SP1 and SP2 confusion with traditional corded phone
Lafong:
My Panasonic corded phone has 2 jacks—“line” and “data”. The “line” jack is currently connected to "Phone 1" and is configured as SP1 on my Obi 202, using Google Voice.
I’m a brand new user, but this seems to be working OK for both outgoing and incoming calls.
I want to configure E911 from Anveo or Callcentric on SP2.
Should I:
1: run a standard phone cable from the “data” jack on the phone to "Phone 2" on the Obi?
2: buy a splitter and connect it to the “line” jack on the phone and then run 2 cables from the splitter, with the first connecting to "Phone 1" and the second connecting to "Phone 2"?
3: Or am I wrong entirely and is this switching between "SP1" and "SP2" instead done inside the Obi device and I therefore do NOT need a splitter or a second cable physically connecting my phone to Obi SP2 at all?
4: Or??
I'm guessing 3 is the correct answer, but I haven't done any testing and would rather understand before I proceed blindly.
Does it even matter whether I use the "data" or "line" jacks on the phone?
drgeoff:
3.
I do not know the Panasonic phone but I would use only the Line jack on it.
Shale:
What model is the phone?
dircom:
If you want to be able to make and receive two phone calls at once, you need two separate phones, each one plugged into a phone jack on the Obi. You also have to have at least two service providers configured to do this.
If you don't care about two simultaneous calls, you can configure incoming calls from any of your providers to ring on the jack you choose. You can also dial out on various providers by using star codes.
The data jack on your phone has nothing to do with the Obi
it is used if you you want to plug in a Computer, Modem, Fax or Answering machine
The line jack is the correct jack to use to connect your phone to the Obi (or a POTS dial tone provider)
azrobert:
Number 3 is the correct answer.
You can access any of the SPx trunks from Phone Port 1.
Using the default configuration you would dial **28005551212 to route a call out SP2.
I have an OBi110 and the default trunk for 911 is the Line Port.
I don't know what's the OBi202's default trunk for 911. If it's not what you want it can be easily changed.
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