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Old 04-03-2025, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
A phone is a phone. Just swap it out and it should work. Usually, these cordless units come with a base unit that connects to a phone jack and several slave units that just connect to a power outlet. If the current phone connects to a phone jack, then the cordless unit must also connect to a phone jack. For less than $100, you can buy a master unit and 4 slave units. That way, you can have 5 phones, one in every room. Panasonic and AT&T are typically brands that are sold at Best Buy or Amazon.
Sorry, but no. There are no phone lines involved. There is nowhere to plug in an older style phone. VOIP phones are connected either by an ethernet cable, or wireless.