does it work like a regular phone
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Provided you pay the small fee when due, it is fine. I am an original Skype customer, and must admit the first few years with voice and video were not very good. Now with increased cable internet speeds, and vastly improved technology, Skype (owned by Microsoft) is very good. As far as voice quality, it is very good for inside the US calling. International calls suffer a bit from sunspot activity and major storms, which affect ALL satellites to one degree or another. Use of the phone I think you will find, is simple and easy. Hope it helps. Try the Skype video on your computer as well. Good luck, and let us know what YOU think. Provided you pay the small fee when due, it is fine. I am an original Skype customer, and must admit the first few years with voice and video were not very good. Now with increased cable internet speeds, and vastly improved technology, Skype (owned by Microsoft) is very good. As far as voice quality, it is very good for inside the US calling. International calls suffer a bit from sunspot activity and major storms, which affect ALL satellites to one degree or another. Use of the phone I think you will find, is simple and easy. Hope it helps. Try the Skype video on your computer as well. Good... » Read More Provided you pay the small fee when due, it is fine. I am an original Skype customer, and must admit the first few years with voice and video were not very good. Now with increased cable internet speeds, and vastly improved technology, Skype (owned by Microsoft) is very good. As far as voice quality, it is very good for inside the US calling. International calls suffer a bit from sunspot activity and major storms, which affect ALL satellites to one degree or another. Use of the phone I think you will find, is simple and easy. Hope it helps. Try the Skype video on your computer as well. Good luck, and let us know what YOU think. « Show Less
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Yes. I don't recommend this phone. It's the worse phone I've ever owned in my life.
473290
I don't know, but I am not sure if I would waste my money on it. It is really not that much bigger than regular phones...
1570686
Not that I know of... it's a very basic phone: the buttons are hard to push, plus the sound is very low.
610838
If you mean does it work like an answering machine, I don't think so.(Disclaimer: I haven't used it in a long while: Google Hangouts / Google Voice and an OBI100 + regular wireless handset made this obsolete.)
1526957
It's just a phone. If you have voice mail as part of your phone service, well, then yes.
272549
It uses a regular SIM but the phone does not work properly. The other end has difficulty hearing you at times and reception is terrible. I would not recommend it to no one.
1662998
Sorry I can't answer definitively. My guess is yes. It is like a regular phone handset. It is a great device. I just wanted to mention that. Sound quality is excellent.
882159
No, this is a very basic model of phone. I would only recommend it if it is for a scenario where people don't plan on using it very often.
1361852
well it is a regular phone but it still didnt take my sim card and it did not get all my contacts, =. i refunded would trust this company
1671131
No this is a regular phone so you'll need a voicemail service or answering machine (if they still exist).
1492629
It's a regular phone. The cool thing about it is, if you have a smart phone you can "program" it so when you are home and your cellular is next to or near the base; if your cellular rings and you don't answer it will go to the Panasonic phone. If you don't program it, it operates just like a normal home phone. The one negative I have found since I've had it for a while, is if you talk on the phone for a while and hold the phone in between your chin and shoulder, it's not very comfortable after a while. Just some food for thought.
1876176
No it doesn't work, it freezes, goes off and on whenever it pleases and doesn't always get calls and texts. Not worth the $. And I don't think it comes with a charger, not 100% on that though.
1923010
yes it uses a regular sized sim and it is a ATT phone, can be used with other carriers if you have it unlocked
571283
No - it has an FM antenna and acts as a radio. It also plays audio that's downloaded from your computer. It is a bare bones phone purchased to allow maintaining phone contact on overseas trips (within the country being visited) without getting hammered with roaming charges.
1461559
Yes. The phone is very basic, and I'd say not very good. I had a hard time hearing on it.
971342
Yes it does. Works very well. I like these phones a great deal and have zero complaints!