We've never had a cordless that was much use when we were more than 20 or 30 yards away from the base station--and if there was a wall in the way, forget it. With this model, we've taken the repeater and mounted it on a pole (covered with a small inverted plastic bin) about nine feet high. Now we can get good, clear reception anywhere on our smallholding, even at distances of around 150 yards, and even on the other side of outbuildings. It breaks up if you walk around, but otherwise the signal is fine.

Otherwise, the only fault is that the sound quality on the answerphone is pretty marginal. We never use any of the advanced features--not even the phonebook, as people our age have no trouble remembering phone numbers--so I can't vouch for them. But if distance is what you're after, this is clearly the ticket.

The Panasonic KXTG 732 Range offers copying of the phonebook into every additional handset from the basestation. Please refer to your manual or give us a call for further information.