can calls be made and received during an electrical outage?
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.
1591502
Yes, it's fine. That's the main reason I keep a corded phone in the house. Plus, you never have to worry about a low battery.
1268040
Yes you can make a call but unfortunately it's the last call placed unless you use your phone to go to that specific call. When you disconnect the charging line from the device it talks to you and tells you if the charge is high, medium or low. Thanks!
990603
& what would you do in an emgy when cellphone lines are jammed? Our cable telephone will still work even if power is out as it has an 8-10 hour backup battery. And even safest is a regular landline & manual phone for emgys.
2163970
You need an electrical outlet because the answering machine will not work if it is not plugged in.
590351
You can make and receive calls without the power supply plugged in. The screen will not light up, so caller ID will not work. Not sure about some other functions.
2069901
I would call tech support. Not great phone manners, but informative. I would highly recommend a surge protector. I replaced 4 circuit boards in 5 years. $$$
718432
I don't know, but you can get more info from this internet site. SpareOne Emergency Phone spareone.com/
1736747
if it was a power outage yes.... one of my units is in a mountain area that frequently losses power. I get an alert that the wifi is out and the later it tells me that it has reconnected.
225615
Yes. Any phone number that you can call using any other phone can be programmed into the base unit and used for your emergency call list. I used 2 cell phone numbers in a call list and the system works perfectly every time. There are some 5 or 10 second delays that may make one think the unit is not working, but with some testing and playing around, it all makes sense. A little patience and the learning curve is medium"
546046
I'm not exactly sure I understand the question, but this unit will take over your land line whenever you are making an emergency call, otherwise your land line will operate normally. It is an excellent unit and my dad ended up using it one day when he broke his leg. He was able to call me and talk to me when he couldn't reach the phone. Highly recommend.
859878
if there is a power outage or internet connection loss, you will be notified. However, the system will be rendered more or less useless unless you connect it to a UPS.
1855010
It should not be a problem. The alarm only makes outgoing calls and only if the sensor is triggered by a power outage or a cold temperature. It would be very unlikely an incoming call that your answering machine would pick up would occur at the same time that the alarm would be making an outgoing call. If you get a call from the alarm it will ask you to press a key to acknowledge the alert and avoid repeated calls about the alert.
6209
Don't hesitate to call MagicJack if you have a problem. You will communicate with the company by online texting. I had an earlier power unit go bad and it was quickly replaced. Have patience because you will be dealing with an out-of-country calling bank
1991399
You can find the information on the manufacturer's web site (http://blog.obihai.com/2011/11/calling-911-with-obi-devices.html). It is on Obihai.com
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.
55173
Not that I'm aware of, I just had a power outage yesterday and the unit remained off
1986274
I have not experienced a power outage since purchasing the phone. However I did program the phone with approximately 20 names and phone numbers. I then unplugged and repacked the the phone in the original box. It remained there for 2 weeks. When I arrived at my father's I opened the box, installed the phones and all the names and phone numbers were as I installed them 2 weeks previous. Because we had call display the time/date sets automatically. Hope this helps.