In message , John Anderton
wrote


Am I expecting too much or have I got a duff phone ?

Possibly a duff phone. All my BT (Sagem) DECT phones gives the same, if
not slightly better, sound quality as the corded phone I have.

Are you sure that you purchased a 'digital' cordless? There are still a
lot of non-digital phones on sale at the lower to mid price end of the
market.
--
Alan