Does this phone work without having the 3-AAA batteries in it? Will this telephone work with a headset without installing the 3-AAA batteries? Are the batteries only for backup in case of power outages or something, or are they necessary to operate the telephone?Panasonic KX-TS105B Integrated Business Corded Phone - Black Does this phone work without having the 3-AAA batteries in it? Will this telephone work with a headset without installing the 3-AAA batteries? Are the batteries only for backup in case of power... » Read More Does this phone work without having the 3-AAA batteries in it? Will this telephone work with a headset without installing the 3-AAA batteries? Are the batteries only for backup in case of power outages or something, or are they necessary to operate the telephone?Panasonic KX-TS105B Integrated Business Corded Phone - Black « Show Less
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I have this phone and have never installed the batteries. I think they only are used for remembering numbers. If you don't care about that, you don't need them. Everything else, including speaker functions works great. This is a simple and reliable speakerphone that sounds great.
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I have not tried to use the phone without batteries. However, looking at the manual, it does seem to imply that the batteries need to be in place to use a headset. The phone itself will work without batteries, but some of the features won't. You can see the entire manual here: http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/KXTS105B.PDFThe phone does not come with an AC adapter, so power outtages will not affect it one way or the other.
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When I want to use my Panasonic while on my desk phone, I must hit talk and dial *11. Then the call leaves my desk phone and transfers to the Panasonic portable. It does not act as an extension phone. I do not know if there is a way for the Panasonic and the desk phone to be on the same call. I doubt it.
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I don't actually have the phone. I was just commenting on the ability of a wired phone like this to remain working when your home power goes out. However, the picture on the 2554 clearly shows that the cord is modular and can be changed. I was a phone repairman in the 1970's and all phones by the end of that decade were constructed with modular cords. It would be relatively difficult to actually find a hard-wired phone except maybe in the Salvation Army bins. Look carefully at the picture of the phone on the Amazon offering and it's pretty clear that the cord is modular on both ends and can be exchanged for any other modular handset cord. I don't actually have the phone. I was just commenting on the ability of a wired phone like this to remain working when your home power goes out. However, the picture on the 2554 clearly shows that the cord is modular and can be changed. I was a phone repairman in the 1970's and all phones by the end of that decade were constructed with modular cords. It would be relatively difficult to actually find a hard-wired phone except maybe in the Salvation Army bins. Look carefully at the picture of the phone on the Amazon offering and it's pretty clear that the cord is modular on both ends and can... » Read More I don't actually have the phone. I was just commenting on the ability of a wired phone like this to remain working when your home power goes out. However, the picture on the 2554 clearly shows that the cord is modular and can be changed. I was a phone repairman in the 1970's and all phones by the end of that decade were constructed with modular cords. It would be relatively difficult to actually find a hard-wired phone except maybe in the Salvation Army bins. Look carefully at the picture of the phone on the Amazon offering and it's pretty clear that the cord is modular on both ends and can be exchanged for any other modular handset cord. « Show Less
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Hi the phone I use this on is an office phone and there is a button that says "headset" and you have to make sure this is pushed and lights up. Also, there are several phones in the office, one of them doesn't work well with this headset even though the phones are all the same. Also, make sure it is plugged into the headset plug. On the back of the phones I use, there is the handset (which I unplug and set aside to avoid all those cords) and then the headset plugs into the one BELOW the handset and it is really hard to see the little imprint on the plastic which shows which one is which. Hope this helps! Hi the phone I use this on is an office phone and there is a button that says "headset" and you have to make sure this is pushed and lights up. Also, there are several phones in the office, one of them doesn't work well with this headset even though the phones are all the same. Also, make sure it is plugged into the headset plug. On the back of the phones I use, there is the handset (which I unplug and set aside to avoid all those cords) and then the headset plugs into the one BELOW the handset and it is really hard to see the little imprint on the plastic which shows which one is... » Read More Hi the phone I use this on is an office phone and there is a button that says "headset" and you have to make sure this is pushed and lights up. Also, there are several phones in the office, one of them doesn't work well with this headset even though the phones are all the same. Also, make sure it is plugged into the headset plug. On the back of the phones I use, there is the handset (which I unplug and set aside to avoid all those cords) and then the headset plugs into the one BELOW the handset and it is really hard to see the little imprint on the plastic which shows which one is which. Hope this helps! « Show Less
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Phone is provided with an AC cord. There does not seem to be any provision for batteries, so only basic dialing would work--other features, not.
