We needed a 2-line "landline" phone that didn't need AC power. The other choices were all hotel-like phones, which we were using for a while. Not only don't those phones last, but they are all have remarkably uncomfortable handsets (maybe so guests won't call housekeeping :-)). This Panasonic phone has a very comfortable handset, a speakerphone, and fits on our kitchen wall. We only wish it had caller-id. Otherwise, it is perfect.