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Cordless Phone Comparison: VTech vs. Panasonic Phones

VTech phones are some of the best rated cordless phones. They compete head to head with Panasonic cordless home phones, but which company makes the best phones? They may use the same DECT 6.0 technology, but that doesn't mean there aren't big differences between them.

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Which company makes the best cordless phones?

Vtech Phones

VTech cordless phones are most competitive in the budget or cheap cordless phone niche. They are well made and aggressively priced, but not over endowed with leading edge features. Owners of Vtech phones love them because they are robust, dependable and cheap. Many also see no point in paying for features that they will not use and which they consider to be "Bells and Whistles."

Vtech's top selling phones are the CS6229-2 and CS6219-2. The only difference between them is that the former has a cordless phone answering machine and the latter doesn't. It was a smart move as the CS6219-2 is the more popular VTech phone of the two. They are snapped up by the growing number of people who rely on carrier based voicemail rather than answering machines.

Panasonic Cordless Telephones

Panasonic has the most extensive range of cordless phones. They are competitively priced, but seldom if ever the cheapest. Panasonic's strategy is to differentiate it's products by adding exclusive features that consumers want, but cannot get anywhere else. Examples include Panasonic's Talking Caller ID, call blocking, silent mode, Choicemail ...

The KX-TG4032B is Panasonic's latest budget priced phone. It supersedes the iconic KX-TG1032S that was one of the most popular cordless home phones of all time. The new model was released in 2010 along with others in the KX-TG75xx, KX-TG65xx and KX-TG40xx ranges. It's not only cheaper than it's predecessor, it also offers many of the features that until recently were only available on high end Panasonic cordless telephones.

Best cordless phone
VTech CS6219-2
Panasonic KX-TG4032B
Panasonic KX-TG4032B
Feature
VTech
CS6219-2
Panasonic
KX-TG4032B
DECT 6.0 cordless phone
DECT 6.0 Plus
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Maximum handsets
12
6
Digital answering system
CS6229-1
CS6229-2


No
Yes


Yes
Yes
Voicemail
Yes
Yes
Talking caller ID telephone
No
Yes
Intercom
Yes
Yes
Handset speakerphone
Yes
Yes
Handset locator
Yes
Yes
Conference calls
Yes
Yes - 4 way
Voicemail waiting indicator
Yes
Yes
Call waiting / caller ID
Yes
Yes
Silent mode
No
Yes
Call block a phone number
No
Yes
Rechargeable batteries - AAA's
No
Yes
Shared directory - phonebook
Yes
Yes
Phonebook memory
50 names
50 names
Talking alarm - text to speech technology
No
Yes
Intelligent Eco mode
No
Yes
Optional range extenders
No
Yes

Summary

VTech cordless phones deliver the same core features that are available from just about every other DECT 6.0 cordless phone, but they're cheaper than most of the alternatives. VTech has mastered the science of manufacturing high volume-low margin consumer electronics.

VTech telephones may have an edge in the "looks" department. The company puts a lot of effort into designing sleek cordless phones, although this is probably more noticeable in the case of VTech Bluetooth cordless phones.

On the other hand Panasonic cordless telephones not only deliver the core features, they also offer additional features that many consumers "must have." Panasonic talking caller ID and phone call blocking are features that users find indispensable.

The latest Panasonic phones use standard NiMH rechargeable AAA batteries, while VTech phones require overpriced proprietary batteries.

In our experience only a small number of households require more than six handsets on a cordless home phone. For those that do require more there is no decision to make, it has to be a VTech or ATT cordless cordless phone.

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Our personal view is that all cordless phones are amazingly cheap. We are always impressed by the sophistication of wireless phone systems that we can buy for under $75. We usually keep our phones for at least 3 to 4 years. Over that term a $20 to $30 difference in the purchase price is not worth considering if it delivers more advanced and useful features.



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