OBi 202 will only handle one phone at a time.
SteveInWA:
Quote from: idahowayne on November 18, 2014, 08:22:32 pm
Steve, Just checked my phones current draw. 20.45 mA off hook and 20.47 mA in conversation on an incomming call.
Is there some sentimental reason you are using 40-year old phones? You previously said "Turns out the problem was in one of my phones not the OBi." So, did you mean that when that phone was plugged in, calls disconnected, and, after removing that phone, calls don't disconnect? If so, I'd just throw away that phone and join the 20th century, get a DECT 6.0 cordless phone, and use as many cordless handsets as you wish, with one hardwired RJ-11 connection to your OBi.
drgeoff:
Getting two DECT handsets on the same call is a lot more involved than with two wired phones. AIUI two handsets on a call was a key factor in the OP's purchasing decision. (Though the availability of two phone sockets on the 202 is actually irrelevant to what he wants to do.)
SteveInWA:
Quote from: drgeoff on November 20, 2014, 04:12:58 am
Getting two DECT handsets on the same call is a lot more involved than with two wired phones. AIUI two handsets on a call was a key factor in the OP's purchasing decision. (Though the availability of two phone sockets on the 202 is actually irrelevant to what he wants to do.)
I'm talking about a typical DECT 6.0 cordless phone system with one base station and two or more handsets. I am not talking about IP phones.
I don't know about the kind of DECT phones you have in the UK, but anyone with a fifth-grade education could use two handsets at once on a call; for Panasonic models, it's as simple as pressing the off-hook button on the second handset, although it is possible to configure phones in "privacy" mode to prevent this.
In any case, there is a lot of irrelevant information in this discussion. The OP, Wayne, wasn't asking about using the two different PHONE ports on the OBi 202, just asking how to connect two analog phones to one of the OBi's phone ports. Assuming that he does know how to do that, using either a 1-->2 jack adapter, or by wiring the OBi into his house phone wiring, then the OBi will easily support two, or even four properly-working analog phones, hardwired or otherwise.
The only information that is relevant here is:
Calls with his two old phones failed. There is probably something wrong with one of the phones. Solution: get new phones, either corded or cordless.
idahowayne:
Since fixing the problem with one of my phones they are working fine with both of them on the same call.
On my doctors advice I have no wireless devices of any kind in my home.
As you can see from my last post these phones have a very low current draw and they have most of the features of the newer phones. 2 lines, hold button, conference calling, flash, mute, call timer, excellent sound quality and they remember 99 names and numbers.
I would purchase new phones if I could see some advantage, but so far I don't see it.
Thanks for the help.
dircom:
Quote from: SteveInWA on November 19, 2014, 07:14:45 pm
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I think Steve meant to say, " If so, I would just take those phones to your local electronics recycler, when they wear out ;)
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