I bought this phone for my daughter and we just tried plugging the cord into the phone jack and we can't get any dial tone. Am I missing something?
1970942
I'm not sure if it matters but you have to put two batteries in the phone. When I installed this phone for my dad we didn't have to do anything special. If I were you I would check those batteries first, then try the phone in another jack, otherwise the phone may not be functioning.
1970943
Did you put the batteries in? Are you sure the phone jack works? Do you have another phone you can use to test the jack?
1970944
It should work right out of the box. Try the phone in another jack or another phone in the jack in your daughter's room. Good luck.
1970945
I am having the exact same experience. I have tried everything. There is no logical explanation other than the phone is defective. If you find out a way to make it work, post the solution here please. I will do the same.
1970946
Sorry I don't have a clue...even though I have the same phone and as I plugged it in the jack it has always worked. Perhaps you have a defective phone.
1970947
I bought this model for my aunt for her lifeline phone. She said it works fine and didn't experience any issues. I know you have to put batteries for the callerID feature.
1399324
Based on my experience, I wouldn't bother trying. When I changed the tone to any tone other than the default tone it wouldn't work ... silence ... missed a lot of calls before i figured it out. Hate to be a downer, but that's just a lousy phone in a lot of ways, I finally got rid of it.
1770826
I have the same problem. There were no instruction on how to connect to phone; amazon is aware of this and I haven't received any response, it's been several months since I made them aware of this problem.
181118
I actually do not know... I picked up the phone and tried to make a call but could hear my voice coming back out of the earpiece... so it never rang for me.
1295303
I do not have an issue with the dialing. Do you have it set on tone or pulse dialing - Maybe that might make a difference
1252942
Mine's plugged into the handset because I have 2 phone lines. IIRC you can plug it into the jack but it will only work for 1 line. The cord long enough that it's not a problem plugged into the handset.
1588677
...hope the answer for 1-touch dialing helped ! ..personally, I did not care for this phone ..advertised as a simple phone, it wasn't, at least I didn't think so ..buttons, big ! ..nice ..display, good ..could not find the way to adjust incoming volume ! ! ..very few ring tones to choose from ..at least you could go on-line for pdf of user manual ..bought it for my brother and he did not like it ..if phone companies advertise " simple phone ", " easy to use ", then why can't they be easy to use ? ..just make and receive calls ..no games, no this, no that ..best of luck if you do purchase ! ...hope the answer for 1-touch dialing helped ! ..personally, I did not care for this phone ..advertised as a simple phone, it wasn't, at least I didn't think so ..buttons, big ! ..nice ..display, good ..could not find the way to adjust incoming volume ! ! ..very few ring tones to choose from ..at least you could go on-line for pdf of user manual ..bought it for my brother and he did not like it ..if phone companies advertise " simple phone ", " easy to use ", then why can't they be easy to use ? ..just make and receive calls ..no games, no this, no that ..best of luck... » Read More ...hope the answer for 1-touch dialing helped ! ..personally, I did not care for this phone ..advertised as a simple phone, it wasn't, at least I didn't think so ..buttons, big ! ..nice ..display, good ..could not find the way to adjust incoming volume ! ! ..very few ring tones to choose from ..at least you could go on-line for pdf of user manual ..bought it for my brother and he did not like it ..if phone companies advertise " simple phone ", " easy to use ", then why can't they be easy to use ? ..just make and receive calls ..no games, no this, no that ..best of luck if you do purchase ! « Show Less
1544958
how do you use this with a corded telephone im trying to work from home I just bought a regular old corded phone but dont see a jack to plug headsets in the corded phone
1467527
Just an FYI - Another responder mentioned the bells beneath the base, but those bells are for decoration and ring only when you use the crank on the side - it has nothing to do with the actual ring when someone calls. When someone calls, the ringer sounds like any other corded phone. It is not antique sounding.
1189153
I had the same issue, phone only worked in speakerphone mode. I had to return it.
1078827
Does anyone know how to make the answering machine work for line 2 when I am talking on line 1? I have two phone lines connected to it and I can't seem to get that to happen. It just rings and rings.
1080849
Once you insert your headset cord into the Headset entry and the phone cord into the Line entry, press the ON button to hear the dial tone. If there is no dial tone and you cannot make a call, your phone line is the problem, not the LotFancy phone. Calltel makes very good products. My previous Calltel was broken around the ear port, I taped it together and it still worked just fine. Call your LotFancy phone number from you cell and see if it rings as well. The unit is ready for use when it arrives. Read you instructions to see all the neat features it has. Hope this helps.
1669652
I'm not sure I understand your question... the phone and the base come together. I'm pretty sure it acts like an extension, so it you plug it into a jack in your den and you get dial tone, you'll get your calls like any other phone. I suggest your check with their website to make sure.
1906768
The phone cord that comes from the wall goes into the box. You'll need a second cord that also plugs into the box, and then into the phone. The ring is louder, but still high pitched. Didn't work for my dad.
1079790
Yes - I have had Ooma for a few months now, and I will be on a call for work and suddenly the "Ooma chime/dial tone" will come on. Very frustrating. I am successfully surfing the internet when this happens, so I know it's not my internet connection. I am getting close to returning my Ooma Telo to see if it's the device.
1443222
To get diat tone follow th steps: press menu by pressing the upper right black bottom ( under the screen) from the round bottom press the down arrow till you get setting menu press select from same upper black bottom ( right) again by down arrow look for Dial mode then press select again choose your choice
907138
If I pick up the call on the corded base phone but want to use the handset, I just ask the person to hold a moment, get the cordless handset, turn it on and start speaking. the call is now on the cordless hand set so I then hang up the corded base phone. Hope this helps. I do really like this phone. The corded base phone also works if you lose your electricity which has happened to us.