New York, NY, May 8, 2007 – The Hammacher Schlemmer institute announces the award for The Best Mult-Handset Telehone. The telephone was chosen over other seven other test-worthy models, with Institute analysts measuring telephone performance in four critical categories: sound quality, ease of use, range, and features.

Hammacher Schlemmer Institute analyst Jaclyn Gragnani explains: “In the final tally, this telephone outscored the other models in every category, earning the title The Best. The telephones were tested from the basement of a suburban home, up through multiple floors to determine range and sound quality, and even out the door and down the block until reception was lost."

The Best Multi-Handset Telephone is a 5.8-GHz cordless system that can accommodate up to 12 total handsets (it comes with one handset; additional handsets are available for purchase separately), and up to eight Bluetooth-enabled cellular telephones can be linked to the telephone base. This allows callers to use the landline handset to place calls on their cellular telephone account. “One of the advantages of using the handset unit to make calls on a cellular account,” says Gragnani, “is that callers can capitalize on time and minute management aspects of their cellular calling plans, but still have the convenience of a classic cordless handset instead of struggling with the smaller keypads common to most cell phones.”

“One of the strongest categories in which this telephone excelled,” continues Gragnani, “is the available features, which are extensive. The phone has a large, color display for easy readability, a speaker phone function, a built-in answering machine, Caller ID capability on both the base and the handset, and remote message access for retrieving messages when away from home. It also includes a Do Not Disturb feature, which mutes the ringer but ensures that incoming calls will still be picked up by the answering machine.”

The Best Multi-Handset Telephone is available from Hammacher Schlemmer for $119.95. For more information, please visit www.hammacher.com or call 1-800-543-3366.

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