does base phone work if power is off?
1249488
No. It has no batteries to use for a backup. So if the power quits, so does the phone
1783017
This phone will not work with a power outage with your cable company or if you had an AT&T landline connection, either. The base transmits to the phone using electricity, so if there is no electricity, it can not transmit. The only phone that might work with a power outage is an old-style cord phone - such as what we had years ago.
1140592
No, it won't work in a power outage because my base unit is plugged into my household current and the phone line service is provided by the cable company. For power outages, it's best to rely on a separate phone line that's hard wired to a telephone company, e.g., Verizon.
519345
The optional 9 Volt battery does not come with the phone. It has to be purchased separately. If you haven't installed the battery, the display will always read LOW BATT. From the manual: This phone operates during a power failure if a working battery is installed. You are able to answer calls with the handset and dial calls using the dial pad keys and the one-touch or redial features. No other features work until power is restored. All programming is retained during a power failure.
1288855
It will not work when the power goes out. But the on/off is a switch and it remains in the in position, so u won't have to go back in the room
2110633
Should be no different than turning the phone off. I'd be sure to turn the phone completely "off", until it says "good-bye" or what ever your carrier uses to indicate that the phone has no power. Then remove the back cover, swap the battery and then reinstall the cover. Most likely you will have to charge the phone/battery before you can use it with the new battery. When it says that the battery charge is "full", then power on the phone again.
1910221
Only the base has to be connected to a phone line. The cordless bases have to be plugged in to an outlet only. This is a good easy to use reliable phone. I have had it for almost a year and it is so simple I am sure you will love it.
510728
I have this phone and without AC power it does work for only dialing and receiving calls on line 1; everything else is disabled.
67529
The wired phone can be used when the electricity is off only if you have regular phone service that is still working (i.e., wired service from your local phone company). If you have Comcast internet phone service, it will not work since your modem runs on electricity.
1002540
No, not always. Today we had an extended power outage and it worked during the first hour or so, but then stopped working until the power came back on. Perhaps the phone gets some power charge via the phone line and since we only plug it into the phone jack during power outage, it loses it's charge? Not sure. Maybe if you always leave it plugged into jack it will hold charge longer?
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.
2122721
The unit is not powered by your electricity. It is powered by the phone line which basically never loses power. Even if you disconnect from the phone line it will not loose the memory for blocked numbers at least in the short term, but it will lose the date
971238
Yes! However, if your phone power goes out, as well, I don't know the answer.
2170085
The phone will not work without power. Even if power was available, the phone will disconnect when you switch from the hand unit to the speaker phone. Stay away from it! It's junk.
1560673
Yes; On front of base unit, push "answer on" red button to turn off. When red light is off, answering machine is off.
79776
Should work as long as the device not being used is completely powered off.
1336907
I think that this phone plugs into a regular phone jack. It should work without AC electric power.