For the tech-savvy homeowner, Motorola’s AXHO1 cordless phone is an excellent addition. It’s not just a regular home phone, but a whole-home phone system featuring a built-in Amazon Alexa system, a base station, a hellovoice app, DECT 6.0 Wireless technology, and can work with Alexa-enabled smart home devices.

Beyond that, if buying the four handset package, you don’t need to configure the individual handsets. Just plug in the Ethernet and the home phone line into the base station and place it near the router to connect to all the handsets. What’s more, the base station comes equipped with a locator key to help you find the handsets in case they get lost.

Also, with its Hello Voice app, you can sync your smartphone’s contacts. The app syncs up to 2,000 contacts on your smartphone with the handsets. Therefore, whenever you want to call friends and family, you only need to click on the Alexa button to activate its intelligent personal assistant and ask it to call them.

This also means you don’t need to set up another Echo device. Once set up, you can use the voice calling app to invite kids for dinner using handsets set up in their rooms. Besides its compatibility with other devices, its DECT 6.0 wireless technology means you can use the handset anywhere in your home without interference.

This cordless phone system performs essential tasks a modern phone can do. You can block unwanted callers, view the caller’s name and number when calling, save up to 250 contacts, and allow voice paging. What’s more, since it is a DECT 6.0 phone, it offers long-range coverage regardless of the number of rooms in your home.

As with other cordless phone systems from Panasonic, the phone is equipped with voice paging capability that enables you to send announcements simultaneously to all handsets. This means you can use the phone system in tandem with other devices like a built-in baby monitor to receive immediate alerts when your baby is in distress. In addition, it has a one-touch call block feature that allows you to register up to 250 numbers at the touch of the call block button at the base of the unit.

Unlike traditional handsets that need to be set up individually, this Panasonic model does the programming for you. If you are using more than one handset, you only need to program one handset, and the configurations are available on the other handsets. This means if you just blocked or added a new contact, you can access it from all the handsets. Another feature that sets this particular model apart is its Key Detecting feature that helps users find missing keys as far as 200 yards.

The VTech CS6114 is one of the most reviewed, and also the best cordless phones in the market and for a good reason. To begin with, it is a lightweight unit equipped with a large, backlit display. This makes it incredibly easy to use, even for the visually impaired.

Also, its design makes it easy to use, whether placed on a desk or mounted on the wall. It has a speed dial function, a handy feature, especially when you have an emergency and a mute button for when you feel like locking the world out. As if not user-friendly enough, the Vtech CS6114 is compatible with hearing aids. This is yet another plus if you are looking to buy a home phone for a senior individual who uses hearing aids.

Sound quality is often one of the key features you ought to consider while buying a landline phone, and we are glad to say that it should be the least of your concern with this unit. Equipped with DECT 6.0 technology, the Vtech CS6114 transmits at 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz frequencies, which means you never have to worry about your 2GHz wireless devices interfering with the sound quality.

We also like that it features a 30 name and number phonebook, which is extensive enough for you to save, and easily access your frequently contacted contacts. It also supports Caller ID features, a particularly excellent feature if you’re not always around as you can check out who called you, their number, and when they called you. What’s more, you get such impressive functionality at a very pocket-friendly price tag.

Are you looking for a high-quality home phone with a digital answering system? AT&T’s DECT 6.0 cordless phone is your ultimate solution. Its digital answering system is equipped to record voice messages as long as 22 minutes making it an excellent buy for people who are not at home during the day. AT&T has also integrated the phone system with an HD audio system that comes with an equalizer enabling you to personalize the sound to bass, natural, and treble tones.

What particularly stands out about this phone system is its Smart call Blocker feature that allows you to block up to 1,000 numbers. The feature is designed to scan calls, not on your call list, before letting them go through the system. Therefore, if they are not in the call list, the Smart call Blocker sends a message to the caller asking them to hang up or press #. The feature saves you the time you need to block spam numbers.

The phone also comes with a high-contrast LCD screen that makes it easy to read numbers in low lit conditions. What’s more, the keypad is backlit to help you dial numbers quickly during the night. Its caller ID is another handy feature that records up to 50 names and numbers. As such, if you have been working all day, you won’t miss out on important messages or calls from your loved ones.

AT&T provides four handsets for this package, but you can expand it to 12 handsets if looking to equip all your rooms with home phones. Its DECT 6.0 technology ensures all the handsets remain connected with little or no interference.

Seniors looking for help with advanced health conditions may find a no-dial telephone or one with large buttons a pretty handy device, and AT&T’s CD4930 Corded phone fits the description perfectly. The phone comes with sizeable convenient dial pads and an extra-large display making it easy for users to read the caller ID display. The device is also compatible with hearing aid thanks to its Audio Assist button for boosting the sound frequencies of active calls. What’s more, it comes with an equalizer that allows users to fine-tune the audio settings to your needs. You can choose from four pre-programmed audio profiles that emphasize a range of sound spectrum.

Its backlit display screen also comes in handy for people with visual impairment and when making calls in dark spaces. In case there’s a power outage, you can use the phone to light up a space. The display also provides essential information like the name, caller’s ID, date, and time of all the incoming calls. In addition, you can record up to 25 minutes of outgoing announcements, incoming messages, and memos, and receive notifications of calls waiting while managing other call requests.

