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COPYRIGHT 2004 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.
Nearly all the phones and phone-answerers we tested deliver very good or excellent voice quality. For a basic phone with excellent voice quality, consider the four CR Best Buys: the Panasonic KX-TC1484B, Uniden EXI 376 HS, GE 26938GE1, and Bell South MH9111SL. These are excellent choices for people who don't want a feature-laden phone. If you need a phone-answerer, you can find several very good models for under $100. The GE 27998GE6 $55, has excellent voice quality. For a phone with multiple handsets, consider the Panasonic KX-TG2700S, $130, or for an additional $40, the KX-TG2770S phone-answerer. In addition to supporting multiple handsets, the VTech VT20-2431, has two-line capability and can work during a power outage.
In performance order. Brand & model Type Price Key number 1 Panasonic KX-TC1484B 900A $30 A CR Best Buy 2 Uniden EXI 376 HS 900A 30 A CR Best Buy 3 GE 26938GE1 A CR Best Buy 900A 25 4 Bell South MH9111SL 900A 35 A CR Best Buy 5 Uniden EXI 3246 2.4/900A 50 6 Panasonic KX-TG2700S 2.4D 130 7 VTech VT5831 5.8/2.4D 160 8 VTech VT20-2431 (2-line) 2.4D 160 9 Uniden DCT 5260 2.4D 90 10 Bell South GH9457BK 2.4A 35 11 Uniden TRU 446-2 2.4D 100 Brand & model Overall score Key number P F G VG E 1 Panasonic KX-TC1484B 80 A CR Best Buy 2 Uniden EXI 376 HS 79 A CR Best Buy 3 GE 26938GE1 A CR Best Buy 75 4 Bell South MH9111SL 73 A CR Best Buy 5 Uniden EXI 3246 72 6 Panasonic KX-TG2700S 71 7 VTech VT5831 71 8 VTech VT20-2431 (2-line) 69 9 Uniden DCT 5260 68 10 Bell South GH9457BK 67 11 Uniden TRU 446-2 66 Brand & model Test results Talk Key Voice Ease time number quality of use (hr.) 1 Panasonic KX-TC1484B a b 16 A CR Best Buy 2 Uniden EXI 376 HS a b 11...
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