Line port on Obi110 Folks, can someone please explain to me the "gateway" functionality of the 110?AFAIUnderstand, I can connect my landline cable to the Obi110 to route incoming calls to VoIP, or what?thanks! Line port on Obi110 Folks, can someone please explain to me the "gateway" functionality of the 110?AFAIUnderstand, I can connect my landline cable to the Obi110 to route... » Read More Line port on Obi110 Folks, can someone please explain to me the "gateway" functionality of the 110?AFAIUnderstand, I can connect my landline cable to the Obi110 to route incoming calls to VoIP, or what?thanks! « Show Less
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I thought this was a fail over connection. If the VOIP service your are using fails or your internet connection goes down, you still have the analog line to make and receive phone calls. You would probably want to connect this to an uninterruptible power supply so if power goes out, you still have access through the OBI110 to the analog POTS line. If you were out of the country, you could use it to make local telephone calls over the analog POTS line. IN the foreign country, you would use the VOIP line to get to the OBI1110 in the US, for example. Then dial out therefrom using the analog line. Lastly, 911 calls would then be made locally. I thought this was a fail over connection. If the VOIP service your are using fails or your internet connection goes down, you still have the analog line to make and receive phone calls. You would probably want to connect this to an uninterruptible power supply so if power goes out, you still have access through the OBI110 to the analog POTS line. If you were out of the country, you could use it to make local telephone calls over the analog POTS line. IN the foreign country, you would use the VOIP line to get to the OBI1110 in the US, for example. Then dial out therefrom using... » Read More I thought this was a fail over connection. If the VOIP service your are using fails or your internet connection goes down, you still have the analog line to make and receive phone calls. You would probably want to connect this to an uninterruptible power supply so if power goes out, you still have access through the OBI110 to the analog POTS line. If you were out of the country, you could use it to make local telephone calls over the analog POTS line. IN the foreign country, you would use the VOIP line to get to the OBI1110 in the US, for example. Then dial out therefrom using the analog line. Lastly, 911 calls would then be made locally. « Show Less
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It will allow you to plug a land line phone (RJ11) into an Ethernet computer (RJ45) port, yes. However, the dial tone is generated by a phone system (a pbx) and not an ethernet switch (which is usually where an ethernet port is connected to). If you want the outlet to work with your phone, you need to connect (patch) the outlet to the phone system.
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I actually haven't done this, but I don't know any reason why it wouldn't work. I had landline telephone service (POTS-Plain Old Telephone Service) from the local telephone company (Verizon in my case). I brought a new cell phone and went through the process of rolling over the my landline telephone number to the new cell phone, a process that can take a few days. Once the new cell phone became active with my old number, the landline connection, naturally, went dead because there was no longer a phone number associated with that connection. I then went outside to the telephone network connection box on the side of the house and disconnected my home telephone wiring from the telephone network (an important step!), depending on your home's wiring you may also need to connect wires coming from the house to keep all the RJ-11 ports connected. I then connected the Xlink to the home telephone wiring (just plugged it into one of the RJ-11 ports in the house) and the Xlink now "charges" all the RJ-11 ports around the house (only 3 in my case). With the cell phone connected to the Xlink via Bluetooth any phone (and every phone) that would of worked with my landline service will ring when the cell phone receives an incoming call and can pick up the call. I have noticed that the phones do not start ringing until after the second ring (that is, the caller will hear a ring before your phones actually start ringing), but everything otherwise works just like I was still connected to POTS. It's just a lot less expensive in my case (I'm using prepaid cell phone service for this). Where I believe some people have problems with this is in their home telephone wiring and I would suggest you get someone to help you figure out your wiring if you don't understand basic telephone wiring.
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As I understand, Magic Jack and Obi202 are two kinds of VOIP telephone service boxes. If you have one you don't need the other. I bought the Magic Jack but returned it un-opened when a friend recommended the OBi. I'm glad I did.
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The ringer has two jacks. One is marked "line" and is connected to the input line, and the other os marked "tel" and is connected to my input base phone. There is no option for any other connection. My cell phone base has no output that I could send to the ringer.
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Have not tried the VOIP phone setup, but based on my experience with the Netgear, my guess is this would mean your needs.
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I have a Gateway desktop running Win8. To me it was plug and play. Error 678?. Are you plugging a phone line capable of receiving fax to it(No Magic Jack, etc.) ?. If so, do you know if you need to dial a prefix (1, 9, etc.)?
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This model is working fine for internet, but my phone service does not work. Comcast and I both did a reset - I was told that I need a technician to install? Chat personnel said that I was not sychronized. Has anyone found out how make telephone service work?
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May be too late for this but here goes anyway...I had this same problem, ATT landline, GV would NOT port it over, only if it was with cell phone service provider. I found and old cell phone in my drawer, went to MetroPCS (or any No-Contract) service provider, ported my ATT landline phone (yes I had to pay for 1 month service with cell phone svc provider!) Once my home phone was ported, I was able to immediately port it from MetroPCS to GoogleVoice. Absolutely worth it, as I've had my home tel nbr for years and the kids had it memorized etc.
