Not Satisfied at All

I'm not sure if I just have a defective phone, but I can tell you I have had nothing but trouble with this unit since day 1. The biggest problem is that the phone just dies after about 10 minutes of use. The phone sits in the base charging all day, every day and the battery indicator always indicates a full charge, and yet it still dies. In addition, the display on the base system consistently reads "Extension In Use" even though there's no one on the phone. The caller ID announcement works most of the time but not always. I have replaced the batteries with brand new ones even though the first set were fairly new, and it made no difference at all. I even called my phone company to have them check the line to rule out outside problems. I have no choice but to discard the unit and just buy another one. I cannot see how this system could have been rated highest by Consumer Reports....I HATE it.