I'm looking for a good cordless phone/answering machine

[sync]

I've tried two of these units in the last week and I'm returning both of them. Here's what I'm looking for:
Caller ID, headset jack, phone quality is good, doesn't cut off callers in the middle of leaving a message, good quality of outgoing greeting as well as recorded messages, system voice prompts are clear and intelligible, can take messages without making any noises (the last one I got can turn down the volume on the speaker, but you still get two loud beeps after the greeting and when the message ends). If you have a machine with all these features I'd love to know the make and model.

 

[RossMAN]

Panasonic or Uniden + CostCo B&M =

 

[RossMAN]

The prices are about 3 months old and newer models have been released since then but check out this thread.

 

[sync]

RossMan, How did you come up with the models in your link? The Panasonic KX-TG2257 is rated 2/5 at both Epinions and Amazon.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: sync
RossMan, How did you come up with the models in your link? The Panasonic KX-TG2257 is rated 2/5 at both Epinions and Amazon.

Mostly Google, Amazon and ePinions.

 

[Thegonagle]

Make sure it's DSS, or at the very least, digital voice. DSS is better though and will give better range because, AFAIK, it's allowed to transmit at a higher power level.

IMHO, 900 MHz is better than 2.4 GHz for purely technical reasons. The 2.4 GHz band is already crowded with wireless networking, and all other factors being equal, 900 MHz has potentially better range through walls and if used outdoors on a large property, through foliage. Unfortunately, a good 900 MHz DSS phone is getting harder and harder to find, for purely marketing reasons (2400 MHz > 900 MHz, and bigger/newer is better, therefore more profit can be had). Also, while the power level of a phone is relatively minute, as in 1/1000th of the power, 2.4 GHz is the approximate radio frequency that?s been reheating your dinner and popping your corn for decades. Why hold that frequency up to your precious melon?