-=PCTechTalk=- Re: 2 Two-Line phones (All works fine!)
- From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 23:23:18 -0400
HB,
First, I'm glad to hear that it's working and I truly appreciate you
explaining the solution for all to see.
If you plan to run both phone lines AND ethernet (computer), plan to
send two CAT5 cables along that path. The reason is that the computer cable
will take up all 8 wires on one of the cables while the two phone lines will
need 4 of the wires on the other. I went to Lowes and bought a bunch of 4
space modular wall plates (it's basically a switch plate with 4 square
spaces for mounting various jacks for cable/ethernet/phone/audio/etc.) and
large bags of related modular phone jacks (RJ-11), coaxial cable jacks &
ethernet jacks (RJ-45). I also picked up several low power wall switch
boxes (plastic wall boxes without a back surface) to house them at each
mounting location. If you need the color coding/wiring scheme, just give me
a yell using a better subject line and I'll be happy to provide the input.
Peace,
GMan
"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
----- Original Message -----
From: <HandsomeBlck@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 7:54 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- 2 Two-Line phones (All works fine!)
> Hello all,
> Have you ever worked on a project, spent way more time on it than it
> should really take? Then have someone solve it in about two minutes? Talk
> about
> feeling, uhm.... Nevermind.
> Well that's what happened to my phone problem. My better half said,
> "Just call a phone tech!" The tech came out and fixed the problem before I
> could
> finish explaining what I had already done. Daaaang!
> So, when you're wanting to have 2 two-line phones working, it's all
> about how the splitter is used. First, it doesn't matter if the phone
> lines are
> coming from a modem, or the wall (we'll just call them inputs).
> Take line one from the input and plug it into the side of the splitter
> where there are two receptacles. Take a line from the second receptacle
> and run
> it to the second phone's jack labeled "phone 1/2" (line one and two).
> Take a line from the side of the splitter that has only one
> receptacle,
> and run it to the first phone's jack labeled "phone 1/2.
> Take line two from the input and plug it into the first phone's jack
> labeled "phone 2". The second phone's jack labeled "phone 2", will be
> empty.
>
> I now have use of both phone numbers, on both phones. Still trying to
> figure out how to tell my wife how hard it was to figure it out. Maybe
> I'll be
> able to make it sound like it was a mathematic solution. Haha. But most
> likely,
> the only numbers she will be interested in is "how much $$?".
>
> GMan,
> FYI to your last reply. I intend to mount indoor phone and CAT5 boxes
> (with receptacle), in my office and in her office. And then run CAT5 cable
> for
> phones and computer out to her office. Any further suggestions before I
> get my
> coveralls on and crawl under the house?
>
> Thanks so much for everyone's help,
>
> HB
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