content: When this phone first came out, I was really excited- I wanted a corded, but needed a cordless along with the features it had.Within six months, the speaker blew. Now- I can only hear my messages if I retrieve them through the cordless and obviously I can't use the speakerphone; highly inconvenient. In addition,the cordless has really poor battery life.I'm now in the market for another phone and will not buy any GE or Southwestern bell.