People either love or hate Panasonic cordless phones. I have heard good things about their 900MHz cordless phones but not so rave reviews of their 2.4GHz cordless phones. I would suggest checking out Toshiba and Uniden. Read reviews at amazon.com (search for the product then scroll down to read the customer reviews), CNET.com has electronic reviews (not just computers) and epinions.com People will usually say if it's a good buy or not, which models to watch out for, etc. If you do buy the Panasonic make sure to buy it from Staples.com Buy.com or OfficeMax.com all of which offer coupons, some even offer free shipping.