The design does the job here: nothing special but nice enough (noting a theme yet?). I’m going to cover these as one because they’re basically exactly the same (except for a few little bits that I’ll go over at the end of this review) and are both really good phones. Why we like it: A joy for thwarting nuisance callers Those looking for a solid phone to sit in their kitchen will find it simple enough, and those who want something a little more elaborate will find plenty to dig into. There’s also a handy ‘do not disturb’ mode than silences the phone at night, and a locator in case you lose the handset.Īll in all, Panasonic seem to have covered all bases with this one. Aside from basic things like answer phone and call blocking (accomplished with the press of a single button,) the phone can act as an intercom, a phonebook for your contacts, a baby monitor, and an alarm. Everything else is a little more complicated but at least it's thoroughly explained in the manual. The phone itself is very easy to use: just dial the number and press the green button to call. And the design is reasonably sleek: handset and base station slot together in a nice, ergonomic fashion.Īt 16 hours of talktime and 200hr on standby, the battery life is standard and the range of 100m should be big enough for most homes. The buttons are big enough for those with viewing difficulties to be able to see what they’re doing. The handset itself is a nice size and light, so it feels good in the hand during long phonecalls. To my eyes, that product is the Panasonic KX-TGD622 (catchy name, isn't it?). The truth is that no home phone is ever going to be mega exciting – we're not talking cutting edge 4K TVs here the design has hardly changed in the past ten years – so you're looking for something that does the job at a friendly price. Why we like it: At a bargain price point this phone offers tonnes of functionality in a sleek handset Here’s what I found on my hunt for the best cordless phone, starting with my favourite. And, of course, how simple they are to pick up and dial a number. Instead, I’d recommend looking at the battery life of the handsets, whether they can read SMS messages, and the range of how far the device can be from its base station. In fact, you won’t even be able to use the latter unless your service provider allows it read up before you buy. So I looked elsewhere for points of difference: design, functionality and ease of use.Īcross the lot of them, a built-in answering machine and nuisance call blocking feature come as standard (all but one of these phones had the former, and all had the latter) so don’t be blown away by those features. One of the first things that became apparent was that the call quality – the sound you get through the earpiece – is essentially identical. So, what's the best home phone out there? I've spent more man hours than I care to recall trialling, testing and reviewing the different options from the major manufacturers, to find which ones are worth picking up and which should be left off the hook. If you need to call 999, the latter is the product to depend on.
Mobile phones need signal, and their batteries run out quickly neither of which applies to your home phone. For those who find the constant deluge of information and notifications from modern smartphones unappealing, a landline is a good way to stay in contact while being slightly ‘off-the-grid’ (though mobile phone manufacturers are aiming for that market too, with the rise of the basic phone.)įinally, cordless landline phones are just more reliable than mobile phones – especially in an emergency. It doesn't take me to tell you that our smartphone addiction is revealing some knock-on consequences, from the relatively menial (thumb tendonitis) to the seriously worrying (mental health issues). Honestly, I found half that amount was sufficient to buy you a good product.Īnd there's the health aspect too. And, unlike smartphones, landline phones don't cost the Earth: the models I tested for this article topped out at £100. Plenty of internet service providers require you to have a landline and offer phone deals as part of your contract, so you might as well get what you're paying for. It might feel to you like the traditional home phone is a thing of the past, replaced by the mobile – but there are still good reasons to buy a handset for your landline, not least because they're actually quite cheap.
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