I've had it! Time for new cordless phone, recommendation?

[Fins]

Could it be that Fins inadvertently made an actual contribution?

Motorola also makes a good looking line of DECT 6.0 phones with multiple handsets.

http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US...ordless-Phones

Maybe I will change my name to Blind Squirrel

[PAAI]

Most of the off-the-shelf phones suck in one way or another. i have been from uniden, to panny, to uniden to Engenius duaphone. The Engenius is the the best cordless, but there is no answering base,so use VM. The family likes the uniden the
uniden the most because it is far easier to use than the panasonic.

Annoying things about the uniden.
1. The beep after each VM is left. A light would be adequate.
2. Double button push to get to caller ID info. Reminds me of a crappy Nokia phone.
3. Batteries and chargers are not made to last. For the price of the replacement batteries, you can sometimes get a whole new system. WTF?
4. No noise cancellation and poor speaker/mic quality.
5. Belt clip might last 5 minutes.
Great things about the uniden:
1.survived several drops at 4 and 5'.
2. survived leaving it outside in the rain.
3. survived dropping in dish sink full of water.
4. Easy to listen to messages from any extension.

[Tx Red]

Interesting, dont need VM. Will look at Engenius. Interesting.

[2ndRick]

I've had issues with range from the Motorola system recently in a client's home.

I hit the button on their site to go to their shopping cart, and it's like $29 for a single handset model. I can't see selling them for any kind of profit, but it might be worth a stretch.

I need a bright display with legible characters, and backlighting on the keypad.