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This phone is great. I have never had interference of any kind. I love how the phone numbers are stored WITH names that you can just scroll through and select. The only bad thing is, when you receive a phone call on this phone, another phone cannot be used to answer (e.g. call is for somebody in another part of the home). Likewise, when another phone is used to answer a call, this phone cannot be used to pick up.

This is a great cordless phone, easy to use with intelligent functions. It has a great design with display of easy reading and good visualization. A great purchase. Go ahead!

A good buy with a good discount from Amazon, this phone works great up to 1000 feet from my house. The DSS feature provides great security from others listening in on your call. The two lines work well together with no bleed over, a great feature when you want to use the second phone line to place a call normally used for computer online use. One minor hassle is because of the two lines, you have to push two buttons to review the caller ID incoming calls, in order to select which phone line the calls came in from. I have used this phone for 11 months now, and have replaced the battery only once. A great feature is the base has an extra charging compartment so when the battery needs recharging, all you need to do is switch out the batteries and keep on trucking. Also if you have a battery in the base, the phones keeps on working when the power goes out- (a good feature for you California folks). I also use the jack on the handset to use a headset when at the computer waiting for tech, or insurance help. Of course, the base also can be used as a speakerphone when waiting on hold. All in all, this is a great phone.

This phone is packed with all of the features I was looking for; however, there are a few annoying things about it. The first is that both the line 1 and line 2 buttons light up when either line rings. Also, there is no indicator if someone is on one of the lines -- the only way to find out is to try to pick up a line and see if the phone beeps at you. My last gripe is with the caller ID. It doesn't automatically display the name and number when the phone starts ringing but rather requires an extra button press. Other than these things the phone seems good.

DON'T BUY THIS PHONE!! Ignore all the other review claims about this phone providing decent battery life...they're absolutely not true! I purchased this phone about a year ago or so and initially the battery life was acceptable, and I could talk for over an hour with no problems. About 6 months ago the battery life plummeted. The reason is because the batteries are crummy nickel cadmiums that suffer from memory effect. Now I have less than 15 to 20 minutes of talk time. All the other features are well-done but avoid this phone unless you want to have every other call interrupted with a failing battery.