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Smitty Two wrote:

you'd not be so confident that it will work during a power outage.

The worst part is that, during a "grid" failure, the DIAL LIGHT wouldn't work!
HORRORS!! g

Just remember that, even though it's a (not so) "plain" corded phone, a power
outage may still silence it depending on how the telco's line is powered.
It's a non-issue anymore.
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JR