I have had 3 fancy dan land-line phones....you know the ones...store numbers, various ring tones, enable you to pace around....and every one has broken down within a year or two (usually the minute after their guarantee runs out). Then I pull out the old basic, non-electric plug-in phone (costing £9) and use it until I hear the siren call and buy myself another fancy dan phone. Simple is often the best.

