Panasonic KX-TGC213EB Trio DECT Phone with Call Blocking - Black

The phones arrived next day (a Sunday!) as promised. The 3 phones were well packaged. They were fully charged after 7 hours, as stated. The appearance of the phones is good, being slightly longer than our last Panasonic phones with a much larger, clearer screen which illuminates when being used. Set up for basic use was straightforward, but we thought it odd that the instructions to register a handset to the base unit comes on page 42 of the booklet, as we wanted to make sure that entering contacts in one phone automatically goes to the other two - it wasn’t clear whether registering was necessary before entering contacts or not, but we weren’t going to risk putting 50 numbers in 3 times! The caller’s name and number appears if, like us, you already pay BT for Caller ID - otherwise you have to subscribe to Panasonic I believe. The volume is adequate but not particularly loud, even on speakerphone, but is probably acceptable for most people. The base unit and chargers are not designed for wall fitting so they need to be on a flat surface - unlike our previous phones. We chose non-answerphone phones as we prefer BT’s answerphone facility as we have been amazed how poor some people’s built-in answerphones are - often very quiet or distorted sound! Not many non-answerphone models are available, so we were glad with a limited choice that this model suited us very well! Overall, we think these phones are an excellent buy for the price - £46-odd for the three - great phones from a quality manufacturer for a bargain price!

If all you seek is a fairly standard cordless phone that works out of the box then these meet the need. They feel robust and are easy to set up, sound quality is fine. The display as adequate and the buttons feel nice to use. There are no complicated or advanced features to figure out. The very limited call blocking feature is a token gesture that is probably not of much use as you have to manually define each string that you want to block - I think that's tedious and largely impractical given the combinations of numbers employed by nuisance callers, so if call blocking is a primary requirement then probably look elsewhere. Other than that, for the money these are just a good basic phone.

I bought this set of three phones six years ago for my elderly parents as they needed some new ones and I was keen to get some with larger buttons, a large display and a built-in call blocker.The phones are extremely easy to set up and only the base unit needs to be programmed with phone book entries and these are carried across to the other handsets automatically. There is a wide choice of ringtones, all of which go loud enough to be heard by those naturally hard of hearing. The intercom function is particularly handy as it means they can have hours (okay, minutes..) of fun summoning each other from the kitchen/ garden. Being able to give the phones names (like 'Dining Room', 'Bedroom' etc....... not 'Bob' or 'Margaret'!) means that they can remember in which room to replace the handset after walking round the house with it; saves a needless journey.Unlike many other phones on the market, they don't look particularly fancy but that's a positive factor in my case, as it means they are unburdened by frippery and are easier for my parents to use as a result.My parents are really pleased with them. They've only needed one change of re-chargeable batteries in six years and have worked faultlessly. I'd definitely recommend these, particularly if you're looking for something leaning towards high functionality rather than style.

Very good, base unit with 3 handsets and separate chargers were very cheap (£40) it doesn't have an answerphone to stop bar stewards leaving me pointless messages, it was harder to find a 3 phone model WITHOUT an answerphone than I would have possibly imagined...They work well in my house, I have very thick walls and had a problem with the previous phone this replaces, but they work acceptably well thought the place.The batteries last well as I'm the only idiot around here who puts them back in the chargers for days at a time, and they still work.The only little thing I would say against them, and its really not that bad, is they are a tiny bit muffled, but it really is quite insignificant and could even be the piece of damp string that is supposed to be a phone line that BT put between my house and the exchange box. It has an easy and obvious volume control anyway which is useful.I didn't need the instruction manual once to set it up and use it, so it passed that test with flying colours.Maybe there are better models but all you seem to get for extra $$$ is more features that most of us (well me) don't need, not a better quality sound, or snazzyier design, they may be out there but I never found them after a half hearted search and dismissing them after dubious reviews. Theres probably a B&O phone out these shaped like a violin or something unlikely for £1200 but I never found it and wouldn't want it instead of these anyway.

unable to increase ringing tone volume. if it can be done it is not obvious in instructions.the power plug to one of the base units is not a secure fit and the the wire is strong enough on its own to pull it out.hard to notice until it is out of charge.

Only bought them a couple of days ago so I can only comment on how easy they were to set up and charge. It took me about ten minutes to put the batteries in and plug all 3 of them into charge in different rooms in the house. Another 10 minutes to enter the time and date and most important phone numbers to start of with which automatically update each phone so all 3 phones are ready to go in 15 minutes. 5 minutes to play around with ring tones and volume and ta dah all done. I don't find them particularly flimsy - they are as robust as the phones they are replacing which I bought 10 years ago and I haven't had a problem putting them back in their cradles. So far so good value for what I paid. I will comment again in a couple of months but don't be put off by the negative comments - Im in my 60's and found it a doddle.

I only hate these phones because I waited weeks to get them and I cannot use them! No one has reviewed them so I went on the brand, Panasonic. Nowhere in the product description does it say these phone are designed for use in the UK and Ireland only!! Imagine my surprise when I saw the plug in cord w/ horizontal prongs. No hard feelings but it would be helpful if this fact was divulged before you order and wait for the product. Kathy A., New Port Richey FL