181 of 182 people found the following review helpful Works well but instructions are poor., September 22, 2010 This review is from: Panasonic KX-TGA405B Range Extender for Cordless Phone Systems (Office Product) I installed the repeater in an unattached garage. I was concerned at first because the signal strength LED was amber rather than green thereby indicating that the repeater was receiving a less than optimal signal from the base. The signal must be sufficient because the coverage area was greatly increased. It is easy for me to believe the claim that the effective transmission distance doubled. As another reviewer mentioned, the instructions are inadequate. I must agree. The instructions state that the repeater must be registered with the base but give no clue as to how to do so. The links to Panasonic's support do not lead to anything that I found to be helpful. The user's manual that came with the cordless phone system describes how to register additional handsets but does not mention the repeater other than to say it must also be registered. To spare others the minor head scratching I went through, here's the way to register the repeater. I recommend that users perform the... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? 63 of 64 people found the following review helpful Worked great for us!, October 1, 2010 This review is from: Panasonic KX-TGA405B Range Extender for Cordless Phone Systems (Office Product) We just bought and installed one of these, for use with a KX-TG6544B cordless phone system. The environment is an old wood-frame house, with a detached garage. The base is in the house, in a room facing the garage. About 30 to 40 feet between the base and the garage. Handsets would work in the garage, but got a little sketchy at the far end, and would go out completely on the other side of the garage (with the garage between base and handset). We installed the KX-TGA405B extender/repeater inside the garage, on the ceiling -- plugged it into the same outlet that a garage door opener was plugged into. It made a huge difference. Coverage in and behind the garage is now rock-solid. We can go at least another 80 feet vs what we could before. The extender has two indicators. "STATUS" lights steady green when ready, flashes green when in use, and lights red for trouble. The antenna/signal indicator lights steady green when close to base, amber when further... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? 32 of 32 people found the following review helpful Great improvement, December 4, 2010 This review is from: Panasonic KX-TGA405B Range Extender for Cordless Phone Systems (Office Product) I purchased the Panasonic Repeater for my Panasonic KX-TG6545B cordless phone system after finding the coverage without the repeater to be somewhat lacking. Installation was easy. You push "Locate" on the phone base unit, plug in the repeater, and within 30 seconds, everything's set. From there, I found a place on the opposite side of my home where the repeater added the greatest improvement. Now, I can use my phone anywhere in my home from basement to attic, and even outdoors down to my mailbox (which is about 300' from my front door). This is easily the best coverage I've ever seen in a wireless product, and for the cost, is definitely worthwhile. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? |