Where to buy a phone with answering machine

A phone with an answering machine is an essential item for busy families and people who are always on the go. This article takes a look at where to find affordable landline phones for your home with a built-in answering machine facility, so that you will never miss a message again.

High Street hot picks

Curry's (Currys.co.uk) High street electrical retailer Curry's should be your first port of call if you're looking for a reliable High Street shop selling phones for your home with built-in answering machines. Hot picks from Curry's include the Sandtrom S100DT10 Digital Cordless Telephone with Answering Machine. In sleek black, these understated home telephones can be purchased individually for £24.97, saving you over 50% on the original sale price of £49.99. Alternatively, you can buy the Sandstrom DT10 as a twin telephone package, costing just £34.97, saving you £15.02 on the original retail price of £49.99. Argos (Argos.co.uk) UK-based high street catalogue store Argos is a great place to go for home electronics and domestic appliances and the store has some great deals on portable cordless telephones and land line voicemail services. Favourites from Argos include the Philips XL3752B/05 telephone. These telephones have large buttons for ease of use, and come with an LCD caller display so you can screen your calls. With adjustable volume speakers and 10 ringtones, these phones are ideal for the elderly and for those people who are hearing-impaired and are compatible with hearing aids. The Philips XL3752B/05 also has a built-in phone book with space for up to 100 names and numbers and is currently reduced from £64.99 to just £34.99, saving you an impressive £30.00.

Online stockists

Ebuyer (Ebuyer.com) If you're on the hunt for cordless dect telephones to buy online, then why not take a look at the great range of digital phones on sale at Ebuyer.com. Top choices from Ebuyer include the Panasonic KX-TG6623E portable landline phones with answering machine. These great phones have an easy to read LCD handset and feature up to 18 minutes of answer phone message recording time. The Panasonic KX-TG6623E costs £63.28 for a set of three phones and comes with free delivery from Ebuyer. *Prices are correct as of 31.07.11.