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Handset stopped working properly

I was talking on the main handset earlier and then the phone got quiet like it was dead. I looked on the LCD screen and it showed up VTECH B451 like it does before it searches for the base. I noticed the message light is staying on and I never saw it come on before. I thpught it might be the battery pack and I switched the one from Handset 2 and it still does the same thing when I changed the battery. The other Handset works like it always does, just the main Handset one now only shows b451 on the screen and the message light at the top of the phone is on. I even tried to reset the phone by unplugging it, taking the battery out, then wait a few mins, then plug it back in and put the battery in, but Handset 1 still does the same thing. Anyone have any solutions for this? Why would the message light be on if I don't have voice mail through the phone company?

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Anonymous

Mine is doing the same thing. I did hook the phone directly up to a power supply and all was well.

Posted on Aug 26, 2007

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