Wanting to use vintage phones in multiple rooms

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Babyblues71:
Thanks for all of the help!  So hmmm....

It looks like I either have to take a fry risk or figure out the Wi-fi option or run lines from a splitter underneath the baseboard wood paneling or something (Since I can't make my own ports in the walls since I'm in an apartment).   I'm not exactly loving having to leave my Wi-Fi on 24/7 if I tried the Wi-fi option.  If I did decide to do that, how exactly do I *make* my standard telephone Wi-fi so it can actually connect to the network?  I mean, that'd be easy to do with a cel, tablet, etc., but a standard telephone would have to have some kind of device added to it for it to ring.  So...confused....

drgeoff:
Quote from: Babyblues71 on May 06, 2017, 06:33:57 am

I'm not exactly loving having to leave my Wi-Fi on 24/7 if I tried the Wi-fi option.  If I did decide to do that, how exactly do I *make* my standard telephone Wi-fi so it can actually connect to the network?  I mean, that'd be easy to do with a cel, tablet, etc., but a standard telephone would have to have some kind of device added to it for it to ring..

Yes, that's why I wrote "Buy an Obi200 and ObiWiFi for each additional phone."

It is possible to have one OBi200 as the 'master' and external calls in to it are "forked" to the other OBis such that any phone can answer. Similarly, calls from any of the 'slave' OBis go out via the account(s) registered on the master OBi.

But be aware that you don't get the simplicity of using multiple extensions on a call that you get with 'ordinary' phones all connected to the same pair of wires.

Personally, I'd just invest in nice modern setup of DECT base station and phones.

But if you insist on using your corded phones I'd try azrobert's line splitter plugs.  The only risk is to the OBi200 - your phones will be fine.

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