Unhappy with new phone

Nowhere

Just taken delivery of a BT Converse 1300 I have used the mains adaptor
instead of batteries

I have noticed that if I unplug the adaptor for a while then when I
plug back in again I have lost all the settings inc my phone directory
I thought these were protected in case of power cuts etc No mention is
made of this in the instructions or if there is a backup battery Is
there one and if so where is it Is it and is it recharged from the
mains supply

I need to know if I should return it

Thanks



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Steve H

Nowhere wrote:
> Just taken delivery of a BT Converse 1300 I have used the mains adaptor
> instead of batteries
>
> I have noticed that if I unplug the adaptor for a while then when I
> plug back in again I have lost all the settings inc my phone directory
> I thought these were protected in case of power cuts etc No mention is
> made of this in the instructions or if there is a backup battery Is
> there one and if so where is it Is it and is it recharged from the
> mains supply
>
> I need to know if I should return it
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
Put the ruddy batteries in!!!

Steve H

Nowhere

Steve H wrote:

> Nowhere wrote:
> > Just taken delivery of a BT Converse 1300 I have used the mains
> > adaptor instead of batteries
> >
> > I have noticed that if I unplug the adaptor for a while then when I
> > plug back in again I have lost all the settings inc my phone
> > directory I thought these were protected in case of power cuts etc
> > No mention is made of this in the instructions or if there is a
> > backup battery Is there one and if so where is it Is it and is it
> > recharged from the mains supply
> >
> > I need to know if I should return it
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> Put the ruddy batteries in!!!
>
> Steve H


It clearly states that the phone can run from a power supply OR
batteries (not both). I have used other much cheaper phones without
batteries or a mains connection but which still do not lose their
settings Besides which there is a good likehood that over time the
batteries will run down and all it takes then is a power failure and
everything is lost

So I do not think it is obvious that batteries are required but if so
so be it

Thanks













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Graham.

"Nowhere" <.uk> wrote in message
news:...
> Steve H wrote:
>
>> Nowhere wrote:
>> > Just taken delivery of a BT Converse 1300 I have used the mains
>> > adaptor instead of batteries
>> >
>> > I have noticed that if I unplug the adaptor for a while then when I
>> > plug back in again I have lost all the settings inc my phone
>> > directory I thought these were protected in case of power cuts etc
>> > No mention is made of this in the instructions or if there is a
>> > backup battery Is there one and if so where is it Is it and is it
>> > recharged from the mains supply
>> >
>> > I need to know if I should return it
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> Put the ruddy batteries in!!!
>>
>> Steve H
>
>
> It clearly states that the phone can run from a power supply OR
> batteries (not both). I have used other much cheaper phones without
> batteries or a mains connection but which still do not lose their
> settings Besides which there is a good likehood that over time the
> batteries will run down and all it takes then is a power failure and
> everything is lost
>
> So I do not think it is obvious that batteries are required but if so
> so be it
>
> Thanks
>


Looking at the manual, it is a bit unclear, it seems to imply the batterys
are
optional
"If you are not using the power supply provided, batteries are required
for the message waiting feature to work."

But further on it points to an icon on the display
"Low battery indicator Flashes when the *back-up* battery is low" (my
emphisis)
as no other internal battery is mentioned presumably they are referring to
the same 4xAA cells.

Why don't you put some in and see if the memory holds up?

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Graham

%Profound_observation%

Nowhere

>
> Looking at the manual, it is a bit unclear, it seems to imply the
> batterys are optional
> "If you are not using the power supply provided, batteries are
> required for the message waiting feature to work."
>
> But further on it points to an icon on the display
> "Low battery indicator Flashes when the *back-up* battery is low" (my
> emphisis) as no other internal battery is mentioned presumably they
> are referring to the same 4xAA cells.
>
> Why don't you put some in and see if the memory holds up?



I have checked and it seems that in fact the phone directory is saved
but the date/time is lost Why this should be I do not know

Thanks



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Kraftee

Nowhere wrote:
>> Looking at the manual, it is a bit unclear, it seems to imply the
>> batterys are optional
>> "If you are not using the power supply provided, batteries are
>> required for the message waiting feature to work."
>>
>> But further on it points to an icon on the display
>> "Low battery indicator Flashes when the *back-up* battery is low"
>> (my emphisis) as no other internal battery is mentioned presumably
>> they are referring to the same 4xAA cells.
>>
>> Why don't you put some in and see if the memory holds up?
>
>
>
> I have checked and it seems that in fact the phone directory is
> saved but the date/time is lost Why this should be I do not know
>
> Thanks

It may pick it up on the first incoming call...possibly