PanasonicLink2Cell Bluetooth Cordless Phone System with HD Audio, Voice Assistant, Smart Call Block and Answering Machine, Expandable Cordless System - 5 Handsets - KX-TGF675S (Black/Silver Trim)

At first we balked at the idea of spending $175 on a cordless phone. We already had the Panasonic KX-TGF575, which worked fine as a cordless phone with 5 handsets, but it had very limited storage for numbers to block, and besides which, it doesn't do much good to block the phone number from a robocall after the fact. Spammers rarely use the same caller ID twice. We tried a much cheaper phone from AT&T with so-called smart call-block features, but it kept blocking numbers we'd already entered into the white list, so we sent it back. The Panasonic KX-TGF675 is a lot more expensive, but it works perfectly. In addition to a much larger memory for both blocked calls and for a personal phone book, it has a true smart call block feature that really works. With the automated call block feather enabled, most spam calls are blocked from getting through at all. Transfer of my smartphone phone book was relatively painless via Bluetooth, although one can only specify one phone book at a time, so it's not possible to transfer numbers into different phone books from the same smartphone. Additional phone numbers can be entered manually, but it's tedious, as one has to use the numeric keypad to represent the full alphabet. All calls from people in the phone book are automatically put through, without them having to go through automatic call screening. You can also add names to the 'whitelist', so you can still get automated calls from the likes of CVS.For any callers not in your phone book or in your whitelist, they will go through call screening, in which they are asked to enter a specific 1-3 digit number of your choosing. Robocalls won't respond to this and will be blocked. Real people who enter the number will not only be put through, but their number will automatically be added to the whitelist, so they won't have to go through call screening again. Automatic call block is the first system to be completely effective in blocking robocalls. Unfortunately, the feature only works with calls that come in through your landline. If you make use of the link-to-cell feature, calls that come in through your cell phone will not be blocked unless you have a spam filter on your cell phone. In addition to automated call block and a much larger phone book capacity, the 675 has HD digital voice enhancement. It really does make it much easier to understand people when compared to the 575 model.My one complaint is that with the entire line of Panasonic cordless phones, programming them is rather cryptic. All feature are available by menu, but the specific menus needed to access them are not always clear, which is probably why Panasonic has an alternative list of functions in the user manual that can all be accessed directly via a 3-digit code. Since most of us would rather not memorize a list of codes, that's only useful if one has the manual handy. What I'd really like to know is why, with a link-to-cell Bluetooth feather, Panasonic doesn't provide a smartphone app to make it easier to program via one's smartphone. Otherwise, I'm very happy with this phone.

This Panasonic Link2Cell Bluetooth Cordless Phone System with HD Audio is a very nice unit - well made, good sound quality, and 5 handsets which are enough for most households. Unlike the ATT model that this Panasonic unit replaced, which had a manual of nearly 200 pages, this unit's manual is no where near that size and, as such, is easy to read & understand, meaning you will learn all of the functions quickly wihout the burden of reading 200 pages! The system will announce, on all handsets, the caller ID - either their name or their number - and you can have it block unidentified numbers or have them state their name before it will proceed. It has all the standard features of this type of system - caller ID, call logs, phone book, blocking options, etc., plus the ability to link your cell phones via bluetooth to this system.At great system at a very good price - you won't be disappointed!

I picked this up to replace a V-Tech system which I purchased a couple of years ago. When I bought the V-Tech I believe they were the only vendor to offer Smart Call Blocking software.......maybe a couple of ATT phones had that feature but we stopped doing any business with ATT decades ago. Anyway......The V-Tech system, at that time, had the SMC on kind of a granny type phone and Panasonic had it on 0 phones so we went with V-Tech. Big phone, big numbers, amplified sound. It was OK and did a great job doing what I bought it to do........block all Robo calls 100%. Let me expand on that because there seems to be some confusion in the vendor descriptions and consumer reviews I have read about call blocking phones.Smart Call Blocking, or Automated Call Blocking as Panasonic labels it, requires no continued actions from you other than turning it on or off. Your programmed caller list will ring through unmolested. Other human callers will be requested to hit pound, or whatever, and only then will the phone ring. Robo calls never ring through but will show up on your CID after the fact. Got it? Good.The V-Tech system had a nice function where you had 4 buttons on the handset to program in 4 numbers you wanted to quickly call. Like I said.......it is really made for older folks, and I say that having just turned 66. After that nice little speed dial inclusion.....no comparison.Over the years I have owned more than a few cordless phone systems. Uniden, V-Tech, Siemens, and Panasonic. Out of the models I have owned Panasonic has, hands down, the best sound. Siemens was a close second. The others..........no thank you. Uniden no longer makes phones and Siemens seems to market Europe with their best phones and sell the garbage over here. So you really only have Panasonic, V-Tech, and ATT IMHO.Another thing.......this is not the voice activated model. As best as I could tell, this model had the HD sound option, the newer 775 model did not have HD sound but does have voice activation. I can tell you......this phone is so much more clearer sounding that the V-Tech, on speakerphone or off, there is no comparison. I will take the HD sound over voice activation any day.So why the 4 Stars? Well.........I bought this set through Amazon Warehouse. They had a few available, and the one I chose was listed as "Package has some damage". The package, in fact, was not damaged but had been open. And 1 belt clip was missing. Other than that, everything looked new.As for the negative reviews about the sound level.......hmmmm. I guess if this phone is not loud enough for you maybe you need the V-Tech granny version :)