Will this phone work when the power is out like the old phones used to?
51364
yes it will, its just like the old phones what I like about this phone is that it is heavy not lightweight doesn't feel cheap.
51365
Yes. There are no power cords. Just the old school phone outlet plug. The phone is great and holds up well. Made well and tough.
51366
The phone should work if you are plugging it into a land line, which requires a jack.
1641316
These phones use the same cell towers as any other cell phone. They can call any land line or any cell phone in service, so long as the SpareOne has an activated SIM card. If you're in a true disaster area (tornado, hurricane, etc.), where the cell towers have been knocked down or are otherwise inoperable, this phone (and all other cell phones) will not work.
212871
Yes. There are dashes between area code, exchange and the last four numbers. Only negative is that it is not battery backup. So, if there is a power failure, all call history is lost. Otherwise, it is worth the price.
971237
Only if you have what is called a "POTS" telephone system - a Plain Old Telephone System. If you get your phone from say cable or DSL then they will usually go down when the power goes out, but the Freedom Alert itself has a battery backup system. It's really a pretty good unit (helped my Dad out once when he broke his leg).
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
1112446
Most plug in phones use power, especially if they have a base station and a handset. I always plug my phone, router, modem and now the basic talk box into a battery backup and haven't lost service in years. However, if the internet goes down (rarely happens) then you will loose your phone.
67530
The box feature lists/confirms that the phone base unit WILL work with just land-line power. The wireless handset will not work, and most base unit extra features also will not work (eg caller ID). As long as the land line phone company lines are working, the base unit will let you make and receive calls during a power outage. it's one of the reasons we were glad to buy this since it means we won't have to change the phone out to a trimline etc in a power-off situation.
407646
no, because it requires a wifi signal. If you want something when the power goes out, I would recomend a mifi from your wireless company.
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.
1336907
I think that this phone plugs into a regular phone jack. It should work without AC electric power.
571707
Hi this phone is connected to my telephone line. Yes it would still work without electricity.
2192990
No it can work without phone, but it wont be able to call you in case of emergency
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
1003813
I think so, my power has not failed in sooooooooooooooo long I can't remember. I do remember it rang during the power failure but the Caller ID doesn't show up during the power failure and you can check any messages left on your phone. But you have program the phone before and after the power failure i.e date and year.
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.
1767961
The phone is like any other phone, just an old-time inspired shape. So you can plug an answering machine into the phone socket and the phone into the answering machine (the standard arrangement) and all will work just fine.
1053846
We used a phone like this when I lost mine and it worked well until our contract ended and we purchase a new phone. I don't know if all of them work as well.