Advice needed re buying a BASIC phone

[ellenrr]

I want a phone that allows me to call people that live too far away to visit.
I don't need a phone that makes coffee.
ie, I don't need any bells and whistles.
I wanted a corded phone, bec. they are less harmful to the brain than cordless.
(landline)

Last time I needed a phone it took a long time but I found an ATT model which suited me.
ok, it was cheap - I think $25.oo,
but the danged thing just gave out, I had it a little over a year.

so no more AT&T.
(The previous AT&T phone I had had lasted 20 years, but it was made in the era when things actually lasted).

I always check consumer reports for products, I will do that.
I wonder if they even rate the kind of phone I want, since no one much uses them any more.

any ideas much appreciated what brand, where to look ---

{I know I am a dinosaur, so pls don't tell me to get with it. I know what I want. }

thanks.

ellen

[LiberalEsto]

1. We've had Uniden landline phones for several years

and so far they have held up well. We had Panasonic phones before that.

Do a web search for best rated corded phones, that should help you.

One article:

http://www.consumersearch.com/cordless-phones/best-cordless-phones-with-answering-machines

[ellenrr]

2. thanks, someone else likes Uniden. and thanks for the link,

I'm going to check the link for corded.

[ManiacJoe]

3. I have a Panasonic corded phone sitting beside me

that I have had for at least 15 years.