Cordless phone systems and their use
Some ADVANTAGES 
- They are usually cheaper than cellphones for use at home, and you can have several handsets on one line.
- You can talk on the phone AND move around. This is BIG! I have got dressed, cleaned an entire house and cooked dinner all while hearing about my friend's new boyfriend.
- You can have the phone near you if you are expecting an important call, especially if you are doing something noisy where you might not hear a regular phone in another room.
- You can take the phone to a quiet part of the house, even if that means your garden.
Some DISADVANTAGES 
- "Where did I put that &%^($ phone?"
- You must remember to charge the handset.
- If the battery dies while you are mid conversation, it locks up the line for about five minutes, so you can't use another phone even if you have one. Plus there is an annoying, continuous "beep" as the battery dies.
- While the battery is dead, you don't have a phone. The solution is to have more than one handset, however, in our family, all our handsets go dead before someone thinks to recharge one!
- The battery usually loses its life after a while, so you have less and less talking time.
- Systems are more expensive and do not last as long.
- There is not as much security - a neighbor could theoretically listen in on your conversation if they had a phone on the same channel. Mind you, you could theoretically listen in on them too ...
- It is advisable to have a plug in phone available in case of emergencies or unfinished conversations during battery "down time".
Overall, the cordless solution does offer a lot more flexibility, as well as a great excuse to end unwanted phone calls ... "Sorry, my phone is going to die ... beeeeeeep."
