Dave Liquorice wrote:
And cordless jobbies have poor sound quality compared to a wired. You
don't have to faff about with batteries/charger or have them go flat
in the middle of a call.

And proper phones have proper bells[1], not seagull larynxes[2].

Owain

[1] At least my Tele 8782 do.

[2] Cue discussion on the vocal systems of birds.