li-ion cordless phones (Score 1)

li ion phones do exist, at least we have them in europe. yes, cordless and not cell. they're not easy to find, and yes, they are a bit expensive, but i have a sony i bought in 1996 (one of the first li-ion cordless phones on the french market) that still works like a charm today. problem: it works like crap in the states due to the phone's circuitry. u.s. phones work fine here though... otherwise, when i worked on an ambulance in ny we had to "de charge" the batteries for our batteries every now and again. maybe there's a service for this in the states that does this for cordless phones? easiest is still to replace the battery, but i wonder about panasonics since i have friends who had the same problem and replaced the battery, but the new one wore down in less than 6 months to the same talk time (roughly 5 - 10 minutes). maybe it's just panasonic?