If you wish to talk on the mobile device hands-free, it provides the option of using a speakerphone for additional convenience. This feature is also useful when you want to include more people in the conversation.

Panasonic is among the leading brands in the tech hardware space, and looking at the features the Panasonic Expandable Cordless phone packs, it is not hard to figure out why. It looks as good and works just as good.

Available in a sleek black color, this home phone boasts a 1.6inch LCD screen and a large, soft-touch keypad, making it easy even for someone with visual impairments to use. As with others on our list, it is also wall-mountable and even comes with a mounting wall bracket and screws, so you need not buy any.

As the name suggests, this Panasonic landline unit is expandable to up to six handsets. This makes it an even convenient home phone, as you can always have one in each room. As far as functionality is concerned, the Panasonic Expandable Cordless Phone is at the top. It is equipped with extensive phone number capabilities and lets you save up to 150 contacts by simply clicking the one-touch button.

At the same time, you do not have to worry about telemarketers who constantly call you out of the blues as you can block them at the click of the dedicated block button. The ringer ID is yet another handy feature. It lets you assign specific ringtones to individuals on your contact list so you can identify who is calling even before you get to the phone. It has Eco Mode, a feature that automatically reduces power consumption to extend the battery runtime, and gives you longer talk-times.

VTech decided to upgrade its original CS6719 model, and the result was the VTech 6719-2 cordless phone. This two-handset model allows users to add up to five handsets, hence ideal for an office or home setting that needs more than one landline phone. What stands out about this phone system is its two-line support that allows you to receive calls from two phone numbers using different ringers. This makes it easy to receive calls from two different callers at the same time.

Besides the distinct ringing tones, the handset allows users to hold conference calls with external parties. With its interference-free technology, you are confident that other networks, mobile devices, and electrical appliances won’t interrupt the calls.  What’s more, since it is equipped with a full-duplex handset speakerphone, you can increase call participation. As such, callers on both sides of the phone can talk and be heard without disrupting the other’s conversation. You can also use the quiet mode feature to silence the ringer to prevent interruptions during the conversation.

Its ECO Power-saving technology is another feature avid phone users will applaud. The feature reduces power between the base station and the handset when they are in proximity, thus extending the life of the phone battery. The technology also reduces radiation from the phones.

If looking for a VTech phone system but with a broader range of handsets, the CS 6529-26 is a good buy. It comes with four cordless handsets, and they all display the time and date of the incoming call, the number, and the name of the caller. The phone is also equipped with a speaker option letting you talk hands-free at the click of a button. This model is ideal for users looking for a handset that saves on energy because it is equipped with power-saving technology that extends the battery life.

Moreover, the entire screen gets illuminated during calls letting you view the name and the number of the caller even in a low-lit setting. The handset comes equipped with a voicemail waiting indicator that shows when you have messages and missed calls. The feature allows 14 minutes of recording time to listen in on the messages when you are back from work.

You can also easily find and connect with your loved one’s missed calls using the last-ten number redial. If having a family conversation, the speakerphone allows you to increase participation by letting callers from both ends talk and be heard simultaneously.

If you prefer a corded home phone, then the AT&210 is among the best landline phones you’ll come across this year. It is a pretty simple, yet highly functional unit, which are even more reasons to spend your cash on it. Measuring 10 x 6 x 7 inches and weighing a little over 1 pound, the AT&210 is a pretty compact unit that you can either mount to your wall or place on your desk or table.

It has a 7-foot line cord which is long enough for comfortable use, and not too long as to cause a tangled cable mess. What we, however, like the most, is its ease of use. It packs features that anyone, including seniors and children, can easily use in case of an emergency.

For instance, thanks to the redial feature, you can easily contact the last person you called while the 13-number contact list lets you save the numbers of the people you get in touch with most frequently. What this means is that in case of an emergency, any of the numbers you dial will be of people who can help you out. What’s more, the AT&210 is equipped with three-touch memory buttons.  It also boasts three-ringer settings, flash, and mute functions, as well as a lighted keypad.

Although it cannot be compared to your modern smartphone, it is one of the best investments you will ever make because it does not require AC power. What this means is that in case there’s ever an event that causes a major power outage, your smartphone will die on you, but the AT&210 basic Trimline corded phone will not.

Panasonic is known for its high-quality telephones and electrical appliances, and this cordless phone system is no exception. With its call block system, intercom voice paging, bi-lingual caller ID, and long-range phone signal, it makes an excellent landline phone system for your home, office, or apartment. What’s more, the phone is compatible with hearing aid T-Coil making it an excellent buy for people with hearing impairment.

What sets it apart is its noise reduction capability. The phone is equipped with a noise reduction feature that reduces background interference, thus enhancing the sound quality to deliver clear voice tones during conversations. If you don’t want to use the feature, you can set the phone to silent mode. The phone system is also equipped with a one-touch call block system that allows you to register up to 250 contacts.

You can also filter up to 300 unwanted calls and configure the phone not to ring when a blocked contact attempts to call at the click of a button. Moreover, Panasonic integrates an Intercom Voice paging system to alert your family when dinner is ready or wake kids up for school. The system is set to send the message simultaneously to all the handsets in the house. Additionally, with its DECT 6.0 wireless technology that ensures long-range phone signal, you don’t have to use the handset close to its base unit.