Okay, so I'm on an electronics buying spree lately. My latest quest is to find a cordless phone that has Caller ID Announce. This is where, not only does it display the incoming caller's number, but can either speak the number aloud, or can play a pre-recorded sound recording like "it's Mom calling" or whatever.

So far I've found a couple units from Siemens in the $150+ range, a little higher than I was planning on going. They are 2.4 GHz and have digital answering machines, neither of which I need. I've also read reviews which suggest the volume of the caller ID announce is way too soft, which defeats the whole purpose.

Anyway a roomate of mine in college had a 900 MHz model that had this feature, and it was really nice. After the first ring, you could hear who was calling without answering. So you don't have to run for the phone to figure out if it's worth picking up. Anyway, I have tried to find one like it and haven't been able to. I can't remember hwo made it or even what it looked like. (Yes, college was a blur.)

So I was thinking someone out there might have run across one of these and be able to suggest a model. Or any other experiences with phones with this feature. I have come across stand-alone caller ID units with this audible feature in the $80 range, which is a backup plan if I can't find a good phone that does it.