Which cordless phone brand have you had the best luck and worst luck with?

Question

Battery life and clarity/good sound are important to me. Thank you!

I'm talking about landline phones, not cell phones. Thank you.

Answer 1

I was in a quest for a cordless phone system, and needed one fast. Staples and Radio Shack are near me. You may find this weird, but Radio Shack has a very nice system, which is highly rated.


Indeed, whether you buy from Radio Shack or one of their
brands, you'll like their web site for searching for cordless phones ... it lets you filter by price, brand, capabilities.

The very worst I've had is Northwestern Bell.

Answer 2

This is a good question. I was on a quest a few years ago to find the best cordless phone. I must of returned 4 phones before I found the best one. The Panasonics have the best range, batttery life is great, and they have great sound, and alot of cool features on them. The worst phones are the cheap ones. You get what you pay for.

Answer 3

In recent years I haven't any bad sounding phones. 3 major brands I'd choose from is Uniden, Panasonic and vTech.
Two very good cordless phones with answerer are:
Uniden DECT 1080-2
Panasonic KX-TG1032S
Both phones come with an extra handset. So you are actually buying 2 handsets, which I find very handy. The second handset all you need is an electrical outlet not phone connection.

Answer 4

I like most all Panasonics.. However, don't get caught up in the 5.8 'hype'.. 5.8 does NOT have better range. AND, the 5.8 is only for the handset.. The base station still uses 2.4 Ghz. for transmit to the handset!! (A big marketing joke.) I never get any interference on my 2.4's with microwaves, wireless routers, etc., and better range. They all run very low power, (100 mw.), so one is as good as another. Why good range on 2.4? The higher the frequency, the less range at same power. Ask any experienced technician or engineer.

Answer 5

Well, for security, I have a Panasonic 5.8 ghz FHSS fone. It is pretty good, and even has TALKING caller ID, where it TELLS you the name of the person calling! :O

But the fone I like best is the Uniden 900 mhz with the big white handeset. It feels good to hold, and has great sound. It can be picked up by scanners, though. I can give you more info if you want. Write to me. My email is in my info on here... :)

The easiest place to get the Uniden is Radio Shack. Nobody else has them, usually.

~Cindy! :)

P.S. Rich said:
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"I like most all Panasonics.. However, don't get caught up in the 5.8 'hype'.. 5.8 does NOT have better range. AND, the 5.8 is only for the handset.. The base station still uses 2.4 Ghz. for transmit to the handset!! (A big marketing joke.)"
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*MY* Panasonic, and most all 5.8 Panasonics, transmit and receive on 5.8 gig band only! Far from microwave ovens, and WIFI, and baby monitors, and all that! :D *AND*, it is digital spread spectrum, so it is as secure as it gets in cordless fones! :D (Even though I like the Uniden 900 mhz one I have better, because the handset is real big and easy to hold! ;) But scanners, baby monitors, and all that can hear ya!

Answer 6

I have a palm treo and is a very cool and nice phone, it has everything i need.