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For those who didn’t like Serial Hodgepodge, you might not like this one either. But I say give it a chance anyway, as Lusine’s talent has been growing steadily over the last decade of album releases. You can even hear this evolution in this album, which compiles about four years of Ghostly International EPs.

This is definitely at the top of my list for 2010′s best album releases. Buy it and upgrade your headphones, then prepare for some truly awe-inspiring music.

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Unfortunately I think I may have to return the unit. The problem the other reviewer mentioned about the delay in dialing is indeed irritating, but not a deal killer for me. The problem I have is that the Panasonic KX-TCA60 headset I had worked fine for my other panasonic phone, but the mic didn’t work on this one. Tech Support pointed out that it’s not on the list of compatible headsets for this phone. So I bought another headset that is listed as compatible. (both have standard 2.5mm jacks and are both Panasonic brand) The new headset works, but only with a mid level hissing whistle sound whenever in use. I tested the new headset on another phone and there was no problem.

I work on the phone all day and need to type and move quickly on 3 computer screens all at once. I HAVE to use a headset. And I don’t want to go crazy with a hiss in my ear all day.

Also, using the speakerphone didn’t work all that well. We had to sit close to it and talk into it for the caller to hear us.

The last thing I’ll try before sending it back is to put a backup battery in it. The display constantly shows “Low Batt” since there was no 9 volt included and I haven’t gotten one yet. Maybe, something in the circuit needs that battery even when plugged in to work properly. Yet another little irritation.

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We went out a then bought our less preferred AT&T 4-line phone (Model 974) and it worked like a charm. The Panasonic problem exists on at least two types of phone networks – Verizon’s FIOS (fiber optic) phone lines, as well as on Verizon’s VOIP service trademarked as Verizon Voicewing. I am not sure if the problem exists on the old copper line networks, but if you try this phone, be sure to test it.

The other thing to test is how you use this phone. If you typically pick up the phone and don’t dial until the phone is at your ear (i.e. as opposed to dialing immediately with the speaker phone), then you might not see this as a problem, as it takes about 1.5 seconds to get the phone off the hook and up to your ear, and by that time, the dial tones will respond immediately. However, even then, if you switch back and forth quickly between lines to get a quick dial tone – then you will have the problem.

Otherwise, great phone, but re the above – buyer beware.

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They do have a slight lag time between picking up the handset and dialing the numbers as the reviewer below points out – but it’s a making a mountain out of a molehill.

We even have an on hold music/message system connected to our Panasonic phones which works very well. I would have preferred to just plug in a radio or CD player but for the price of the phones I cannot really complain too much.

The phones are not absolutely perfect but they are very easy to use and suit our small office perfectly.

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However, I did end up installing it on a Windows XP Professional laptop. The installation was quick with no issues, and the phone worked fine with Skype software.

So I give it 1 star for false advertising, but I’ll give it 4 stars for operation on a Windows XP platform.

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Also, the description (taken from the Ipevo phone) says it is OSX compatible yet the driver disc is too small to go into any slot-loading mac and while there is reference to its Windows compatibility on the box, there is no mention of OSX or Mac so I can only assume it isn’t.

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I’m not sure I can bring myself to watch the series, superb though it originally was, in its new form.