Phones Around the House w. Vonage

[NakaNaka]

I'm thinking about getting Vonage or one of the other VOIP services. I plug whatever I need to plug into the router, but then how do the phones throughout the house connect to that device? Wireless? I don't want to start wiring stuff throughout the house. I'll get new phones if I have to.

-Phil

 

[MrScott81]

I'm not completely sure, but I think you unplug the phone line going into your house (from your provider), and then once you plug in the phone that they provide to one of the outlets in the house, all of the other ones will work.

 

[NogginBoink]

Originally posted by: MrScott81
I'm not completely sure, but I think you unplug the phone line going into your house (from your provider), and then once you plug in the phone that they provide to one of the outlets in the house, all of the other ones will work.

Yep. That's how my house is wired and all phones work.

 

[klah]

...

 

[NakaNaka]

That's not going to work for me (I live in an apartement)

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
That's not going to work for me (I live in an apartement)

Buy modular cordless phones like klah had posted then.

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: klah
...

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
That's not going to work for me (I live in an apartement)

Buy modular cordless phones like klah had posted then.

Classic.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
That's not going to work for me (I live in an apartement)

Buy modular cordless phones like klah had posted then.

:laugh:

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Phoenix86

Originally posted by: klah
...

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
That's not going to work for me (I live in an apartement)

Buy modular cordless phones like klah had posted then.

Classic.

Ya gotta be fast on ATOT.

 

[NakaNaka]

I'm so confused but whatever. Does anyone have an answer for me?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
I'm so confused but whatever. Does anyone have an answer for me?

Yes. It works.

Coax to cable modem
Ethernet from cable modem to router
Ethernet from router to Vonage "box" or "router thingy" that you get from them
RJ11 from "router thingy" into wall phone jack somewhere in the house

phones plugged in to other phone jacks around the house will now be connected

The way standard analong phone systems work is that all the jacks in the house are all wired together. Give one of them a connection to the outside world and the rest of them will automagically be connected as well.

 

[NakaNaka]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
I'm so confused but whatever. Does anyone have an answer for me?

Yes. It works.

Coax to cable modem
Ethernet from cable modem to router
Ethernet from router to Vonage "box" or "router thingy" that you get from them
RJ11 from "router thingy" into wall phone jack somewhere in the house

phones plugged in to other phone jacks around the house will now be connected

The way standard analong phone systems work is that all the jacks in the house are all wired together. Give one of them a connection to the outside world and the rest of them will automagically be connected as well.

Awesome thanks. Do you know how I find out which is this main one?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: NakaNaka

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
I'm so confused but whatever. Does anyone have an answer for me?

Yes. It works.

Coax to cable modem
Ethernet from cable modem to router
Ethernet from router to Vonage "box" or "router thingy" that you get from them
RJ11 from "router thingy" into wall phone jack somewhere in the house

phones plugged in to other phone jacks around the house will now be connected

The way standard analong phone systems work is that all the jacks in the house are all wired together. Give one of them a connection to the outside world and the rest of them will automagically be connected as well.

Awesome thanks. Do you know how I find out which is this main one?

Main what? There is no "main" phone walljack if that's what you're asking. The line that comes from the utility pole to your house hits a splitter which is connected to all the lines in the house, IIRC. There's no one phone jack that has priority over the others. Just find some obscure phone jack that you're not using and run RJ11 from it to your Vonage "router thingy."

 

[klah]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001F9KLY?v=glance

lol

Multi-user expandable to 10 handsets, 2 included

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

I've got a system like that at my house, Klah. They rock. I've got 5 "stations" and one main base. I love the ability to individually name each handset, page other handsets, and even transfer/forward a call between them.

 

[tikwanleap]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
I'm so confused but whatever. Does anyone have an answer for me?

Yes. It works.

Coax to cable modem
Ethernet from cable modem to router
Ethernet from router to Vonage "box" or "router thingy" that you get from them
RJ11 from "router thingy" into wall phone jack somewhere in the house

phones plugged in to other phone jacks around the house will now be connected

The way standard analong phone systems work is that all the jacks in the house are all wired together. Give one of them a connection to the outside world and the rest of them will automagically be connected as well.

You gotta make sure that you disconnect the phone company's connection first before plugging in the RJ11 into the phone jack. Otherwise, you'll risk buring out your Vonage "box"/"router thingy".

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: tikwanleap

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
I'm so confused but whatever. Does anyone have an answer for me?

