Digital Trends

Many more professionals are telecommuting these days than in the past, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. You can tax deduct your home phone usage, however, only if you have a line dedicated to business. This means that if you're working from home, you need a two-line phone. What you want is an expandable two-line expandable cordless system using DECT 6.0, the most advanced cordless digital phone technology available, with a built-in answering machine. But unbelievably, there are only three two-line DECT choices.

Panasonic's KX-TG9391T includes a corded handset on the base, which defeats the whole cordless purpose. And the RCA ViSYS 25250RE1 has been savaged by consumers on sales Web sites. Flying under the sparse two-line DECT phone radar though is the Philips SE659, an unassuming system that is likely the answer to your two-line DECT prayers.