Do you have to have a phone landline to use this?
1479110
Yes. It must be plugged into a land line wall port in order for the system to call your programmed numbers/phones in the event of an alarm.
1479111
No, you don't need to have a landline for the alarm to work but without one you won't be notified of an alarm condition if you're away from home.
1479112
I'm shopping and feel very confused by this thread. Some say the alarm must be connected to a phone (which makes sense to me); others say it doesn't need to be connected. If it doesn't need to be connected, has it a phone in inside somehow that dials the preprogrammed numbers? I know how stupid that sounds but for the people who said "no", how does it call if it's not connected to a phone? I'd want it to call the police.
1479113
The alarm has to be conected to a landline in order to receibe or send phone calls when it fires or you want to activate away from home.
1479114
Yes, you do need a landline so the alarm will dial your number in the event it goes off. It can call a cell phone but it needs the landline to do so since there is no internal wireless system set up to directly dial a cell phone.
1479115
You can use this with other phone providers. My line is with Xfinity digital voice.
1479116
No - I use an internet based phone called Ooma. This unit will work with any phone (landline, internet). You program the number into the unit and it'll dial that number when/if your home is breached. I'm reading a lot of posts that state this unit cannot call your cell number unless it's a landline. I say this is completely untrue because I do not have a landline and my wireless home security system works just fine with my internet based phone system.
1479117
Yes you need a landline in order for the alarm to be able to call you. However just to soun an alarm it wll work. If you don't have a landline I would also get the outdoor alarm. There could be a new adapter out there somewhere to plug a landline into a cell but I don't know. Let me know if so! Mark
970600
I believe you can get a cell adaptor so you can use cellphone. Without that, I think its land line only.
2149803
you mean "From cell phone"? what ever it is, I believe this model need a land line to work.
2130128
I do not believe a head set can be used with this phone, and it does require a land line.
1744387
You can use a cell phone adapter with your cell phone. So, you don't have to have a landline.
87610
Yes, a phone line is required in order for the system to dial out. My recommendations would be simple talk, vonage or Verizon's home phone connect.
1977747
Thats correct. You can not use the device with a landline to make an outgoing call.
1055438
No... It is s stand alone unit. The base station connects directly to the Internet by Ethernet cable through your local router for skype calls. You can also connect it to your landline for local calls. We are using three handsets with one base station in our installation. The beauty of this system is that you don't need a computer to use it. All it needs is an Internet connection through your router.
1173762
It works with a landline, but mine is connected to a cell phone. Make sure you buy the cell unit...it allows you to connect directly to a cell tower. This unit is a smart device. You don't need a landline to use it.
1891032
I think you are asking if the phone system will work without a landline? The phone system will work with a land line in combination with a cell phone or two cell phones. You do not need a land line at all for the system to work.
599387
Nope...............................An actual phone line must be connected !
87611
Yes, a phone line is required in order for the system to dial out. My recommendations is simple talk, vonage or Verizon's home phone connect.
279115
You need a land line. It take a regular RJ9 line. It will dial a cell phone via the land line.
440227
Yes, you can call to landlines or cell numbers as long as you have purchased a credit (just like a phone card credit) or a subscription to call internationally from your Skype account. However, to receive calls from any landlines or cell phone from anywhere in the world, you need to purchase a phone number (around $30 to $60 a year depending on whether you already have a Skype subscription) from Skype so people can call your number.
186941
you have to have some type of land line, cell won't work. however you may be able to use an internet phone systems: if it mimics a land line.
745681
No just plug in to phone jack. Its a gr8 phone but I don't use it, cuz it doesn't have caller id so if u want u can but it from me
1366209
If you use Microsoft Lync or a similar soft-phone application (PC software based telephone system) you do not need a phone. You can also connect to your mobile phone by bluetooth or to your land line. I do not have the system connected to my land line so I do not know if I could dial from the touchscreen without the phone. My guess is yes you can but the touchscreen is very small and it would likely drive you crazy when trying to dial from the tiny little dial pad. Right now I dial from my PC screen using Microsoft Lync or I could dial from the tiny touchscreen.