I hate my "Land Line" cordless phone
 

Wont hold a charge, sick of buying batteries at Radio Shack.
Help me, recommend some great brands

Thanks for the input

How old is the thing? After one battery it's time to pick up a major brand like a Sony (no matter who makes it).

Dump the land line completely and just use a cell phone.

My Panasonics have worked flawlessly, now on my 3rd set. 1st set was the 31 channel or whatever, lasted 4 years or so, then had the 900mhz, that lasted a good 4 years as well and now I'm using the 3.5ghz or something like that. Holds a charge for days, great range, very ergonomic.

milt's right. Once the battery is gone, it's time for a new phone.

I cant remember, I think I have bought 3 in the last 8 years, so an educated guess is its maybe 3-4 years old. We all know us guys 50 and over think 3 years is 1 year, 6 years is 3 years ect.

Yup, what he said

I would bail on the landline.

Cell phones suck, from an audio quality POV.

I really like my "RCA Cordless Phone 25110RE3 With Wireless Headset"

Minkoff, I bought replacement cells for my Panasonic from this site:
http://www.all-battery.com/index.asp
They didn't stock an exact replacement, so I bought 3 cells of the correct size and removed the connector off the bad battery pack, soldered the 3 cells together with the connector.
The portable handset is on a Fax Machine, and I didn't want to replace the whole machine.

Yeah, right. :rolleyes:

No, they do. I won't use mine for business. And, I tell callers who call me on theirs to call me back when they can get on a LL.

No problems with audio quality on our cell phones over the past 3-4 years. My son's never had a land line and has relied entirely on his cell phone(s) for the past 9 years. More of our friends are dumping their land lines. I don't know why you're finding them unsuitable, Milt. :confused:

The sky's the limit, any new cordless will out perform your old phone. If you want the best (I think) get something that is DECT 6.0 , several companies follow this protocol.


Cell phones have good audio? :rolleyes: It's because you forget how clear phone calls used to be. There's a reason offices still use corded phones on the desks...you can clearly hear, all the time, every time. Even cordless phones are a bit wonky at times.

Yeah, he IS right.

Cellphones suck.

I have tried at least 7 brands in my lifetime. The best quality, clear sound, no static, long range would be.................

P A N A S O N I C


BTW, keep the landline. The phone company was right: after the Chino earthquake a few weeks ago, all (I mean ALL) cell phone services were dead; the landlines remained functional.

I will never pay for a landline for personal use (outside possibility for business usage)

+1 for panasonic cordless phones.

Another +1 for the landline too. Back in 2005 when Fla had the run of hurricanes, we noticed that our local cell tower went dead after 2 days with no power. The LL never failed and we even had DSL service.

As a disclaimer, do not keep the landline except:

1. If you do not care about a backup system to contact your love ones.
2. If you do not have family members staying at home.
3. If you do not live in an apartment where you need a landline to 'buzz in" your visitors. :)

1) My Cordless phone maker charges more than I paid for the phone to buy a replacement battery. So, buy your battery from: www.batterybarn.com

2) SKYPE!!!!!!!!!

I suppose that old guys with cochlear implants can't discern the quality advantages of a land line. :cool:

...although, there is that damn cellular delay, which should still be obvious. ...unless you are slow too. :cool::cool: