For the record, some cheap stores should sell corded phones. The reason being, all cordless require electricity. In case of power outage, the only phones that may be working are cellular (not necessarily) and corded. US has plenty of those still.
Otherwise, IMHO, time and date may be needed for the answering machine.

Last edited by macnerd10; 09/29/09 10:03 PM.
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