Best cordless phone 2011
Top rated wireless phones
Cordless phones were once the next best thing. That is, until smartphones and Internet telephones took over markets everywhere. That’s why manufacturers of cordless phones have started to think of new ways to adapt to customers’ needs and make their devices more attractive to people worldwide.
Nowadays cordless phones feature a much improved design and performance, a greater portability, ease of set up, better battery life and an array of useful features.
How to choose a good cordless phone ?
All of these make buying such a product a difficult decision. You’ll have to consider what you want from a cordless phone: are you more interested in its features, performance or ease of use? Are you on a tight budget, but still want a good phone?
We compiled below a list of the best cordless phones in 2011.
Siemens Gigaset SL785
The Siemens Gigaset SL785 is considered an excellent cordless phone, one of the best rated in 2011. It received a lot of favorable reviews on many specialized sites, because of its very appealing design, performance, ease of use and many features.
This device comes with the following: 2,2” display, 256K, Easy-to-use text-based menu, Display of caller’s number, Multilingual menu for up to 28 languages, Illuminated keypad, Messenger, SMS, ECO Mode4, Radiation-free5 ECO Mode Plus, speech transmission encryption, 2 years warranty, Li-ion accumulator, 139x48x18, Bluetooth compatibility and so on. The color it comes in are black and metal.
Panasonic KX-TG6545B
The Panasonic KX-TG6545B is Siemens’ Gigaset SL785 main competitor. The Japanese company is well-known for being a leading developer of the modern cordless phone. Therefore, their devices are innovative and superb. Their new cordless phone proves that.
The KX-TG6545B model has also received a lot of good ratings from both customers and experts everywhere in 2011. The reasons: usability, handset, numerous features and very helpful customer support.
This product supports up to six handsets, has five built-in ones, the battery offers 14 hours of talk time (charges in seven hours), speakerphone, caller ID, conference calls, headset jack, answering machine (can store up to 64 messages).
Cons: you can’t route cellular calls and the device is not compatible with Bluetooth.
Uniden DECT3380
The Uniden DECT3380 is not a very well-known cordless phone, but it nonetheless offers fairly good performance, nice features and good e-mail and telephone support. The design is also a strong point on this device: it is appealing and sleek.
Here is what the Uniden DECT3380 product sports: call conferencing, speakerphone, silent setting, caller ID, intercom function and integrated answering machine. There are 6 handsets per base and the menu comes with intuitive buttons.
Some drawbacks: poor usability, not such a good battery life (7 hours on a single charge), no Bluetooth compatibility and no alarm capability.
AT&T SL82318
The AT&T SL82318 was voted by various Internet sites as the best cordless phone in 2011 with answering machine. This product has a very good voice quality, superb battery life, voice-mail indicator and can expand to 12 handsets. What is more, it comes with long range and the longest talk time in a product of its kind.
The answering machine can hold up to 14 minutes of message recording time, it offers day/time stamp and remote access; interference with microwaves and the like is nonexistent. Customer support is also very good.
A negative bit: the handset volume control is placed inconveniently.
GE Cell Fusion
This cordless phone is high-quality and comes with a lot of useful features. It ranked third on the top of the best cordless phone many specialized sites in 2011, thanks to its performance, solid body, Bluetooth capability and very good customer support. The battery life is also good, offering up to nine hours of talk time.
The GE Cell Fusion wireless offers caller ID, conferencing options, speakerphone and the possibility to answer home and cell calls. A con: poor usability.
VTech CS6229-4
This cordless phone is left behind by other devices of its kind, but it’s still worth a buy thanks to the fact that it is very easy to use, good features and the possibility to connect 12 handsets to one base. The keypad and screen are well lit with a bright green backlight. Customer support is available via e-mails and telephone.
Cons: no alarm call, no Bluetooth compatibility, no alarm capability, no speakerphone and complicated menu system.
RCA 25250RE1
The RCA 25250RE1 is another very good cordless phone, one of the best from our top, featuring many handset options, a very intuitive design, ease of use and fairly good functions. The standard one-year guarantee is replaced here with a two-year one.
Some cons: not a very good customer support, no Bluetooth compatibility and no alarm function. 