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It doesn't have a port for a power adaptor as the only function of the batteries is to maintain the preprogrammed telephone number bank - of which I think there are only 10 with emergency taking up one of them. There is no answering machine or clock or cordless headset requiring a power backup.Part of this phone's beauty is it's simplicity.I love this phone - great sound both thru the headset and speaker phon e& nice big buttons. I have never bothered to use the memory dial function so I don't even bother with batteries - which helps keep this phone very light.If I want weight with my phone I just pull out my old 80s rotary dial phone ;-) It doesn't have a port for a power adaptor as the only function of the batteries is to maintain the preprogrammed telephone number bank - of which I think there are only 10 with emergency taking up one of them. There is no answering machine or clock or cordless headset requiring a power backup.Part of this phone's beauty is it's simplicity.I love this phone - great sound both thru the headset and speaker phon e& nice big buttons. I have never bothered to use the memory dial function so I don't even bother with batteries - which helps keep this phone very light.If I want... » Read More It doesn't have a port for a power adaptor as the only function of the batteries is to maintain the preprogrammed telephone number bank - of which I think there are only 10 with emergency taking up one of them. There is no answering machine or clock or cordless headset requiring a power backup.Part of this phone's beauty is it's simplicity.I love this phone - great sound both thru the headset and speaker phon e& nice big buttons. I have never bothered to use the memory dial function so I don't even bother with batteries - which helps keep this phone very light.If I want weight with my phone I just pull out my old 80s rotary dial phone ;-) « Show Less
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Hi Tami. This Headset would need a corded desk phone to connect to in order to work. You can hook up the Panasonic system in the same office as this headset but they will not work directly together.
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I have this phone. The handset has a standard plug on both it and at the phone, so you can simply plug your headset into the phone receptacle instead of using the handset cord.
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The phone can operate without batteries but not the speaker and not the microphone into which you speak when in speaker mode. It is possible to buy speaker phones that do not use batteries. I have had a few of those and my experience was that the speaker and microphone were weak and unsatisfactory. I would not buy a speaker phone that does not use batteries again.
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It comes with 10 AAA Batteries for the 5 Phones. Also, Panasonic has a Battery back up device for sale that can be used on the base unit in case of power failure.
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Hi. The response you received is technically correct -- if you're looking to 'jack-in' to the phone for a cordless solution, this phone doesn't have that capability. However... when I purchased this phone in 2012, it was part of a solution I investigated along with the Plantronics CS520 Binaural Wireless Headset System that uses an RJ9 cable interposed from the handset to the cordless transceiver that enables me to use my headset wirelessly. It has worked flawlessly for 3 years now. Good luck on finding your solution.
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These are the best headsets I have found for the KX-TGA phones, especially at this price. I have two sets of Panasonic Cordless phones. One is used with a MagicJack line and these headsets work great with them.
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It says in the back to charge only Panasonic 1-4 AAA/AA Ni-MH type rechargeable batteries. Of course they would say that in order to sell their batteries. I don't see why you cannot charge other Ni-MH batteries. Note that I have only used it for Panasonic Eneloop myself.
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There are no batteries used in this phone. The phone will still work with a power outage, but the answering machine part of the phone will not work. Hope this helps you.
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This phone system does not have "Talking Caller ID". It does have conventional Caller ID by displaying it on the LCD of the base station phone as well as on the remote phones. We use most of the functionality of this phone system, i.e., bluetooth for cell phone integration, DECT 6.0 for four remote phones plus a DECT 6.0 headset (much better than a bluetooth headset), and all work very well. We use it with a VOIP system and it has excellent voice quality both outgoing and incoming. This is our second generation of AT&T; base/remote/two-line phone systems and our excellent experience with the first generation led us to upgrade to this current generation. We're very happy with this phone system. This phone system does not have "Talking Caller ID". It does have conventional Caller ID by displaying it on the LCD of the base station phone as well as on the remote phones. We use most of the functionality of this phone system, i.e., bluetooth for cell phone integration, DECT 6.0 for four remote phones plus a DECT 6.0 headset (much better than a bluetooth headset), and all work very well. We use it with a VOIP system and it has excellent voice quality both outgoing and incoming. This is our second generation of AT&T; base/remote/two-line phone systems and our excellent... » Read More This phone system does not have "Talking Caller ID". It does have conventional Caller ID by displaying it on the LCD of the base station phone as well as on the remote phones. We use most of the functionality of this phone system, i.e., bluetooth for cell phone integration, DECT 6.0 for four remote phones plus a DECT 6.0 headset (much better than a bluetooth headset), and all work very well. We use it with a VOIP system and it has excellent voice quality both outgoing and incoming. This is our second generation of AT&T; base/remote/two-line phone systems and our excellent experience with the first generation led us to upgrade to this current generation. We're very happy with this phone system. « Show Less
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We have plugged our Plantronics Headset (marked as T10 inside the boom) into a our Mitel 5212/5235 VoIP desktop phones. You have to program the phones to accept a "Headset" button, though. Talk to your Mitel Server Specialist about that. From experience, it's not hard to do once you know where to look and what to do.The quality is much better, in this configuration, than the Panasonic (KX-TCA400) headsets we just bought. Conversations are clear on both ends, and there is no discernible background hiss/rumble.
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There is no external power supply. The phone line (without batteries) is sufficient for most things, including the speakerphone.Most of the time, the phone line is also sufficient to keep the numbers in memory. But once a week or so, it will lose these numbers.Even if you do not plan to use these numbers, you may want to put a battery if you have little children, because otherwise it reverts back to the default numbers in memory, which include 911.