I'm planning to buy an Obi but cannot place the Obi near the phone.
Is it possible and safe to connect the Obi to my router and then have a mail-mail phone cord connect the obi to my (inactive) landline network?
Does it work this way? or do I always need to have the phone connected directly into the Obi?
Thanks
Yes, you can do it that way. Just be absolutely sure that your inside phone wiring is disconnected from the box outside your home.
you might use a regular telephone cord, instead of a mail-mail, fax-fax, or ;)
Reiterate: go to the network interface and disconnect the inside house wires, from the incoming telco line !!
So I assume that if I connect a phone to my house network and I do not hear a dial-tone then I am good...but for good measure I should go to where my home network connects to the utility drop and disconnect those wires?
Thanks everyone!
Quote from: gatorling on May 24, 2016, 03:30:37 PM
So I assume that if I connect a phone to my house network and I do not hear a dial-tone then I am good...but for good measure I should go to where my home network connects to the utility drop and disconnect those wires?
Thanks everyone!
No, you are not good if you don't hear a dial tone, it could still be connected to the cable outside. Disconnect, Not for good measure, but to protect your in home network.