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Panasonic cordless phones set the benchmark in most categories: cordless home phones, DECT 6.0 phones, 2 line, 4 line and Bluetooth cordless phones. Their exclusive features and capabilities differentiate them from the rest and account for their consistent ranking amongst the top rated cordless phones.

Ultimate Cordless Home Phone

Top Selling Phones

Panasonic phones are seldom if ever the cheapest, but they are consistently amongst the Best Cordless Phones. While other manufactures scramble to make almost identical products and sell them at the lowest price point, Panasonic targets the top end of the market. It makes cordless telephones with innovative features that consumers want and charges a small premium. It's a strategy that clearly works because Panasonic has the biggest share of the cordless phone market by a large and growing margin. Take for example this Link-to-Cell cordless phone. It's an advanced Bluetooth cordless phone with every conceivable feature. On an apples for apples basis there is nothing to compare it with.

Top Rated Cordless Phones
Model	Rating	Type
KX-TG6512B	5/5	Expandable cordless phone without answering machine.
KX-TG6645B	5/5	Expandable cordless phone with answering machine.
KX-TG1062M	4/5	Expandable corded cordless phone with answering machine
KX-TG4053B	4/5	Long range cordless phone
KX-TG7645M	5/5	Bluetooth cordless phone with answering system
KX-TG9322T	4/5	2 Line cordless phone with answering machine
KX-TG9282T	4/5	2 Line cordless phone with Bluetooth connectivity
KX-TG4500B	2/5	4 Line cordless phones with answering machines
KX-TG6644B	4/5	Wall mounted cordless phone

Panasonic DECT 6.0 Phones

The latest cordless phones are DECT 6.0 phones. No need to sweat over cordless phone frequencies. They are all 1.9 GHz phones. It's easy to compare them and identify the best cordless phones. In the past it was more of a challenge. Not only were there more brands, but also multiple cordless phone frequencies and associated technologies.

DECT 6.0 Plus Phones

While DECT 6.0 technology has emerged as the standard used by all manufacturers, Panasonic has gone several steps. It adds exclusive features to it's cordless telephones that are significantly more advanced than those available from competitors.

Panasonic talking caller ID

Call blocking

Silent mode

Shared phone books

Choice Mail or visual voice mail

Intelligent Eco-mode

The latest Panasonic cordless phones: KX-TG7500, KX-TG6500 and KX-TG4000 use DECT 6.0 PLUS technology. By increasing the frequency of error correction up to eighty times Panasonic has dramatically improved call quality and cordless phone range.

Headset jacks, belt clips, large LCD's and rechargeable AAA batteries are standard features available on all Panasonic cordless phones, but the latest models raise the bar even further:

Smart wall mounts - optional wall mount cordless phones.

Range extenders - KX-TG4053B standard and optional on other models.

Non-slip handsets - standard on new models.

Cordless Phone Comparison

Features such as these account for Panasonic consistently scoring the top cordless phone ratings. Once consumers decide on a talking caller ID phone, a cordless wall phone, Choice Mail, call blocking ... it's almost inevitable that they will end up owning a Panasonic cordless phone.

Bluetooth Cordless Phones

Panasonic was one of the first manufacturers to bring out a cordless phone with convergent DECT 6.0 - Bluetooth technology. They have become a strategic product for Panasonic as they can be used by consumers whether or not they elect to continue with a fixed line phone service. Panasonic's current top top the range Bluetooth cordless phone is the KX-TG7645M. The cordless phone reviews are glowing and it's arguably the best cordless home phone to date

2 Line Phones

Panasonic has multiple two line cordless phones on offer. It's a niche that Panasonic is obviously serious about as it continually adds new models. The most popular is almost certainly the Panasonic KX-TG9381T. It's Bluetooth enabled and users love it.

Despite intense competition from every other cordless phone manufacturer Panasonic 2 line cordless phones outsell the rest even though they cost a bit more.

4 Line Phones

Despite the fact that it's a 5.8 GHz phone the Panasonic KX-TG4500B remains popular. It's a classic Panasonic cordless telephone with a reputation for reliability and comprehensive functionality, but well past its prime.

An AT&T cordless 4 line cordless phone has now bounced Panasonic out of the top spot. The ATT SB67108 is a DECT 6.0 phone with advanced features including range extenders. Its excellent coverage makes it suitable for use in small business operations located in large premises. I

Corporate Background

Panasonic cordless phones are manufactured by the Panasonic Corporation of Japan (until June 1998 - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd). It's one of the top 50-60 largest corporations in the world and the largest Japanese electronics manufacturer.

Matsushita Electronics was founded in 1918 by Konosuke Matsushita. He was responsible for enforcing strict quality management guidelines including a corporate policy forbidding low quality products.

There are 540 companies in the group with each major division having it's own R&D section. Panasonic cordless phones come under Panasonic Communications Co Ltd, which employs some 17,500 people. In addition to Panasonic cordless telephones, it also manufactures: fax machines and business telephone systems.

Summary

The Panasonic cordless phone range accounts for 19-20% of the total cordless telephone market. They are consistently amongst the best rated cordless phones. With few exceptions they top almost every "Best Cordless Phones Review."