After installing the OBI100, is it advisable to disconnect the green and red feed from the telephone pole? I need one house jack for my fax machine.
1800811
I have no idea... I returned mine when I realized Google Voice would not be supporting them after May 1st of this year.
1800812
Yes, definitely disconnect from the outside telephone company wiring. Once that is done, your can use the house phone jack wiring to distribute the OBi100 signal to other rooms of the house.
1424318
It would depend. If you are asking if you can connect to a FAX line, yes they are just telephone lines typically. If you want both the FAX and the Base connected, I would get a splitter that turns one jack into two telephone jacks, and plug the FAX into one side and the phone into the other. Some research needs to be done to see how to set the FAX and phone to share the line. Many FAX machines or phones can be set to determine what type of call is incoming.
607028
I thought this was a fail over connection. If the VOIP service your are using fails or your internet connection goes down, you still have the analog line to make and receive phone calls. You would probably want to connect this to an uninterruptible power supply so if power goes out, you still have access through the OBI110 to the analog POTS line. If you were out of the country, you could use it to make local telephone calls over the analog POTS line. IN the foreign country, you would use the VOIP line to get to the OBI1110 in the US, for example. Then dial out therefrom using the analog line. Lastly, 911 calls would then be made locally. I thought this was a fail over connection. If the VOIP service your are using fails or your internet connection goes down, you still have the analog line to make and receive phone calls. You would probably want to connect this to an uninterruptible power supply so if power goes out, you still have access through the OBI110 to the analog POTS line. If you were out of the country, you could use it to make local telephone calls over the analog POTS line. IN the foreign country, you would use the VOIP line to get to the OBI1110 in the US, for example. Then dial out therefrom using... » Read More I thought this was a fail over connection. If the VOIP service your are using fails or your internet connection goes down, you still have the analog line to make and receive phone calls. You would probably want to connect this to an uninterruptible power supply so if power goes out, you still have access through the OBI110 to the analog POTS line. If you were out of the country, you could use it to make local telephone calls over the analog POTS line. IN the foreign country, you would use the VOIP line to get to the OBI1110 in the US, for example. Then dial out therefrom using the analog line. Lastly, 911 calls would then be made locally. « Show Less
684082
I left the attendant feature at factory default which I recall as answering after 4 or 5 rings. I think I also recall that it can be turned off. I've been quite pleased with the system overall. It has all the important features and it was easy to install. We mounted and wired it on plywood then fastened the plywood to the wall alongside the Telco entrance. We also mounted a plain old telephone on the same plywood and used the X16 bypass connection so we wouldn't be totally dead if the system died.
1824982
Arthur, I have my Pixma's telephone line on a splitter, a DSL line. One line to modem, another to MP830. (Base phone and answering machine is in another room; can't connect to printer) Receive Mode is set to Manual RX. But every time I call my number from my cell phone (still in testing mode!) the fax answers after a couple of rings. Can't talk. So I'm leaving it disconnected until we can figure out the setting. Any ideas?
1127663
No. We have it hooked to our main line coming in to the business. But we are still happy with it. Maybe it's possible to use a splitter. I don't know. We don't use our second line but for fax or rair occasion of overflow of calls
820325
you need this device if your phone service is one pert of the house and you can't run wires to another part where you'd also like service. You need phone jacks to plug into this, one on each end. If your phone service provides a phone jack that allows you to plug a handset or fax machine into it, then this should work.
279429
I was not able to shut off the fax ring via the machine. I made my own phone switch to disconnect the phonline when FAX is not needed.
980180
You can always plug multiple items on one phone line. You can only use one at once. If you receive faxes, you just need to make sure only one is in answer mode.
1066958
the instructions say to plug into a phone jack, it think in the room. I had a phone jack across the room and it worked. I don't know if it would work from a jack in another room. Also, the part that the fax machine plugs into mus b plugged directly int the electrical outlet, no power strip. Hopes this helps
1878545
There are 2 network connections, 1 input and 1 output. The jack is a 'combo' jack that accepts either RJ11 or RJ45 connections. Generally you would use the RJ11 before your modem. You could use the RJ45 after, especially with cable modems, but it wouldn't protect the modem itself. The AC protection is 3 ways, L-N N-G and L-G
1619540
No. This accepts phone connectors only, it separates the Internet signal from the voice/ fax signal.I hope this helps.
1247708
Yes. I have mine "in from wall jack to answering machine" out from answering machine to phone jack."
2129662
I think you could unplug the electrical connections in a couple minutes. The power/ground/power-on-signal wires are all on one plug. The speaker inputs are an easy connection also. How you temporarily mount this unit in your trunk may be the hardest thing to disconnect.
1281438
I am connected DIRECTLY to a DSL wall jack - A 'standard' phone jack connection, using Century Link as my ISP.Pages 2 and 3 of the installation guide / booklet cover install VERY well . . .FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS!!Very simple, very easy.Hope this helps - Jay
1317767
Yes. However not sure if you can do with 1 phone line, I have obi202 & Magic jack connected
1570200
Thanks to everyone for the help on this. I am going to try the suggestions and see if that works. I'd really like to be able to do an outbound fax anytime and receive a fax by pressing the receive button.I fear that the fax picking up in the middle of the call may be due to using VOIP with Vonage as it will occasionally make a faxish noixe when a second call comes in. Will report back the results -- ping me on this list by adding a reply if I don't (i get an email on each reply).