This phone can work during household AC power loss, using stored power from the handset's battery to operate. It has very good voice quality when talking and listening. We found this phone very easy to use. It has very good message quality and very good answerer ease of use. It also has an adequate 19-minute message recording time and can pair cell phones and wireless headsets via Bluetooth and also transfer your address book via Bluetooth. It can conference handset to handset, like and intercom.
Phone features include has call blocking for nuisance callers, side volume control for handset earpiece, a lighted keypad, which is essential if using the phone in a dark room, talking caller ID, auto talk (allowing you to answer a call by simply lifting the phone out of the base), any-key answer and voice-mail indicator. To save energy and extend battery life, the phone automatically reduces radio power when its base is nearby. It has chain dialing (helpful if you frequently use calling cards), multilingual menus, and is conferencing capable with an outside line. It's Energy Star compliant. Additionally, the answerer has an audible new message alert, can record answerer greeting using handset.
On the downside, Bluetooth headset capability is limited because Bluetooth headsets typically have about a 30-foot range from the base. Phone and answerer setup are overly complicated. It is easy to accidentally erase unplayed messages.
