Connecting OBI100 to home telephone distribution in basement - How?
Rick:
Quote from: vskatusa on December 08, 2012, 09:07:21 am
Ok to make it simple.... I am ok with one phone (no simultaneous) calls.
Then just do what you said you were going to do and which I said "EXACTLY" to.
raczyk:
Quote from: vskatusa on December 07, 2012, 02:13:45 pm
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This is the one I've used to read up on the how tos and don't dos: How to Distribute VoIP Throughout a Home
Wow too much detail.....Basically from my "scimming" the article here is "to do list":
Disconnect the Telephone line from the telephone companyPlug in a old fashioned telephone into a plug and make sure you do not hear any dial tonePlug the OBI100 to ANY telephone line and connect to the network
Have I got the above right?
What would happen if there is still a dial tone on the line and one connects the telephone-line-jack into any of the jacks in the house? I'm still waiting to have my existing VoIP service cancelled.
Rick:
Quote from: raczyk on February 25, 2013, 08:40:13 am
What would happen if there is still a dial tone on the line and one connects the telephone-line-jack into any of the jacks in the house? I'm still waiting to have my existing VoIP service cancelled.
Two things. 1) You wouldn't get the desired result, i.e. powering your phone jacks with your OBi. 2) Think about it. You have voltage in the wall, and you plug in a line that has voltage also. You likely fry your OBi.
It's quite easy to disconnect your current service, although you say it's VoIP service so it's not even going over the phone line, and should be quite easy to disconnect.
raczyk:
Quote from: Rick on February 25, 2013, 11:46:47 am
Two things. 1) You wouldn't get the desired result, i.e. powering your phone jacks with your OBi. 2) Think about it. You have voltage in the wall, and you plug in a line that has voltage also. You likely fry your OBi.
It's quite easy to disconnect your current service, although you say it's VoIP service so it's not even going over the phone line, and should be quite easy to disconnect.
Thank you for clarifying Rick. Currently I have a DSL service and VoIP service through the same company, which is suppose to disconnect service on March 14. I'll be moving away from the current ISP and VoIP service and will be buying cable internet. One the change is made, are you still suggesting of unplugging the house phone line to the teleco as a precaution. I assume when my DSL connection will be terminated, there will no longer be voltage in the house phone wiring? Or is the voltage still held for 911 calls regardless if you have a live service or not?
Rick:
In some communities, 911 service still works as you mentioned. To test this, you can plug a phone into the wall after they disconnect you and see if you get a dial tone. Or, you can find the wire coming into the house from the box, see where it connects to the phone wiring, and unplug it.
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