PANASONIC Corded / Cordless Phone System with Answering Machine and One Touch Call Blocking – 2 Handsets - KX-TGF352N (Champagne Gold)

I bought this phone for my father who is elder for his landline. He loves it, it has great clear sound announcing caller ID. The main phone is easy to function. Programing numbers can be a little difficult so it may require a younger person's assistance.

We had an old set of 3 top of the line (in their day) Panasonic wireless phones. But after our having them around 10 years (plus they weren't new whe we got them), the buttons on some of them were getting a bit cantankerous. Playing the #1 hard on this one, hit the 2 on this handset and eventually having to go back to the base to end a call on them got old. So I started researching.The biggest thing I was looking for was one that didn't stick out far from the wall.THIS is the ONLY one on the internet I could find after hours of research that fit fairly snuggly to the wall.The base at its deepest it protrudes just a hair over 4". With the wall mount our old one stuck out close to 6". So it is narrow, tight fitting, close to the wall. Again the narrowest I could find.The width is about 9" and the height is just over 7.5". (Again the handset - which I suppose you could disconnect and remove if you had to for some reason.)The features are easier to figure out than our previous set. (although some of the setup for one we don't plan on using have #codes that probably only the geekiest would remember).I like that the mounting plate just switches around for wall mount or desk. It also is hallow so it can hold the extra length of the phone and power cord. Love that you don't have to play the wind the cord around and /or tuck in here - oh bother now it won't reach the outlet game.The wireless handsets come with batteries, the backup power on the base does not come with batteries. It functions without them. It takes 2 AAA Ni-MH batteries. I researched and ordered the iMac brand, they are orange and black. A person would probably not need them if you have a battery backup box from the phone company.Other things to note:Color is only champagne (light brownish goldish color) on the front of the wireless handsets, the back of the wired handset and the front of the base - the rest is more of a white. The key pad and the display in the middle of the base are a darker tone.The cord is super short and has the narrower jacks.Ringer can be set to what I feel is super loud.I did not think I would miss the caller ounce from our old phones. But I did, I scoured the instruction/set up booklet. No luck.However as I was configuring the base...lo and behold it does have caller ounce that you can turn on or off.Bonus with the corded base - you Always know where at least 1 phone is.Note: I have only had a week and so far loving these phones. The only thing I am having trouble adjusting to one thing...I forget I can just push the off button and instead I head over to the base.I hope this is helpful - I know I would have appreciated it when I was searching.

The menu system and manual are pretty clear on set up. I purchased this more as a backup phone and for when I'm traveling to call the house. Reason for one less star are the following reasons. Seventeen min max message storage? Seriously when memory is essentially free these days for gigabytes of memory. To me that is ridiculous. I also don't see why Panasonic would use Two small AAA batteries in the base unit? Not like you carry it around, and the low power batteries typical of AAA nickel metal suck. Why not Size 4 AA? There would be no point in the "energy saver mode", ideally in emergency power outage young kids and or seniors may not remember the phone book stored in the base unit in the absurd Eco mode. I installed Two black eneloop batteries to maximize the tiny backup system. Still horrid compared to 4 AAs. I would actually prefer a non charging system on the base unit. Something like Four AA energizer lithiums would be outstanding on back up, and not need maintenance for years. Haven't used the Mobile units. They are charging. Even though I charged the batteries that came with the portable handsets with a very good Panasonic charger and were showing full. Installed in handset and said needs 7 hours. My thoughts are the phone charge systems are subpar. At least Panasonic used a common size battery, I give them credit for that and not some PITA proprietary system that is hard to replace or find. I think many of us pre cell phone days people have experience with that situation. One other thing I would like to have adjust is the LCD display for sleep time settings. Like all the smart phones we use can be adjusted for brightness and how many min on before dimming. I only listed the bad for most part because the good is too long to write about. I would buy this system again and would rate 4.5 if half stars were available. Hey Panasonic since you bought out Sanyo eneloop batteries include those with your products instead of the cheap chi com brands.

Ordered for my parents. Worked great

I bought these phones a whlie ago. I still like a land line. I have the option of a cordless phone. I like it announces the caller. I like when we lose power I can make a call. Easy set up. Good battery life!

I haven't used them yet, the hand sets are charging, but I wanted to note an error in the description. I purchased extra rechargeable batteries for the base as it only comes with batteries for the hand sets. To ensure I purchased the correct batteries I copied and pasted from this description...Three one-touch dial pads are ideal for frequently called numbers. And when you keep a charged handset in the base unit, you'll have up to 8 hours of battery power backup for making and receiving calls during power outages using other cordless handsets in the house. (Two AA-size rechargeable Ni-MH batteries not included). It says two AA-size rechargeable Ni-MH batteries. This is incorrect and should be AAA-size. You can use regular AAA batteries but it says you can't put those in until the power goes out and to remove them when the power comes back on. I'd rather use the rechargeable batteries that can stay in and charged until they're needed. So if you're ordering extra rechargeable batteries it's AAA you need. Just FYI. I'll add info. about how they work after I've used them. They did arrive in perfect condition with everything needed. Packaging was great. Came with enough rechargeable batteries for the hand sets as stated. Right now this rating is only for the description having the wrong size batteries listed for the base.

A++++