Sony SPP-A968 900 MHz DSS Cordless Phone with Digital Answering System and Caller ID

We loved our first Sony but have hated this phone from the day we bought it. The first annoyance is that it automatically (and constantly) searches for the channel with the most clear reception which results in constant moments of silence in your conversation as the phone switches. The other thing that totally drives us crazy is the answering machine. It has an incredibly annoying beep when there is a message - and there is no way to turn it off. Maybe some people need that so they remember to check but we do not! We don't answer the phone during dinner but are faced with the choice of getting up and listening to the message or listening to the continuous beeping during the rest of our meal. I also feel sorry for my poor animals having to listen to this high pitched beeping all day while we are out. The answering machine also talks to you which is very tedious. I can read the indicator, I don't need it to tell me every time I listen to my messages that "you have 2 new messages...Read more

Have had this phone for a few years and hate the beeping message indicator. The worst problem we've had is that the microphone seems to be very week, prompting callers to say "what?" very often. (It's not the battery either.)

I have one of these 968 phones and after being dropped, thrown by the kids, it still works and is just a little damaged and that's why I want to replace it. It was one of the best phones sony made, that's why they stopped making it!