Does this phone work when the electricity goes off?
2087136
Yes. If the power goes off, the phone would still be powered by the by the phone line. What most people don't know is there's actually power on the phone line. As long as your phone line works, the phone will work
2087137
Yes, that's why we own two of these, one back and one white/light taupe. Must have a couple of phones that can work when electricity goes out, but phone service is still working. At such times, cell phone lines are jammed with calls.
2087138
I would say yes because it is not a wireless/cordless phone and it only plugs into the wall phone jack so it's therefore a good alternative to the handy cordless land line phones.
1991355
Your phone will be fine. They just don't last long when you use it and for some reason it does not let you know it is turning off. Other wise ok.
1877373
Yes it does that is the we also had when our power goes out we still have a phone.
1886949
They turn off after a power loss. They do, however, remember the code they had previously.
1095125
I don't think so. I recently had a power outage and it wouldn't work. But perhaps there is something to set up or to do which I didn't do, but, again, I doubt it. I have a very old analogue phone for just such outages.
1112445
it is true that your phone will be down if your internet is down your phone will be down, however i have used internet through charter and our local telephone co (century link) and have not experienced down time very very seldom. if your internet gets knocked off the red light will be on your router and all you do is turn it off for 30 seconds and then turn it back on and it comes right back. but if your electric to your home goes down you will also have no phone service unless you have an old rotary dial phone to use. my telephone with basic talk is 13.09 a month (taxes & fees included) with call waiting, voice mail, unlimited long distance, and caller id. compare this to your local carrier.
1712270
The base connects to your land line, the phone is portable and uses a wireless connection to the base. If you loose power, I suspect the phone will not work.
2170084
I would suggest go for the Cortelco brand - that works without power.You can view the reviews. I love the phone, simple and straightforward,no issues to date.
2164517
If the light was on when the power went out it will come back on. It will not turn on if the light was off when the power went out.
233886
the phone is always on unless you power off. to answer, the phone comes on and hit the green bar. if you power off, you will receive a missed call message. hope this helps.
1230425
Yes it works like the old desk phones of years ago without electrical power from the house 120v wiring. I bought it for a backup phone in case of power outages.
1706714
Yes, it does require electricity so it is totally worthless if your power goes out.
1668158
Yes, the corded base station will still work, but some of the features will not. Having the security of the phone during a power outage gives great peace of mind.
1295151
Yes, the power has to be off for 5 minutes before an alarm condition call goes out.
1249488
No. It has no batteries to use for a backup. So if the power quits, so does the phone
538572
No, when you step off the scale and back on, it should turn on. The phone is only able to receive data from the scale and save it.
800575
I like the phone as I needed a corded phone because when power goes out, the cordless phones don't work.