good, this telephone works without electrical energy, that is to say if the light goes away and the telephones have battery work?
1058392
i've been happy with these!! although the cradle for you ear to sit on is a bit small...LOVE THE TALKING CALLER ID!!
1058393
No. The base requires electricity. If power is out, these phones will not work.
1235668
The main phone needs a phone line and an electrical connection. The other phone, or phones, need only to be plugged into an electical outlet. This is because they need to be charged. They can remain off the base for quite a while until needing a recharge.
966655
The light is only lit while the headset is off hook receiving a call or dialing.
311088
This phone does not work on batteries but uses a regular outlet. The main phone (answering machine), a power plug and phone jack.
1986270
Hi Bob, The base unit does not have battery and so without power the display will go blank, and we would not be able to see time or phonebook, but we can still make calls with the connected phone line. I have not tried if speed dial works without power. BTW the base unit and the handset are always in-sync and saving/editing a number using the handset will reflect the changes in base unit and vice-versa. Also, we can read the voice messages/delete them directly from the handset.Thanks.
1166421
I have AT&T U-verse and the phone works well with no batteries required. The speakerphone does have a 120v adaptor for power.
971238
Yes! However, if your phone power goes out, as well, I don't know the answer.
1510573
Correct. Will work without power. Has a manual switch as well. Great switch for the price.
1611896
You were thinking maybe the light is psychic and would know when the power has gone off without a wired connection?
1002542
Yes, it will work when there is no power. This is the sole reason why I purchased this phone as my previous one was on its way out.
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.
883061
The telephone itself will function w/o external power. The phone part is powered by the phone line. The answering machine part will not function if there is no external power. The phone does not use any batteries at all. So yes, it will work as a phone w/o external AC power, but just as a basic phone with no messaging function.
1567845
Yup, it does!!! When power goes out, you put any handset in the base, and the base powers itself from the handset. How cool is that?!
315214
The phone line has to work during a power outage. Most internet phones will not.
2212342
It doesn't need a battery. I think what caused confusion is the need of cordless phones to have a battery to charge to be able to receive a signal. This is an "old fashioned" phone that is directly connected to the phone line. If the electricity goes out, it is not affected.
2259342
Batteries are needed for the caller ID to light up. No power cord is needed.
877209
No this is a classic no frills old school phone. No external power source is needed. Perfect for power outages as long as the phone lines are not down somewhere on you're grid.