The answerphone is easy to set up and clearly displays how many messages you have. One thing I have noticed is that the answer phone does not tell you when the message was left, this could be a set up feature but have not had the phones long enough to check everything. The phone has a very good range of nice ringtones. When you enter a new contact on the main phone it is immediatly seen on all the handsets, unlike my last Gigaset phone, where you had to enter the contact on each individual handset! The phone has a nice clear display and shows you your new calls, which can then be added to the phone book. It chimes gently when it is placed back in the charger and to confirm any changes you make. Each handset holds two AAA batteries so no problem getting hold of new ones, unlike my last phone which required a specialist battery. If one of the additional handsets is placed a reasonable way away from the base phone with rooms (solid walls )inbetween the signal drops out sometimes but only very briefly. I am very pleased with this phone and would recommend it.