Cordless phone recommendations

[MrChad]

So we've moved into our new townhouse, and I'm looking to replace our existing cordless phones with some new models. Currently we have a 2.4 GHz VTech with terrible static and a 2.4 GHz DSS RadioShack model that works well but interferes with our baby monitor running on the same frequency.

I thought that 5.8 GHz was the latest and greatest, but now I'm seeing DECT models as well. Any recommendations? I'd like to keep the price under $50 / phone, but I'm willing to go a bit higher if the quality is there.

 

[Kaido]

Dunno what DECT is, but I've got a 5.8ghz vtech system and I really like it. The base plugs into the phone jack and all the other bases just need a power jack to transmit wirelessly to the main base station.

 

[jpeyton]

DECT does offer better sound quality than 5.8GHz phones. The "6.0" part is just marketing (they want it to sound better to a layman than 5.8GHz); in reality, it operates at 1.9GHz. This is key, because there are a lot of consumer devices (besides cordless phones) that operate at 900MHz, 2.4GHz, and 5.8GHz, causing interference; 1.9GHz is exclusively for DECT.

I have a Panasonic set; 2 handsets with a digital answering machine for $65 @ Circuit City (I guess it's back up to $75 now).