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Feb 13, 2018
Good Value
I learned enough German with Pimsleur be reasonably conversational in Germany. Now trying Italian!
Apr 05, 2007
Good MultiLine Phone System
The Panasonic 2-Line and 4-Line systems aren't perfect, but there is nothing else on the market that I've found that compares. Essentially, for $200-300 you can buy the base unit (on eBay, for example) and end up with a 4-line PBX with voicemail. That's simply not possible at that price for a keyswitch or PBX. It's also very simple to install and program. The kicker for our company was that we also didn't have to rewire Cat-3 all over the place, because the handsets are all wireless.
The handsets themselves are large enough that you don't feel you're using a cell phone. The belt clips work, and you can plug in any standard inexpensive headset. Both the phone and the base station remember dozens of calls, report caller ID, and have excellent functionality.
A lot of users have commented on problems with the keypads. Frankly, we had 14 in use and never had a keypad fail in almost 3 years. That being said, we did replace the keypads before selling them all (we switched to VOIP), at a cost of about $9 apiece, which seems reasonable as the used handsets regularly sell in the $100-140 range.
Unless you switch to a VOIP-based PBX (such as Packet-8, which is what we use), I think the second-best (and less expensive) option is the Panasonic system -- particularly for small offices with 2 to 8 employees.