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Strengths: Get functionality of 2 phones with one phone jack, corded will work if power outage, 2.4 GHz for clarity
Weaknesses: Speakerphone could be higher quality
Summary: My wife and I just moved into a new house and did not have any phone in the downstairs family room. I did not want to buy just a cordless like we have now because I work from home sometimes and don't want to worry about the phone dying during a teleconference.
This combo was definitely the answer for us, as it provides a full featured corded base that will still function as a regular phone during a power outage (this overcomes one of the disadvantages with having just a cordless phone setup). Plus now we have another phone (the cordless one) that we can take and use in another room if desired because it has its own charger cradle that can be placed wherever.
PROs:
- 2 2.4 GHz phones from a single phone jack, one being corded for power outages
- Speakerphone capability (could be better though)
- Digital Answering machine if desired (we already have an answering machine working upstairs)
- Caller ID capability (we don't pay for this particular service right now)
- Intercom capability between the cordless phone and the corded base phone, which is a nice touch for when my wife wants to "page" me while I am watching the game or something :)
CONs:
- Speakerphone did not seem to have quite enough volume during my first teleconference call
Conclusion:
Overall this phone served the purpose we were looking for, and I think it will work fine for us. We did look at a similar Vtech model, but I read too many online reviews that said it failed within the first year or so. I also looked at a similar Uniden model (gets high marks for call clarity), but it did not seem as sturdy as this model. We have had a basic GE cordless phone/answering machine for the last several years that has worked fine for us too.

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