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I bought one, a couple months back-i ran the line from my modem to the upstairs, then branched off 3 lines to different pcs. You need an electrical outlet to plug it into (110 v AC), but it handles all three PCs at full speed. If I needed to do it again, I'd buy this same unit
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Thanks!I was concerned about the 400 box being compatable with an analog line.I have an analog switch to rout calls.I have a ADSL modem connected to the line before the switch to connect to the Internet.I am assuming that the incoming and outgoing skype calls would be digitally routed directly to and from the 400 handset by the 400 box. Using the 400 handset to place PSTN calls is convenience if it works but of little interest. I have a wireless network. I am thinking that a skype phone like the Netgear SPH200W WiFi Phone with Skype or similar might be a better solution. However, from what I have seen on the net they are not very mature.Any suggestions? Thanks!I was concerned about the 400 box being compatable with an analog line.I have an analog switch to rout calls.I have a ADSL modem connected to the line before the switch to connect to the Internet.I am assuming that the incoming and outgoing skype calls would be digitally routed directly to and from the 400 handset by the 400 box. Using the 400 handset to place PSTN calls is convenience if it works but of little interest. I have a wireless network. I am thinking that a skype phone like the Netgear SPH200W WiFi Phone with Skype or similar might be a better... » Read More Thanks!I was concerned about the 400 box being compatable with an analog line.I have an analog switch to rout calls.I have a ADSL modem connected to the line before the switch to connect to the Internet.I am assuming that the incoming and outgoing skype calls would be digitally routed directly to and from the 400 handset by the 400 box. Using the 400 handset to place PSTN calls is convenience if it works but of little interest. I have a wireless network. I am thinking that a skype phone like the Netgear SPH200W WiFi Phone with Skype or similar might be a better solution. However, from what I have seen on the net they are not very mature.Any suggestions? « Show Less
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Yes and no... if you are using this alongside the OBI202 VOIP adapter to have multiple phones, then yes. If you are trying to make them work one through the other, then no. A VOIP adapter is to allow you to use a regular phone with a VOIP service. So if all you need is a single phone working with a single VOIP account, then just the grandstream phone will work (and it has two lines, by the way, so you could use it with two numbers). Or you can skip the grandstream phone and plug a regular phone into the VOIP adapter. If you used both, you'd probably want to have at least two separate SIP accounts - or make sure the SIP account you have supports multiple devices simultaneously. TL;DR: You only need one or the other, not both.
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You cannot plug anything into the base unit except a connection to your router (Internet) and a connection to your landline. You cannot connect handsets into the base. The base acts as a wireless transmitter/receiver with the cordless handset that comes with the base.I have had this Skype VOIP phone for over a month now, and I *highly* recommend it. It works great! Flawlessly! So nice to carry Skype around the house with me and make and answer calls with my computer turned off all day. Very convenient.
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I am using it on an analog line, so can not answer your question exactly, but the product information states that it does support SIP as well:http://www.polycom.com/products-services/voice/conferencing-solutions/conferencing-phones/soundstation-duo.html(On the 'technical specifications' tab they have a link to supported SIP platforms.)The 'Duo' name is because it supports both analog and IP voice solutions. If you have not already, you may want to call VoIPCheap and ask them specifically if their service supports this phone directly (without any other hardware), or if it still requires a seperate SIP router. Wish I could help more. I am using it on an analog line, so can not answer your question exactly, but the product information states that it does support SIP as well:http://www.polycom.com/products-services/voice/conferencing-solutions/conferencing-phones/soundstation-duo.html(On the 'technical specifications' tab they have a link to supported SIP platforms.)The 'Duo' name is because it supports both analog and IP voice solutions. If you have not already, you may want to call VoIPCheap and ask them specifically if their service supports this phone directly (without any other hardware),... » Read More I am using it on an analog line, so can not answer your question exactly, but the product information states that it does support SIP as well:http://www.polycom.com/products-services/voice/conferencing-solutions/conferencing-phones/soundstation-duo.html(On the 'technical specifications' tab they have a link to supported SIP platforms.)The 'Duo' name is because it supports both analog and IP voice solutions. If you have not already, you may want to call VoIPCheap and ask them specifically if their service supports this phone directly (without any other hardware), or if it still requires a seperate SIP router. Wish I could help more. « Show Less
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There are 2 ports on the adapter. Each port supports 1 line. For example you could connect the phone line to a base station for a set of wireless phones, or to an existing outlet in the house (note: if you connect to a outlet in the house, make sure you disconnect the phone line coming in from the street. I hear this can zap out the adapter). I have been using this for several years and am very happy with it's performance.
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I have spent the better part of three days researching lines that will work with this. Very few phone vendors know what "analog" is. None guarantee it will work. Rumor has it that the Vonage Box VoIP Phone adaptor will work. I am willing to try it because it is the cheapest and fastest device to set up requiring an internet router, a Vonage box and a TTY, some phone cord. IP text relay is being eliminated by the FCC as of November 14, 2014. Those of us who do not hear or sign in ASL must get an alternative method of communication.
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If you want telephone service from cable provider, NO - This is a simple modem and will support internet only. Not a telephony gateway. You need Arris Touchstone TM822G DOCSIS 3.0 8x4 Ultra-High Speed Telephony ModemIf you are asking about VOIP like vonage, magic jack, ooma ,google voice- Yes those will work