just want a basic phone, with no bells or whistles, then this is ideal.
I needed a new landline phone to replace older and clunkier model. I am very pleased with this phone, so easy to install and set up with clear instructions. All features I needed + extra to instantly block unwanted calls. Also works on the mains, many these days are only battery operated.
Very similar to my last phone, it is the same make. Don’t know yet if it will still work when we go digital but said it would with an extra cable.
PROS
* Does what it says on the box – allows you to make / receive calls.
* Handsets follow a familiar styling such that anyone using older Panasonic handset should find them familiar.
* Speakerphone, intercom and call another handset functions (the latter handy if a handset is put down somewhere rather than returned to its stand).
* Reasonable call quality sound.
* Ability to record own outgoing message on answer system.
CONS
* No choice of ring tone by handset.
* Manual not the clearest in places.
* Finicky in set-up – “hashcodes” (e.g. “#101” or “#302”, etc.) are required in order to carry out some set-up operations, so you need to keep the manual around if you want to change things for whatever reason).
* Handset screen very dark when resting in cradles (obviously illuminate when in use, but does make it hard when using the to check the time as a simple desktop clock, as I used to with the older set).
CONCLUSIONS
The “cons” above are not enough to make this set unusable; they are just niggling irritations. As a low-cost replacement, they do the job for us when home handsets are required & will hopefully prove as durable as the old units. Assuming we’re even using a landline after 2025!