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Decent phone system. It has some useful features and a few less so. It’s been a long time since I needed to buy a cordless phone and I must say, considering the tremendous advancement of technology as with smartphones, that cordless telephone systems remain stuck in the 1990’s. This Panasonic KX-TGD562G is no exception. 3.5 stars really. Con’s: * The Menu is sluggish. Anything you select takes a moment to show on the screen (it’s a micro time consumer). * The button that accesses the Phonebook requires several steps to access either the Group or the List entries, and again, it’s sluggish to respond. Note: grab a coffee and be prepared to spend some time if you are manually entering your phonebook entries, like I did. * Sound quality of calls is meh. Old transistor radio comes to mind. It’s passable, but haven’t they figured that out yet, I mean, really? * Keep your instruction booklet handy. Lots to remember and get used to. Quick Menu Codes are handy if you can remember them all. * Answering Machine display is such a bright red that I bought some LightDims… much better now. * Audio quality of voicemails emanate from a tin can, it seems. Even with volume controls, voicemails can sometimes be hard to hear/understand. * Talking Caller ID, while in theory a nice feature, is loud with a harsh, unpleasant robotic tone. I stopped using it. Pro’s: * Link2Cell works well and was easy to set up. * Nice call range from base with no dropped calls. * Nice looking unit. * Handset feels good when talking. * Display screen is fine and informative. * Call Block is a nice feature. According to the Panasonic website this model KX-TGD562G is one of their ’Newest’ phone systems, which is why I took a chance buying it. I’ve been using it for the last couple of months and even with its caveats, it’s a good-enough phone and decided to keep it. There’s not a whole lot of high quality technological advances in cordless phones or many worthy buying options that I found when researching them. Yes, Link2Cell is an advancement but basic phone operations need some TLC. Reviews of these kinds of phones should be at minimum 4 stars or higher, and yet they continue to disappoint. I’ve had V-Tech cordless phones for decades. I especially loved my last one, but it was no longer able to register entries when in automated menus. The reviews for the new V-Tech phones seemed less than stellar and unconvincing. And so here I am with my first Panasonic phone. Am I thrilled with it? Not really. But it’s not really bad either… it’ll do. Would I recommend this phone system? I guess I'd probably say yes, considering what I researched before buying this one.