I have frequent power outages. Is it necessary to reset the outgoing voice message on the answering machine each time?
621416
No, the unit's outgoing message is stored in flash memory and will not disappear after a power outage.
1002541
Yes. We have stuck with our wired telephone service from CenturyLink (formerly Qwest) so that we continue to enjoy telephone access even if there's a power outage. I understand that the phone company provides a trickle power supply so the wired phone continues to be operable.
774036
Good morning and thank you for your question. Our system is manufactured to only ring to our emergency call center; it is unable to be re-programmed.
985128
If you mean does it take messages, no it doesn't. The "Answering system" refers to the digital display, plus keeps track of prior phone numbers rec'd and calls made, but there is no voice message machine. a great phone, and will work without ac power during a power outage, too.
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. : )
1153723
You can turn the answering machine off...and I do believe that you can also turn down the answer volume. It's at my parents house , so I would have to check.
2163970
You need an electrical outlet because the answering machine will not work if it is not plugged in.
156943
We need to, about 25% of the time, when power is disrupted. Most of the time, it resets without any troubles.
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.
1025294
The friend I found this phone for uses Verizon voice mail, and didn't want the answering machine to pick up first. Just set the pick up sequence so the phone doesn't answer or turn it off completely.
1575656
No. This is the only problem with this product. It loses the program when the power is out. So you need to redo it. It is easy, but you have to program it again. M
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?
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.
410439
Dear Customer, You can turn on and off the answering machine feature. There is no flashing light for a new message, only a message counter that shows how many messages you have received. Thanking you, EWO
1069349
I have had no problems when I turn off the answering machine. I very like this phone very much hope this helps
1085089
Sorry - don't know what to tell you, I have never had any difficulty with my answering machine. I think I'd return the system, as it sounds like it is defective.
89087
Actually, yes! I have the product manual in front of me. The default setting plays the incoming messages over the base speaker, but you can turn that off by turning off Call Screen in the settings menu. (It will still record messages, just not play them out loud.) Another way to achieve this is to turn on Silent Mode, which also turns off the ringer. A nice feature is you can set Silent Mode indefinitely or for 1-9 hours, so if you're having a party you won't have to remember to turn the ringer back on later.