Panasonic New DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone Handset Accessory Talking Caller ID Compatible with KX-TGM450S Series Cordless Phone Systems - KX-TGMA45S (Silver)

This handset is the perfect addition to my phone system. The hearing impaired features are great. And, it was very easy to set up.

I am prepared to give this phone a 5 star rating although it could be improved in the future. The volume control is good and the volume boost certainly an excellent feature for the deaf. It also helps compensate for some calls that are amazingly quiet even to persons with good hearing. The frequency adjustment button is OK but needs some getting used to when you first answer the phone. It has helped me understand many callers but not all. I would prefer to have a dial that can be turned while you talk to zoom in on the callers voice frequency. The set frequency tones are difficult to manage during a call when you are trying to hear what is being said and also need to adjust the volume. Having said all that I do like the phone and would recommend it to the hard of hearing. I wish it had blue tooth capability for head phones that are compatible with this phone. Chain calls are a little cumbersome but manageable with experience. These phones are good value for all their plus points that others have stated so well in their comments. I am still a beginner so I have much to learn and wading through instruction manuals gets tedious unless you are actually going to use the features.

Pros: Loud ringer; loud boost feature; the red parts of phone blink when there is a call or a voice mail message; setup is easy if you are technology inclined; the phone book can save many phone numbers, has speed dial, buttons are big, phone has long battery life.Cons: Speakerphone without boost is not loud like a speakerphone should be; the backlight does not shine through the dial pad adequately; the screen does not lightup, not enough speed dial numbers (only 9 phone numbers can be stored for speed dial).Summary: I bought this for my mom who is visually impaired. Her good vision comes and goes. When her vision is not so good, the dial pad backlight and screen are not bright enough for her. She loves the boost feature, caller id and loud ringer. She wishes there were more than 9 speed dial numbers.

This phone has everything I need and the quality is well worth the little extra cost. It is extremely difficult to find a phone with a headphone jack and this one has one. Most phones including cell phones hurt my ear after even a short period of use, this one doesn't. The volume is great even without the boost and the boost works as advertised. And a bonus that I did not notice until recently is that it flashes bright red at the top of the handset when there is a message waiting at my phone company voice mail. The phone may be a bit heavy for some, but I like it because it feels solid. I am hoping that if ever I need another phone, this one is still in production. I would buy it again in a heartbeat. Well worth the money. You get for what you pay rings so true for this phone.

Based off charging phone after about a year and a half. Tried everything to get it working, but it won’t. Handset extra phone still works, so I have to charge it on the Bay station and rotate the phones. Reading reviews I’m not the only one that has this issue and since you can’t buy the base separately, you have to buy a whole new unit!

This extension phone has the same high quality sound and features that I like about the Panasonic base unit. I finally gave up on the spotty quality of the original phone wiring in our 45 year old house and now, with the Panasonic base and extension phones, I can depend on quality phone service both up stairs or down.

Answering machine is simple to use, and sound quality is great, even when amplified. We tried several brands and models and have found this to be the best so far.

I purchased this additional cordless phone to go with the Panasonic base amplified cordless phone KX-TGM450S. I have a moderate hearing loss and need an amplified phone, even with my behind the ear hearing aids. This has a button that gives a 50 db boost and it helps me to hear on the phone better. I keep the base set in the kitchen and this one in the bedroom. Works fine. I like that it has a clip on it so that you can clip it onto your waistband. I can take the phone with me on the patio or the yard and answer calls from there. As a person with a moderate hearing loss, it gives me more confidence when I make a call, that I won't have problems hearing.