This cordless phone combines state of the art digital technology with a good, clear and concise answer phone. The unit itself is quite small and compact so people are always impressed when they use it. The difference between the new digital cordless phones and the old analougue type is immense, there is no or very little interference with these. Being my first answerphone I find now I never miss a call and since this phone incorporated 9 minutes of record time it has plenty memory for a full days calls. There is a choice of different ring tones for both the handset and the base unit which is extremely handy when you have left the handset in a seperate room. Other features are hands free talking, Remote access facility, call timer, phone book and a 300 metre range from handset to base. If you are searching for a phone which has the capability of offering all these services it is one I would recomend. The cost may be a little extravegant but it is something you only buy once.