Is the BYOD device in parallel with existing VOIPo phone?

**zippy114** · 03-20-2011 02:52 PM

Hi there,

I have a basic question. If I configure a BYOD SIP softphone (or whatever), how does it really work? Is it basically "in parallel" with the phone that is connected to the VOIPo device? Assuming both devices are properly registered, should i be able to answer an incoming call and/or make a call from either phone?

thanks,

AndyN

**usa2k** · 03-21-2011 03:57 AM

Yes.

And your main adapter has two lines already if that's all you need.
On the main ATA you can have two simultaneous calls going.

The key difference is the BYOD, or soft phone does not allow international calling, and uses different credentials from the plug&play VOIPo ATA.

VOIPo doe not provide personnel to support BYOD, but there is a user forum here: http://forums.voipo.com/forumdisplay.php?f=28

**pflueger41** · 03-22-2011 12:45 PM

Well I use to be able to pick up a incoming call with either the softphone or voipo phone with all incoming calls but now only able to answer with either on the first incoming call and all others with only the softphone and the voipo phone giving a busy signal if I pick it up first while the softphone continues to ring . If I close the softphone and reopen the same cycle, first incoming both can answer , anything after that only the softphone.

**mogulman** · 03-22-2011 01:39 PM

This is similar to what I am experiencing. I have an HT502. When I have it turned on.. I can only answer calls on the first ring. If I pick up after the first ring, then I get busy signal.

**Russell** · 03-25-2011 06:06 AM

My gut feeling is that the VOIPo folks are not going to be very sympathetic to having both operational at the same time - there is potential for abuse if all works smoothly. Perhaps you can describe what you're trying to achieve and folks can point out a way to do it without having them in parallel.

**laris** · 12-13-2011 08:55 PM

You can have a soft phone and your adapter running at the same time. I believe it is only one softphone device at a time though.

**Tooth** · 06-07-2012 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by laris

You can have a soft phone and your adapter running at the same time. I believe it is only one softphone device at a time though.

Is this true? I have my iOS device successfully configured as a VOIPo softphone, but I can't seem to get my wife's Android configured using the sipdroid app. I have my iOS device using port 5061 and tried to configure sipdriod to use 5062. But no dice.

**chpalmer** · 06-10-2012 01:18 AM

Originally Posted by Tooth

Is this true? I have my iOS device successfully configured as a VOIPo softphone, but I can't seem to get my wife's Android configured using the sipdroid app. I have my iOS device using port 5061 and tried to configure sipdriod to use 5062. But no dice.

Are you connected through your home network when you try this?

**budmaster** · 06-10-2012 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by zippy114

Hi there,

I have a basic question. If I configure a BYOD SIP softphone (or whatever), how does it really work? Is it basically "in parallel" with the phone that is connected to the VOIPo device? Assuming both devices are properly registered, should i be able to answer an incoming call and/or make a call from either phone?

thanks,

AndyN

Both make and receive calls just fine. First one to answer gets the call.

**ymhee_bcex** · 06-10-2012 12:26 PM

I had VOIPo-issued and BYOD adapter on simultaneously (not intentionally - but it made a good test). The voice quality was terrible. Once I disconnected BYOD device - the problem went away. "BYOD" adapter is still on the network, and registered to a different provider; just disconnected from VOIPo