Recently my Motorola E51 phone bit the dust after about a year of heavy use, plunging me back in the market for a cordless digital phone.
After a prolonged search for the ultimate home phone, the VTech 6031 DECT phone fit the bill. Not only is it sexy and sleek, a must have for my girlfriend, but it also comes packed with a ton of features and a well-designed interface. The most important, which I found to be lacking on a lot of other phones, is the speed-dial phone book. It also uses the DECT or Digital Enhanced (formerly European) Cordless Telecommunications standard for wireless communication. In a nutshell, DECT solves the problem of interference at the 5.8GHz or the 2.4GHz frequency range which is used by wireless routers, cordless phones, and microwaves.
The 6031 model is a single hand-set without an answering machine as SHAW offers voice mail with the plan that I have. VTech does offer other models that come with multiple hand-sets and an answering machine.
For $69.99, I'm a happy camper. Now let's just hope that it lives up to it's potential!