OBi110 Works Great -- now how do I connect other 'extension' phones?
CoalMinerRetired:
This website has a pretty thorough reference on traditional telco wiring and color codes, plus a lot more: http://voip.mi-telecom.org/
- Warning, it's lengthy and others have complained 'give me the one page summary.' I don't know of any.
The other thing to pass on, the three Obi units are rated at 5 'ringer equivalents,' meaning they produce enough energy to ring five typical/traditional analog telephone sets.
wilberfan:
Thanks so much for the link. I'll go through it--for the education if nothing else. Immediately I now see why one outlet in one of the bedrooms has MULTIPLE colored wires in it--it must be the newer CAT-5 deal.
RFord:
Why not save yourself the hassle and go with a good 5-Handset Cordless units spread around the house? Would be cheaper than having a Telco guy run new wires, etc. If you must, then have him (or her) run some CAT6 to various points (Rooms) where you would want LAN access and terminated to a central point for connection to your Main Router, while addressing the internal telephone wiring.
From your pictures, it looks like the previous Owner did the job for you....
LeoKing:
Quote from: RFord on February 27, 2013, 01:09:31 pm
Why no save yourself the hassle and go with a good 5-Handset Cordless units spread around the house? Would be cheaper than having a Telco guy run new wires, etc. If you must, then have him (or her) run some CAT6 to various points (Rooms) where you would want LAN access and terminated to a central point for connection to your Main Router, while addressing the internal telephone wiring.
From your pictures, it looks like the previous Owner did the job for you....
+1
I was going to suggest the same thing. I am connecting a Panasonic wireless phone system with 6 handsets to each of my 2 OBi110's. Simple and worked great for me.
wilberfan:
Great minds think alike... After this mornings postings, I was driving around today thinking, "Hmmm...why not just get some more cordless handsets...?"
:)
[edit] While we're on the subject, how easy is it to get just handsets to work with my existing cordless base-unit. It's a Panasonic KX-TC1503 900MHz base unit... Can I use handsets from other models--or does it have to be an exact match. (Or will it be cheaper to buy a new unit with 3 add'l handsets?) :-\
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