My uniden dct648-3 keeps saying "warning please wait" and it fully charged - so it says. i can hear the phone ring but as soon as i pick it up and hit talk, that darn message appears and i hear nothing. help please

If your Uniden product is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps. If you are still unable to resolve the problems, please contact Uniden Customer Service for assistance. CHARGING/POWER

Charge light won't come on when Handset is placed in the Base Unit?

There are no lights on the Base Unit?

The telephone only operated after the first time the handset was charged?

The batteries do not work in my new cordless phone?

The charging light colour does not change when the batteries are fully charged?

Should I leave the handset back on the base after the batteries are fully recharged?

The handset beeps?

AUDIO QUALITY

Audio sounds weak and/or scratchy. Interference is evident on my analogue phone?

Interference is evident on my digital phone?

Only continuous static is heard from the Handset and the phone will not turn off?

The handset and base make a humming noise?

NO CALLS

Can't make or receive calls. There is no dial tone?

RINGING

Handset does not ring or receive a page?

The Base Unit does not ring?

CALLER ID

How do I activate caller ID?

How can I access call waiting?

Call waiting is not working?

GENERAL OPERATION

Range is limited?

The answering machine is not answering calls?

Telephone banking is not working?

How do I extend the number of rings?

The clock on the answering machine looses time?

I cannot record an outgoing message?

How do you store phone numbers to memory?

Will my phone work overseas?

What do I do if my phone gets wet?

The earpiece volume is not loud enough?

The ringer volume is not loud enough?

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• Did you fully charge your phone? - Make sure you fully charge for 16-24 hours .
  
  
• Is the battery old? - Replace the battery.
  
  
• Is the electrical outlet switch turned on? - If you are using AC (electrical) power, make sure that the unit is connected to a non-switched electrical outlet.
  
  
• Are the connecting wires tight - Unplug the AC power converter from the unit and plug it back in.
  
  
• Do you have Caller ID service with your telephone company - In order to receive Caller ID records, you must subscribe to the standard name and number Caller ID service available through your local telephone company. If the Caller ID works for normal calls but not on Call waiting calls, then you must contact your phone company to get the combined CID/CW service.
  
  
• Caller ID shows up after second ring - Be sure to wait until the second ring before answering. Caller ID signals comes through after the first ring, if caller pick ups phone too soon Caller ID signal will not be transmitted to the handset.
  
  
• Confirm that caller ID is still working on that particular line by checking another phone on the same line - If Caller ID is not coming through contact your phone company provider.
  
  

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We called the phone company.....There was a problem up on the telephone pole. They fixed it, no charge.

Hello, it sounds to me like you have a dying battery which may cause the phone to ring constantly.
ryan44z
www.cobaltsys.net

I have found this is cause by one of two problems: 1) the transfer button has been hit and it is waiting for anther unit to pick up. 2) (and most likely the problem) the battery is low on charge.
with case number 2 if your battery is at the end of it's life it will only keep a charge for a short time. it might even say it has a full charge but it does not. I have tested this out by switching the battery and then finding that the handset works fine. I hope this helps you.

it's new...it should work.
I am returning it.
problem solved

YOUR batteries are bad and not giving full current to phone.Clean charging contact and see battery gets full charge. IFthe battery indicator will show full charge due to voltage but once if you remove battery and put it again indicator will be minimum. then replace batttery.

Registering Handsets to the Base
Whichever handset you choose to charge in the base is automatically
registered to the base. Any additional handsets must also be registered to
the base before you can use them.
Be sure both handsets are fully charged.
One at a time, place each handset in the base. The charge/in use LED on
the base begins to flash, indicating the base is registering the handset.
Wait for at least five seconds, then pick up the handset and press
[talk/flash]. If the display shows TALK, the handset is registered. If not,
place the handset in the base to try again.
Press [end] and continue with the next handset.
Note:
Once both handsets are registered, it doesn’t matter which
handset is placed in the base or the charger.
When you charge the handsets, Caller
ID summary screen and the name of
the handset appears.

This can be find from uniden website.
http://www.uniden.com/pdf/DXAI4588-2om.pdf

I always tell people NOT to buy new batteries to try and fix their cordless phone. It seems to rarely solve the problem and you are usually better off just spending the money on a new phone. Unfortunately 5 years is a long time for cordless phones these days. There are so many brands, and so many thousands of models, it's impossible to keep track of them all.