Yes. It works.

Coax to cable modem
Ethernet from cable modem to router
Ethernet from router to Vonage "box" or "router thingy" that you get from them
RJ11 from "router thingy" into wall phone jack somewhere in the house

phones plugged in to other phone jacks around the house will now be connected

The way standard analong phone systems work is that all the jacks in the house are all wired together. Give one of them a connection to the outside world and the rest of them will automagically be connected as well.

You gotta make sure that you disconnect the phone company's connection first before plugging in the RJ11 into the phone jack. Otherwise, you'll risk buring out your Vonage "box"/"router thingy".

I've not heard that before and I don't understand why, but thanks for the advice. :thumbsup:

 

[tikwanleap]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: tikwanleap

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
I'm so confused but whatever. Does anyone have an answer for me?

Yes. It works.

Coax to cable modem
Ethernet from cable modem to router
Ethernet from router to Vonage "box" or "router thingy" that you get from them
RJ11 from "router thingy" into wall phone jack somewhere in the house

phones plugged in to other phone jacks around the house will now be connected

The way standard analong phone systems work is that all the jacks in the house are all wired together. Give one of them a connection to the outside world and the rest of them will automagically be connected as well.

You gotta make sure that you disconnect the phone company's connection first before plugging in the RJ11 into the phone jack. Otherwise, you'll risk buring out your Vonage "box"/"router thingy".

I've not heard that before and I don't understand why, but thanks for the advice. :thumbsup:

I'm not sure exactly why, but it probably has to do with the phone company sending high voltage/low current signals down the wire to "tell" the house phone to ring.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: tikwanleap

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: tikwanleap

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
I'm so confused but whatever. Does anyone have an answer for me?

Yes. It works.

Coax to cable modem
Ethernet from cable modem to router
Ethernet from router to Vonage "box" or "router thingy" that you get from them
RJ11 from "router thingy" into wall phone jack somewhere in the house

phones plugged in to other phone jacks around the house will now be connected

The way standard analong phone systems work is that all the jacks in the house are all wired together. Give one of them a connection to the outside world and the rest of them will automagically be connected as well.

You gotta make sure that you disconnect the phone company's connection first before plugging in the RJ11 into the phone jack. Otherwise, you'll risk buring out your Vonage "box"/"router thingy".

I've not heard that before and I don't understand why, but thanks for the advice. :thumbsup:

I'm not sure exactly why, but it probably has to do with the phone company sending high voltage/low current signals down the wire to "tell" the house phone to ring.

Oh, so if someone calls your "phone company" phone number if it's not disconnected and the "router thingy" is connected to the line, the signal to make the phones ring will overload the "router thingy"? SWEET. I wanna see mine start on fire :evil:

<edit>

:Q Remote phone bombing! :Q

 

[tikwanleap]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: tikwanleap

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: tikwanleap

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
I'm so confused but whatever. Does anyone have an answer for me?

Yes. It works.

Coax to cable modem
Ethernet from cable modem to router
Ethernet from router to Vonage "box" or "router thingy" that you get from them
RJ11 from "router thingy" into wall phone jack somewhere in the house

phones plugged in to other phone jacks around the house will now be connected

The way standard analong phone systems work is that all the jacks in the house are all wired together. Give one of them a connection to the outside world and the rest of them will automagically be connected as well.

You gotta make sure that you disconnect the phone company's connection first before plugging in the RJ11 into the phone jack. Otherwise, you'll risk buring out your Vonage "box"/"router thingy".

I've not heard that before and I don't understand why, but thanks for the advice. :thumbsup:

I'm not sure exactly why, but it probably has to do with the phone company sending high voltage/low current signals down the wire to "tell" the house phone to ring.

Oh, so if someone calls your "phone company" phone number if it's not disconnected and the "router thingy" is connected to the line, the signal to make the phones ring will overload the "router thingy"? SWEET. I wanna see mine start on fire :evil:

<edit>

:Q Remote phone bombing! :Q

soo eeeevil!

LOL :evil:

 

[Dulanic]

Originally posted by: Nik
I've got a system like that at my house, Klah. They rock. I've got 5 "stations" and one main base. I love the ability to individually name each handset, page other handsets, and even transfer/forward a call between them.

We use thoose at work. their tanks too, must have dropped one of them some 100+ times and it still works. Even dropped it a few times from like 15 feet.