On Apr 30, 2:37*pm, George wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Apr 28, 4:55 pm, "EXT" wrote:
RickH wrote:
Can anyone recommend a cordless phone system that will work during a
power failure? *I guess the base unit would have to have a battery as
well as the handsets. *I checked the Staples and OfficeMax big box
office supply stores, but all their phones fail in a power outage as
none have base-unit batteries.
Frankly I think it should be against the law to sell a cordless phone
that wont work in a power outage, but thats beside the point.
Has anyone seen a base-battery cordless phone system readily available
from the usual big box stores in the US?
It is recommended that you always have a hard wired phone available
somewhere in the house for emergencies, as you found, cordless don't work
without power and they also fail frequently. A hard wired phone can be real
cheap to buy but a lifesaver.

What good is a wired phone if the cable co's modem goes dead when the
power goes out?

Traditional phone companies have lots of battery and often a generator
so a POTS line will stay up for a long time. So a wired phone is a good
choice because no local power is needed.

A wired phone is only as good as what it is wired to...in my case it's
a cable modem so it won't do me any good if there is no power. I do
have one, and it has helped me determine if my cordless phone set is
the problem or if it's the cable co's equipment - once it was mine,
and once it was theirs. So mine comes in handy when there *is* power,
but won't help if the power goes out.

I do have 12V power supplies and inverters, so I could get the modem
up and running, but I'm not sure how far back into the cable co's
system power would be needed for me to be able to use the phone. I
guess a local outage wouldn't be a problem, but if it was widespread,
I assume that whatever the modem talks to would be down also.


A cell phone and a car charger is my backup.

You might want to read my response further back in this thread about
depending on a cellphone for emergencies

I read it. I'm with VZW, so that's a little comforting.

I live about a block from the local fire house, so I'll drag my
damaged butt over there if I can't reach 911. g