Do I need a home phone line?
1345036
No. I don't have one. I got rid of the home phone line to save a lot of money.
1877414
It does need a dedicated phone line. The way around it is to use one of those little splitters. Plug it into your phone jack, then use one for the phone line, another one for the faxes.Or you can install an extra phone jack next to the existing one (if you know how).
1902460
Yes. A land line is not necessary for this product to work, but the sub-stations must be properly wired for complete use.
2209037
No you don't have to both. I don't have a land line, just a cellphone and this phone is working great for me. Note: I have found that I have to cycle my cellphone on and off about once a week so that they stay connected. But this maybe because the signal strength in my house can be weak sometimes. Also, if you are using a cellphone only, make sure that hit the "Cellphone" button when you make a call. If you use the "Home" button it won't work.
87611
Yes, a phone line is required in order for the system to dial out. My recommendations is simple talk, vonage or Verizon's home phone connect.
42456
As long as you have Wi-Fi you do not need service mine connects to Wi-Fi at home or any free Wi-Fi If it is through a company with no Wi-Fi then you will need service
820325
you need this device if your phone service is one pert of the house and you can't run wires to another part where you'd also like service. You need phone jacks to plug into this, one on each end. If your phone service provides a phone jack that allows you to plug a handset or fax machine into it, then this should work.
1575824
The landline use will only require high speed internet connection. If Verizon provides you with your internet service; then the answer is yes! However, if you are talking of Verizon as in your telephone voice service provider- the answer is no! You DO NOT need any other phone service for you to use the device as your landline service.. Remember this is a VOIP device.. thus Voice Over Internet Protocol .. you will be having your phone service through the internet... I hope this helps!
1050893
You would need one if you wanted to use the Internet, email, etc. The phone would probably be very slow though.
1870819
No, I don't believe so. Never needed to, but can't find anything in the owner's manual to indicate that call forwarding is a feature. I believe that feature is only available through your phone company.
466727
Yes. You only need to hooked up the base unit to the phone line. It works well.
279113
You don't *need* to use the phone feature. It's optional. But it does need a landline. Cell phones will not work.
1489193
Yes, you can connect one or more, or a house full, of "home phones". See answers to other questions and read the manual.What else would you connect to this other than a "home phone"?
515923
You have to have the Caller ID service on your telephone line. Please let me know if this doesn't answer your question.
875327
Not for the basic system. You only need a phone line if you want to use the system to call you or someone else should a break in occur.
1779493
It needs a land line phone, but it does not require land line phone service. It just needs the physical wiring.
402578
This is an IP phone, and generally you need a hardware (PBX) and software system to serve as the backbone to run it. It's really not for use in a home -- it's a business/office device for a VOIP phone system.