Does this phone require a special phone jack?
68554
No, the larger base plugs into a standard phone outlet and an electrical outlet ( here in California). The other handset bases simply plug into an electrical outlet. We have had this set for over 5 years and only had to replace handsets when they went swimming in my husbands pocket!
68555
It uses a standard phone jack, but you need to be setup for two phone lines from your provider to use the two-line feature.
1853509
One of the questions I got about this phone was how to shut off the audio caller ID, so I assume it has it. I never used it.
2042019
You have to attach a standard phone cable to the wall jack. You can buy a splitter so that the phone and the unit uses the same wall jack; very cheap. The phone has no part in the process since the unit dials out to any number(s) you select. I have a portable phone for my house phone but as I said, it plays no role in the call out process. The unit works well after you understand the instructions.
212060
No, it does not. Not at all happy with this system. If I knew the type of phone it was, I never would have bought it.
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.
1852897
Yes, the phone function works with a standard headphone jack. The charging is done with your regular charger that comes with your phone.
745682
No, just plug it into the phone jack. The phone works fine (both lines), just the ring sound is obnoxiously loud -even for a lab in a dental office. Also, doesn't always hang up fully- it's mounted on the wall. We keep the ringer off on this phone.
1038324
This phone does not have a headset jack, but it does have a good speakerphone. However, in another set of questions on Amazon about this phone, this appears: "newer extra handsets DS6101 have the headset jack." I do have this 2-line phone and also an extra handset that I bought over a year ago. After registering the extra handset to the base unit, I have switched the 2 handsets so that the one with the headset jack is at my base station and the one without the jack is in another room. It seems hard to understand why the base handset doesn't have a headset jack and the extra handsets do have it, but buying the extra handset helps to deal with this issue and gives you a phone in a second location without needing a telephone wall jack. If you buy an extra handset, make sure that it is compatible with this 2-line phone and that it has the headset jack that you want.
1241159
No, You must use ear phones or an add on speaker plugged into the ear phone jack.
1040665
Yes it does, but I purchased this phone because it also has a headset jack, which works great for my needs.
1570686
Not that I know of... it's a very basic phone: the buttons are hard to push, plus the sound is very low.
2193522
No, it doesn't have that feature. Its just a regular headset for phone calls.
723210
Unfortunately, No. You have to dig into the menu. They just don't make good phones like they used to!
664762
Yes, it uses a standard 3.5mm jack found on all iPhones. This unit is very nice and of quality design/material.
366336
Unfortunately no, there is what appears to be a headphone jack that is labeled service only, and it does not work.
1193842
Yes you need phone service. This jack hooks into a room that is wired for phone service and allows you to plug into a different room that only has power. Then the second room will have phone service.
1584523
yes, this phone needs a jack for the main part and just the outlet for the second. I purchased this phone for my elderly mother, and she loves it. The phone is close to her and the main is in the kitchen. It's a good phone and she is very happy.