Clarity. The clarity of calls on corded phones tends to be excellent, ... choose a model with a built-in answering machine. Price. Most corded phones cost between $20 and $50, ...

Clarity Ensemble. $229, www.clarityproducts.com. Pro. Free captioning is provided by people on calls and answering machine messages, in combination with speech software. Amplified sound. Con. No ...

Our testers looks at ease of use and set-up when creating a message and managing calls, as well as sound clarity and quality for the machine and caller message. Scoring what we test. Charging times ...