Does the corded phone work when there is a power outage? As that is the bigest drawback of cordless phones
1668156
Yes it does... No Display, but it works. You can dial and receive just fine.
1668157
I believe so. We haven't had one since buying it, but to my knowledge it would still function. Hope that helps. We are happy with these phones.
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.
2042017
YES as long as you don't loose power on the cordless unit. The hardwired phone will work fine. It doesn't need power
1591501
Yes. It gets the power from the phone company line, ie no external power adapter. Unless the phone company is down, ie rare, it should continue to work in case of a power outage. I specifically bought it for that purpose as well.
1649160
If a cordless phone has worked in a similar scenario in your house then you probably won't have any problems. There's a trick that a lot of people miss: you can disconnect from any landline services at the junction box outside of your house. You don't need the connection to outside phone services. If you have an old wired phone jack in your bedroom then you can connect to the physical phone wiring in your house by plugging the Linx into ANY unused phone jack in your house. That's how my Linx is set up.
2056978
We have not had an outage since I have owned this, but since it is a land-line phone I assume the phone will work on the old type phone lines, but maybe not the answering unit. (This is why some keep a landline phone for another kind of security.) I am definitely not a techie so double check this.
1877371
If you have a standard phone jack...this phone is a standard no frills phone. It has no electrical cord or batteries for functions you do not need for a phone to make a call or receive a call. It is not an alarm. It is not a hands free. It is not a cordless. I was tired of hearing garbled or diminished staticky reception. This phone has beautiful clarity which we have not experienced for YEARS! We had phones in this house which were obviously inferior. NOW to your most important question...keep or make sure you have a true land line. We bundled our cable, home phone, and internet with a cable company. When we first subscribed 10 years ago, it was questionable if the phone would still work during power outages and/or with 911 OR when cable service goes out. We still on occasion will experience a problem when the cable service goes completely dead. Check with your service provider and grill them on your concerns. This phone will more than likely not be the problem. This is a standard old fashioned phone that is still manufactured as a quality product because businesses and hotels/motels need to have these. Cellphones are unreliable and overrated and do not serve the primary purpose RELIABLY to call someone when you NEED to call someone. I hope my observations help.
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.
877207
NO... that why we got. During Sandy, everyone's phone was out who had cordless, including my inlaws. We got this for them just in case. We still have a landline LIKE this one, so no worries if power goes out. : )
315213
I initially had a land line. Last week I set up a Ooma phone (VOIP), and it did call out the alarm to the three designated numbers. I was able to cancel the call out during that call. So far, the only thing that is a little less reliable is if you call into the alarm during an alarm situation. It took several times to get that to work. I am satisfied with its functionality on the Ooma phone. I did install a power back up system for the phone set, router and Ooma station. So it should work during an outage for long enough to send out the call--unless cable is down too.
1078830
Their are many direct access numbers that take you to the sub menu choices. They all start with #. Look in the manual for details.Can you explain how the phone will work in a power outage? Does it draw power from the phone line? Also, what will happen to the stored greeting & messages if power goes out? I don't want to test it as setup took a while & don't want to rerecord message.Thanks
1046260
Without power, the master/wall unit will function as a phone but won't support the wireless part of it.So yes, you have to plug the base in but also yes, you can still make phone calls during a power outage but only with the base unit.
2196116
It is like a regular cordless phone and nothing else... You can connect it directly to the land line... The base unit will need power outlet.
1986275
This is not mentioned in manual.By experiment, the phone book survives power failure. I have no idea whether it is stored in the base station or one or morte handsets. The manual says base station ahndset works during power failure.Larry
296911
Correct. It is not cordless as it does need power from an "extension cord".
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
2144237
It is corded - the little battery in it only helps to maintain the time in the event of a short power outage; the light won't work during a power outage. So, it must be plugged into the wall to work.
1063712
I would highly recommend the AT&T; corded phone. Large buttons, easily adjustable volume control, speaker phone function and best of all if the power goes out you can always use this land line phone. Great phone for us seniors!