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Sorry guys, I didn't mean to start a squabble!! Thank you to each of you for your input. I am looking at some of the systems now.

FYI, it's only the last 5 years I've been doing mostly computers. My son is trying to teach me programming so we don't have to do so much climbing of ladders (running wire, etc.) Telephony-wise I did everything from central office to key system and PBX installation through the 90s.

Thanks again for all the input. I do appreciate it.

Any of the "Tecom Clones" would do you very well. Cost-effective, expandable (on average-depending on which model) to approx. 48-88 stations, decent phones, in-skin vmail. Be aware that the Tadiran and the Comdial versions don't do SOHVA, but have GOOD voicemail/AA.

And, yes, the Partner is also an excellent choice, too.

TransTel Communications makes a real nice small system TD-824i that sells for under $2000.
3 year warranty. Many features and flexable programming. I've been in business over 30 years this is the best telephone equipment I work with.
6-Digital Display phones with programmable buttons.
4 port voicemail system
4x8 KSU with Caller-ID expandable to 8x24
https://transtelcommunications.com/

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Merritt
Commercial Communications
1-800-244-3033

He's hitting all the groups! LOL

A properly setup Panasonic 824 with the Backlit LCD and Backlit keypad phones, 1 or 2 7895 cordless phones, ( again setup properly, these phone have 12 buttons so you see lines and have function keys like Page and Voice Mail Transfer, CID etc.) BV or TVS voice mail would be like an Atomic Bomb going off on top of all the other systems. Espicially if you let the VM (TVS or TVA- TVA has unified messaging} take calls and use CID routing. All Daughters known callers go only to her phone or page only her, Grandma,s callers ring her phone, business callers ring or page for dads home office, screen via paging or phone ( i have a call for Cindy from Jeramy, either over the page or when phone picked up, special greeting for special friends by CID,doesn't mater what line they call on, Windows program for literate home owner, modem built in for non literate homeowner, video doorphone that connects to phone system with multiple monitors including TV, IP Cam can also connect to doorphone etc,etc,etc.
KABOOM!!!! All the others are dust in the wind baby.
They miss some licks on the business side sometime but they have residentil locked down
tight!

Go with a TDA 50 with same phones or better
and the Celluar wireless phones, Hydrogen bomb time!
And the Panasonic has a great celluar wireless that can cover any estate size property, they work, not to high dollar wise. The wireless phone can be paired with a wired phone so you only need 1 number for each person with both a keyset and cell phone. Compleat CID log functions available on the cell phones.

[This message has been edited by brokeda (edited September 01, 2005).]