Thank you for the suggestion. I was finally able to give that a try this evening. Unfortunately, I still get nothing from the handset. Is there a way to test the hand piece and the buttons? I'm assuming something using a multimeter with continuity tester? If I can troubleshoot my way through, hopefully I can find a way to get it working again.

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2. It's all small stuff