On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 5:23:43 PM UTC-4, Amanda Ripanykhazova wrote:
Well this is quite annoying, now I am having the same problem with another phone: An AT&T 5923 cordless-corded 2 line one



First huge amounts of static started to overpower the line, Then the handset started saying SYSTEM BUSY whenever I tried to use it, then when I tried re-registering the 15 digit number on this 8 phone expandable system (with which I am using a total of one phone), I started to get error message T23 PD and the handset display returns to SEARCHING.



If something has died on this phone, would it necessarily be the cordless bit which cant connect or the circuits in the base? When I search ebay for handsets, I see lots of people asking extremely fancy prices for it and even fancier prices for spare handsets! (When they are ebay "auctions" as opposed to Buy It Now dreamers, these phones do seem to fetch relatively high prices)



I also seem to remember having this problem with a brand new V-Tech phone a few years ago. Is this not linking to base thing in fact a very common problem?

IDK what's going on with yours, but I can share my experience.
I have a Panasonic cordless system. It's probably 8 years old. About
a year ago, the batteries started to die, with shorter and shorter life.
So, I bought some new batteries on Ebay for maybe $6. That got things
working again just fine. But then about 6 months later, the display
went on one handset. It still works as a phone, but the display is kaput.
Then after a year, the new cheap batteries appear to be dying. A curious
aspect is that the handsets now behave strangely even if they show a
full battery charge. I get symptoms like you're describing, ie it
shows "line busy" when I try to call, or it shows "no connection to base".
Most times it works with a full charge, coming right off the base.
Another factor is that it now goes from showing a full or substantial
charge to not working sometimes when I'm on a call, without getting the
warning beeps that I used to get.

My conclusion is that it's most likely related to the batteries.
I'm going to order some new ones, because it's worth taking another
shot at it. If that doesn't work, the solution is obvious. You
can buy a whole new phone set for $40. I see them in Costco all
the time.