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What Type of Phone am I Looking For? - chopper - 06-07-2014
I need a caller ID readout land line phone, but powered by batteries for a cabinet in the basement without a power outlet near it. Looking around Amazon I don't see one that fits that bill. Any suggestions?
Re: What Type of Phone am I Looking For? - sekker - 06-07-2014
Lots of cordless, battery-powered handsets. Plug the base station into the landline and put the handset in your cabinet.
Battery won't last for days but there could be uber-battery packs, I don't know.
Re: What Type of Phone am I Looking For? - GGD - 06-07-2014
There may be other similar models, but I found this Panasonic KX-TSC11B model that seems to meet your requirements.
No AC adapter, uses 3 AA batteries, manual says to change them every 6 months.
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-KX-TSC11B-Corded-Phone-Caller/dp/B0007Q3QSK
http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/KX-TSC11B?t=manuals&support#tabs
More looking, here's another one - AT-CL2909WH, 4 AA batteries.
http://www.amazon.com/AT-CL2909WH-Handset-Quality-Corded/dp/B001S2PKPE
Looks like quite a few of these AT&T corded phones can work using just batteries.
http://telephones.att.com/telephones/corded-telephones/single-line
Re: What Type of Phone am I Looking For? - BernDog - 06-07-2014
Separate caller ID box? It's been years since I've used one, but it seems like (some of?) those ran on batteries.