Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Panasonic's reputation got dinged with this phone

I too am disapointed in this phone. I've always been pleased with Panasonic products, but not this one. For me, the problems are when I'm too close to the base unit, the other party can't understand me. It seems when I'm further away it clears up. How Panasonic can release a phone to the market with this kind of obvious problem is beyond me. I like the features. I like the speakerphone. I like everything else about it, but if it can't do the basic function of talking to a caller, what good is it?My recomendation is to avoid this model completely and hold out for something else.