"Bob" wrote in message
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Hi,

For anyone pretty sharp with cordless phone systems.

We have a several year old V-Tech cordless phone with the answering
machine in the base. Has one handset, only, that sits in the base.

Hooked up to our land line phone.

Wife has medical issues, and is in love with the base unit's construction,
sound quality, push button shape and size, etc.
Doesn't want to part with it.

We now need a bunch of hansets all over the house. The V-Tech is very old
now, and new
handsets for it are not available.

So, what happens if I buy, e.g. one of the new Panasonic ones, that comes
with 4 handsets, and also has the answering
machine in the base.

What happens if I hook both systems up in parallel to the same line ?

An incoming call would trigger both system's handsets. True ? true

If not answered, they both would record the call. True ? not likely - one
would pick up before the other one. I would pick which one I wanted to
use as an answering machine, and turn that function off on the other
machine.

If I pick up a handset on the new Panasonic system, the old V-Tech
answering machine would (then) do nothing. True ? True

Guess I'm asking your opinions if having both is practical, and what
happens for the different incoming call
scenerios before any purchasing.

Much thanks,
Bob

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