landline phone lose memory

[uncle168]

i have a panasonic corded phone on singtel landline that can store phone number without battery using the electricity from the phone line

recently it lose the phone number memory after a few minutes

i was wondering if anyone else encounter this problem in bedok south

is the telco cutting down the electricity to cut cost when the line is idle?

i saw some landline phones downstairs in the rubbish bin just now

if not i think my phone spoil liao

 

[Timbre70]

Check if there's battery in phone that has went flat. Just like computer has a button battery to keep its internal clock ticking away even when you switched off the main.

 

[uncle168]

I open up the phone

inside there is no battery

I think it use a capacitor to store the phone electricity from the phone line

thinking of getting a cheap cordless phone from challenger

member got 10% discount

keekeekee

 

[Timbre70]

$20 should get you one. Very cheap, new year coming, change new phone.

 

[uncle168]

the old panasonic corded phone will never spoil just cannot remember telephone numbers

i wrote down the number on the phone paper card so my parents can call me when got emergences

corded phone is better as no need scare power failure

 

[agent007bond]

I never ever trusted these "memory bank" phones to remember anything. You can program all your favorite 4D and Toto numbers but as soon as your dog chews on the phone line it's all GONE. *POOF*. Or you trip on the wire and it disconnects.. gone.

Better go with the good old method of writing the numbers down with pen on a "telephone book". I would just use it as a normal phone and dial the numbers as required. Or get something better that has batteries like a rechargeable cordless phone. These things can keep their memories fine as long as they are charged up.

 

[agent007bond]

Check if there's battery in phone that has went flat. Just like computer has a button battery to keep its internal clock ticking away even when you switched off the main.

There is no battery in these kind of phones. They just use the tiny power in the phone line to keep the memory alive.

Besides have you seen all the fancy microwave ovens with 12:00 blinking on screen? Even they don't have the button battery than a comp motherboard has. Not sure why it didn't occur to ANY oven manufacturer to put a damn battery inside so that the clock doesn't reset to 12:00 when I switch the mains off for safety.

 

[Timbre70]

I never ever trusted these "memory bank" phones to remember anything. You can program all your favorite 4D and Toto numbers but as soon as your dog chews on the phone line it's all GONE. *POOF*. Or you trip on the wire and it disconnects.. gone.

Better go with the good old method of writing the numbers down with pen on a "telephone book". I would just use it as a normal phone and dial the numbers as required. Or get something better that has batteries like a rechargeable cordless phone. These things can keep their memories fine as long as they are charged up.

I have one Siemens cordless DECT phone. It was hibernated for many years before I took it out for use again. Surprise!!! All the saved contacts are still intact.