Bt Phone Woes

[KARL]

I have a BT XD5500 cordless phone with handsets linked to a base station, all in the familiar way. Although, so far as I can tell, everything works correctly, the base has taken to beeping pretty much continuously. This is the Nth BT phone I have bought, both corded and cordless, all previous of which have abruptly become useless - you would think I would learn that BT's instruments are junk. I have another really cheap foreign corded phone (Binatone) which has been in use for well over two decades, maybe three, and saves the day every time the BT rubbish drops dead.

Does anyone per chance know if there is anything I can do to stop this beeping - there is no advice offered about this in the manual ?

[Jackdaw33]

Mine beeps when there is an unread message on the answerphone. Reading the message stops it.

[KARL]

The answering feature is off and no messages. Deliberately deleting nothing has no effect. Is yours also an XD5500 ?

[Jackdaw33]

Sorry, no. Mine is a BT8600.

[Buenchico]

The following is nothing more than a direct copy-&-paste from the results of an internet search except that, as the original post was a decade old, I've substituted a current eBay link to help you if you need it. However it might actually be worth trying the reset procedure with the existing base before buying a new one. (You've almost certainly got nothing to lose by doing so anyway):

"A beeping BT Freelance XD550 base means the base is faulty and you need to buy a replacement.

You can buy a replacement BT Freelance XD5500 base from sellers on eBay for £3.99 for the base and £2.99 postage & packing..

https://tinyurl.com/y2jq4o5w

Upon purchase you need to reset the base by following the instructions below:-

BT Freelance XD 5500

Resetting the base & handset/s on a BT Freelance XD5500:

Hold the Find button on the base unit until you get a double beep then
tap the Find button 7 times.
On the handset:
remove a battery
hold the menu key and refit the battery
screen says SW VERSION
press up arrow key until screen shows REGISTER CLEAR
press menu
press menu again and wait for OK to appear
remove a battery and refit

Registering the XD5500 handset.
Then register the handset to the base as follows:
Hold Find button on base unit until you get two beeps
On handset:
Press menu
Scroll to register
Press menu
Scroll to Register Base
Press menu
Press 1
Wait
When it says PIN ? Enter 0 0 0 0 (four zeros) and press menu.

Note:
If you have more than one handset then repeat registering the handset to the base for each subsequent handset/phone"

[KARL]

Thank you Chris, impressive search/find. What I have discovered is that pressing the Find button silences the beeping, but no double beep arrives. Releasing the button brings back the continuous beeping - I have jammed the button down, no double beep but: Peace ! Everything else still works, for now. All of this started today with intermittent bouts of beeping and then eventually continuous. Incidentally your link is for a second handset charger point, not a base station - base stations are available for around £15 upwards. Thanks again.