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The remote base works fine...charges hand-set appropriately. However, the wired/land-line base seems to have a short in it or something. It no longer charges the hand-set, and the light blinks all the time. Sometimes if I bounce the hand-set up and down a few times, it seems to make a connection and occasionally will charge. Is it time to buy a new phone? The Radio Shack guy was totally uncooperative and offered no solution. I bought the phone in January of 2005. Should I just replace it?
Try a simple thing, replace the phone cord that goes from the wall to the phone with a new one. That'll make sure you still have a good phone connection. Cords cheap.
You have a power transformer that plugs into the wall. See if you can find a replacement at a surplus store or Radio Shack (a different store) Take the old one with you so you can match the voltage/ampere and connector. If its new it will work fine. If its surplus, it's hit or miss.
If that does not work or you don't want to bother buy as new phone. With the constant upgrades you might find one with better features you'll like more. Who knows.
OK...try cleaning the contacts on both the phone and the charger. And now that I realize you bought the phone in 2005, replace the rechargeable batteries in the handset.OK...try cleaning the contacts on both the phone and the charger. And now that I realize you bought the phone in 2005, replace the rechargeable batteries in the handset.
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Yes, it looks they are compatible. I would guess you need to set up from scratch. Remove all power to base unit and handsets, batteries to handsets, and phone line and start from the Base unit, to powering handsets again.
batteries are available from e-bay
one dead battery will not affect any others
all hand sets make calls and receive calls through the base unit that is connected to the landline
base unit is connected to the landline and operates any hand set that is picked up
make sure all handsets have the end call button pressed as one not pressed after use may keep a line open
call your provider to check the land line to your premises
borrow a neighbours phone and plug it into the socket and see it you get a line on their phone
That is an odd set up. The law requires only a certain amount of power to be used for phones. To much RF close to the body is danngerous. If you want you can get a land line phone and remote phones seperately. But that is alot of phones.
I just fixed it by unplugging the main line for 20 seconds, then plugging it back in. I unplugged everything on that line - the wall jack seemed to work where the power wires didn't seem to matter. Hopefully it doesn't go out again.
This phone unit it is a cordless phone hand set unit phone,it is a home land line base phone wright?Yes? Did u tries ring high ring low on the phone hand set functions up and down of the phone itself have a ring functions so u make sure is it not the phone unit functions itself.Did u try other phone unit on that phone land line to make sure it is not the land line phone line problems.U can tries take the corless hand set nocking it on a hard surface lightly a couples times.This could clean some dust and dirt loosen or stuck function buttons.The cordless phone hand set battery it is charging?Yes? Phone might have a weak or dying or a dead litium battery.Tries the phone unit itself unplug/replug it back like about and hour later for phone unit to reboot itself.
Are you saying you have a wireless desk cell telephone? Or is this a regular land line telephone with a wireless hand piece? If it is a cell phone with no dial tone, you must see your service provider - this is HIGHLY unusual. If this is a land line telephone with a wireless hand piece - be aware that the dial tone cones from your base transmitter, where ever it is located, (Normally this base should be withing 300 feet of the hand piece) and that base unit MUST be plugged into an active telephone outlet. In the USA, the standard jack is an RJ 11. I suggest you take your old telephone and plug into the outlet where your new base unit is located. Do you get a dial tone? (proves the line is good) Check all wiring - same type of contacts (for your country)? Still no dial tone? Take it back to the store and get them to demonstrate its operation for you - does it work at their store? ... if not, get a new telephone or an adjustment.
Double check that the telephone cord is firmly plugged into the back of the cordless phone base, the wall outlet, the outlet where the telephone modem is and at the L1/L2 jack on the back of the telephone modem. Your phone is not getting the dial tone line voltage from the telephone modem to the cordless base. There might be a short in the wiring. (It is unclear as to whether you are setting an old phone into this new base or swapping out and using another base with the old phone. Irregardless, the problem would seem to be not in the phone but ratther narrowed to the cord between phone modem and phone base. That is a very good reason to check how firmly the cord is plugged in.
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