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All I can say is that the AT&T 6.0 costs a bit less, has almost all the same features, works at least as well--and also has a lighted keypad. Also I can reassure you that the AT&T 6.0 has "at least" equally superb range and sound quality.I suspect that all 6.0 cordless phones are pretty good. I returned this and bought an AT&T 6.0--also with big buttons and they light up. I am not saying that the AT&T is substantially better. Wow what a difference from all previous cordless phones. However only the AT&T 6.0 puts this claim in writing.
Maybe the Panasonic 6.0 keypad does light up. Vtech also tends to be much cheaper and I suspect that it is somewhat true that you get what you pay for.Maybe I am incorrect. But mine didn't seem to and so I returned it before it got used. I recommend that you look for 'lighted keypad' as a listed feature. The Panasonic 6.0 works well and has big buttons but--big buttons don't help in the dark. If you like the "big button" feature than I suspect you will also like having some light with which to see them. Leaving out that light is just inexcusable in my opinion.Therefore we went with the AT&T 6.0 and turned the volume up to maximum.
Even from the other end of the line we can hear the user of a 6.0 phone much more crisply. I do not doubt all of the users here who attest that the Panasonic 6.0 works well. Well I can't, nor did mine seem to light up when I had it in my hand. I am only prejudiced against Vtech due to experiences with previous models. Incidentally, the AT&T 6.0 boasts in writing, on the box, to have the best range of any cordless phone due to a unique antenna design.
Can you find 'lighted keypad' listed here. In my opinion, it is rather basic to be able to read your phone keypad in the dark if necessary. I believe that the Panasonic 6.0 is practically just as good, judging by the reviews. I am only saying that it is "at least" as good as the Panasonic and, in addition, has the basic necessity of a lighted keypad.
I also like the voicemail notification (I don't use the answer machine) since it gives a notice on the display and flashes the light on top - I can quickly see if I have any messages waiting instead of having to actually pickup the phone.The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because of the volume when using a headset. This phone works great - no interference even in a heavily populated apartment building with lots of wireless networking around. There are volume controls for all three ways to use this phone - standard, speakerphone, and headset. All three handsets work great - plus, I can customize the phonebook on each one so I don't have to go through long lists of numbers to get to the one I want (e.g. in my office I only store the numbers I use for work, the one in the living room has friends and family on it, etc).Battery life appears to be excellent so far - I do a lot of teleconferencing that can last for 2-3 hours and have yet to have a battery run low during that time. The standard and speakerphone volumes are excellent, but the headset volume is a little too low even when set to maximum. Fortunately, my Plantronics headset has a bit of volume boost, so I can get it to a level that works well.Other than that one tiny issue, I have been very happy with this phone.
They work as expected. They hold a charge real well. Worth the money I paid for them.
We bought this to replace an AT&T digital answering system that stopped taking messages. The intercom feature is very helpful from upstairs to downstairs. The Panasonic phones are easy to use. Setup was very simple as the instructions are will written and easy to follow.We have used the phone outside over 100 feet from a base and it works fine with no signal drop. No more yelling across our home. The ability to pick up messages from any phone is great as our answering machine base is in an upstairs office.
Chose this phone after much research on public opinion. It is for residential use and meets our needs very well.
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