With the telecommunication network growing day by day, several phones manufactures have started pouring its models in to the market. Just as the mobile phones, cordless phones have also in full swing dominated its usage in working places and homes. When it comes to buying a cordless phone for our own, it is important for us to known about them clearly.

A multi handset cordless phone consists of base unit that is plugged in to phone outlets and electrical points. The accessory handsets that come along are wirelessly connected to the base unit and this is to be plugged in to the electrical outlet. You can place the accessory handset in any area. You can transfer calls in multi handset cordless phones and use this as an intercom device. You can avail expansion slots up to eight accessory hand set. Some answering cordless phones come with answering facility that can record incoming messages or outgoing announcements. DECT (Digitally Enhanced Cordless Telephones) is designed with the feature of storing data digitally. With some models you can remotely record and playback messages.

You can sign up with the telephone company for caller ID facility to get the details of the caller person such as his name and telephone number. You can also avail of call waiting facility to know the call details of the second incoming call. Some cordless phone models come with built-in speakerphones either on the cordless handsets or the base unit. The audio quality in cordless phones is equivalent to the hand held phones.

Digital cordless phones come with several features such as phone book, caller display, last number redial, multiple handset, illuminated displays, speaker phone, speed dialling, mute, illuminated keys, handset pager, batteries, intercom and multiroom. You can select the right cordless phone with the required feature.