Hello:
If I cancel my Bell Canada landline, which allows all the phones in my house to make and receive calls, how do I hook up an obi to do the same?
If this is possible, will any obi model do?
Any explanation for how to do this would be greatly appreciated.
Rob.
PS. My internet DOES NOT come in over my Bell line.
Probably not the answer you are looking for since it would mostly likely require new equipment BUT
My OBi is connected to a cordless phone base station that has 4 wireless phones (more are possible).
Bonus Feature -- it also can be a base station via Bluetooth for my cellular phone(s). Thus, I can answer either my POTS or cellular calls via the wireless handsets.
Pete
First ensure that the external POTS line is completely isolated from the house wiring. Then use a standard phone cord to plug the OBi's (any model) PHONE port into the house wiring.
Quote from: psuPete on January 20, 2019, 01:46:04 PM
Probably not the answer you are looking for since it would mostly likely require new equipment
Wrong. See my post above.
Quote from: psuPete on January 20, 2019, 01:46:04 PM
Probably not the answer you are looking for since it would mostly likely require new equipment BUT
My OBi is connected to a cordless phone base station that has 4 wireless phones (more are possible).
Bonus Feature -- it also can be a base station via Bluetooth for my cellular phone(s). Thus, I can answer either my POTS or cellular calls via the wireless handsets.
Pete
Thanks for responding Pete. :)
Yes, that is what I am doing now but I needed to learn if there was a way to use the wiring in the house, and, there seems to be a way.
Rob.
Quote from: drgeoff on January 20, 2019, 01:49:41 PM
First ensure that the external POTS line is completely isolated from the house wiring. Then use a standard phone cord to plug the OBi's (any model) PHONE port into the house wiring.
Thanks for taking the time to respond drgeoff! :)
That sounds simple enough; I'll give it a try.
Rob.
The telephone line comes into the house at a customer telephone network interface.
Older boxes might have been a two-wire box with screw terminals. Newer boxes have a telephone jack and jumper cable. You can unplug the jumper. The female connector goes to the phone company so you could verify whether your house wiring was good or causing problems. If you unplug that cable, your inside phones should be dead and then you can plug the Obi line port to any phone connector on the wall and all phone jacks now use your Obi.
You MUST tape over the female jack in that box and place a note inside the box stating that you have customer supplied equipment connected inside the house and not to connect that cable unless hey talk with you.
https://www.verizon.com/support/residential/homephone/service-equipment/network-interface-device