Residential phone solutions and applications

[caseydoug]

I assume you are comparing your situation now to a PSTN system where all the phones were wired? Because there is no reason a cordless system would work any differently on VoIP or PSTN. I agree with Russell's suggestion. I have VOIPo feeding into home wiring with two-line jacks throughout the house. I also have a two-line cordless system with six handsets. Even though my ATA is in the basement, the base station for my cordless system is on the second floor where the coverage is better, plugged into a wired jack there. This way, I get cordless reception throughout the house (three storeys plus the basement), and can plug in a corded phone anywhere.

[bwyatt]

I assume you are comparing your situation now to a PSTN system where all the phones were wired?

Yes.

Essentially, you disconnect any external input to your house (phone company cable at the network interface outside your house) and then feed the ATA into any phone jack. All the phones in your house should work as before.

That's the perfect solution. You are saying it's not necessary to feed the output of the ATA at the external input to the house? If I'm understanding correctly, plugging the output of the ATA to any phone jack on the same pair will work as long as the external input is disconnected - right?

[Russell]

That's the perfect solution. You are saying it's not necessary to feed the output of the ATA at the external input to the house? If I'm understanding correctly, plugging the output of the ATA to any phone jack on the same pair will work as long as the external input is disconnected - right?

Exactly right!

[usa2k]

Makes sure the outside stays disconnected.
The could be a voltage potential from the traditional phone company.