[TikkiRo]

Thanks people - wasn't a purchase of choice so much as price - happened to just be the cheapest at the time on Ebay for what I was after and it's done pretty well for a year. I've actually got a 2nd set that's useless (possibly) as well so you're probably right in your views regarding the type of phone.

On the resetting idea - so far its not done much but that's probably cos I can't get the stupid thing to come on again - have to say that their manual is zilch use in that direction - tells you how to switch off the handset but not how to put it back on again - presumed it was just the reverse but so far no go.

At any rate, the battery's a likely culprit indeed - suspect I may have had a power surge during the storm perhaps as my PC reset itself and I just never thought to disconnect the phone at the time (too busy ringing round friends discussing the storm - sad lives we live over here - eh )

Thanks for the thoughts on it anyway