Panasonic KX-TH1212B Link-to-Cell Expandable Bluetooth-Enabled DECT 6.0 Phone System with 2 Handsets
Your cell phone is your "lifeline." It keeps you connected at work, on the road, even at home. And now, there's a better way to make and receive calls at home with ultimate comfort and convenience. Panasonic Link-to-Cell uses Bluetooth technology to connect your cell calls to your home handset extensions. No more running for your cell, walking around for good reception, or cradling that little phone on your shoulder. Better yet, you get to tap into your free cell minutes for talk time and you can charge your cell while using the home handsets. Now, that's convenience! How Does It Work? Just link any Bluetooth-enabled cell phone to your Link-to-Cell base unit and you're good to go. It's that easy. Set up takes only seconds, and you can link up to two phones at once. Talking Caller-ID lets you know who's calling and custom ring tones tell you which cell phone is ringing.
With Link-to-Cell, You Can: Frequency/Technology 1.9 GHz DECT 6.0 Multi-Handset Capability 2 Maximum of 6 handset capable with optional upgrades Phone Lines 1 LCD Language English and Spanish 60 Channels Link to Cell technology up to 2 cell phones Caller ID Memory 50 / Phone Book up to 50 entries Battery Life (Talk Time) 5 hours Battery Life (Standby Time) 11 days Charge Time 7 hours Selectable Night Mode Lighted Indicator with Ringer/Message Alert Illuminated handset keypad Intercom among handsets Handset Locator function Belt Clip Handset accepts optional headset LCD (Handset) 1.4 Dot 16 Digits x 3 Line White Backlit Color Ringer and Talk volume controls
The Panasonic KX-TH1212B DECT 6.0 Expandable Bluetooth Cell Link Coverage Telephone System is a wireless cell phone accessory that allows you to make and receive cell phone calls at home, with a stronger signal and a more comfortable handset--without draining your cell battery. By using Bluetooth technology to link your cell phone to cordless handsets around your home, you can make and receive cell phone calls anywhere in your house with comfort and clarity. Best of all, no land line is required. 
Panasonic Link to Cell allows you to make and receive cell phone calls at home, with a stronger signal and a more comfortable handset, without draining your cell battery. View larger. |
Your cell phone is your lifeline. Now, it's your home line, too! Easy to Use
Link to Cell uses technology to connect your cell phone calls to your home handset extensions. No more running for your cell phone, walking around for good reception, or cradling that little phone on your shoulder. Better yet, you get to tap into your free cell phone minutes for talk time, and you can charge your cell phone while using the home handsets. Now, that's convenient! How it Works
Just link any Bluetooth-enabled cell phone to your Link to Cell base unit, and you're good to go. It's that easy. Set up takes seconds--and you can link up to 2 Bluetooth-enabled cell phones at once. Talking Caller ID lets you know who's calling, and custom ring tones tell you which cell phone is ringing. Note: This set includes two handsets. A Cell Link Coverage Telephone System with one handset is also available. What's in the Box
The Panasonic KX-TH1212B DECT 6.0 Expandable Bluetooth Cell Link Coverage Telephone System, two handsets, AC adaptor, base unit stand, telephone line cord, handset cover, belt clip, four rechargeable batteries, and operating instructions.
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This handset is silent. The only negative is that it doesn't allow me to dial from my cell phone (where my address book is), nor does it pull my address book to the handset :( I'd remove half a star for that I suppose. I have a palm treo centro and it paired perfectly. I ordered another unit for my house, hopefully the razr for my wife syncs up fine with this. More importantly as a cordless phone is perfect, no static, great range.
I tried the panasonic 5.8GHZ before this and returned it because of the background hiss. I was definitely skeptical of this after reading all the reviews. I did an hour long conference call with this handset today and have made dozens of calls the last few days. I think this might be my first product review, but I felt I should post since the average for this product is so low. It's cool to be able to make mobile to mobile calls while my cell phone is being charged, on a full sized handset (I used the speakerphone on this which also worked great).
It seems like there is some kind of fundamental design problem with this system. This is such a cool concept unfortunately the phones don't work in the most basic way. The biggest problem is dropped calls on the landline. After receiving an incoming call on my wife's cell phone line, if she got another call (after completing the first call and hanging up) it would not come through. I didn't realize, until this happened a few time, that our kids don't use the phone to call, they use it to send text messages.
This happened on all four of the handsets on the system. The caller would get the cell service voice mail as if the call had not been answered. They replacements are even worse - land line calls are still being dropped but, adding insult to injury, two of the handsets won't register with the base. If they can get it worked out it will be really cool but for now it doesn't even work as a basic phone. Calls over a few minutes long were dropped without warning.
One other issue that is not Panansonic's fault but it's something we never thought about - you have to leave the cell phones fairly close to the base in order for Bluetooth to work. My wife and I each have Motorola RAZR V3 cell phones that we hoped to also integrate. Second big problem was with the cell phone integration. But then, when you receive a text message your cell phone goes off (and you don't have it with you because you left it by the base). So I think there is a fundamental flaw in the usage model as well.
I bought the basic system with two handsets and then two additional handsets. We complained to Panasonic and they authorized a return. They sent us refurbished units (as is their policy).
We moved into a house that had no reception in the basement. I was able to link both cell phones to the base. You can answer either cell phone on either handset. I keep one handset in the kitchen and one handset in the basement. This phone solved that problem. Works well and serves it's purpose. My husband and I each have a cell phone so we had no need for a landline. It has taken me a few weeks to figure all the features out.
The KX-TH1212B is much better than the original KX-TH1212 which dropped calls. Glad Panasonic got it right on the updated version. Drop your landline for good and transfer your landline phone number to an add-on cell phone for added convenience, portability, and cost savings. I recommend that anyone with the original KX-TH1212/KX-TH1211 phone system should return it under warranty for the new KX-TH1212B system. Pansonic replaced my old system no questions asked. This innovative product provides all the advertised features.
I WAS impressed with the Bluetooth range (it could find my cell from many feet away and even through walls), but with the other flaws that's totally irrelevant. For a couple with the last name "Carl," they're in the phone's directory as "Carls." When the phone pronounces it, it sounds like something between "Carlos" and "CaARGHs." And that's not even a hard name. E.g. Even calls that are connected now have a lot of static - what happened to DECT and no interference. With these other problems. (Maybe one has nothing to do with the other, but regardless.). The phone drops calls at random, whether cell or landline calls.
Had this for maybe 3 months now. It also goes without saying that this was a deficient product to begin with due to the lack of an answerer or functional base. As another reviewer mentions, it also does nothing to boost your cell signal - but then again, that was never promised. Finally, I've heard numerous text-to-speech products (everything from my Garmin GPS that pronounces street names to my LG cell phone's voice commands feature that asks you "did you want to call So and So.") and, while none are perfect and none could be, this is unusually bad. this product is absolutely dead in the water.
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