[Electronics-Talk] Modern Landline Phone Service

[joseph hudson]

Yes I guess that's traditionally how it would work. But in this case, in order to make the modem work and both phones work, you have to have double plates on either side of the wall.
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> On Jun 21, 2022, at 7:26 AM, Amanda Lee via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Joseph,
> 
> Mine was plugged into a single jack.  A double jack is generally for two
> phone lines and if one  wansts to plug in more than one device to access the
> same phone line, they would need a splitter.  
> 
> Perhaps it's how the wiring of the original phone lines are, which doesn't
> make much sense.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
> joseph hudson via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2022 10:58 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
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> Cc: joseph hudson <jhud7789 at twc.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Modern Landline Phone Service
> 
> Leslie, where you have the double jacks is where the modem needs to be and
> you also need double Jack's in the other room. You need two sets of double
> jacks. In order to make this connection work. Unfortunately.
> 
>> On Jun 20, 2022, at 8:56 PM, Leslie Fairall via Electronics-Talk
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Ok. I plugged the splitter into the modem. I have a phone cable from the
> phone to the splitter and another going from the splitter to the wall. The
> phone in my bedroom still will not ring. It is one of those phones that
> needs to be plugged into the wall since it is a conference speakerphone.
> Should I try another phone? In my room there are a set of double jacks. I
> have tried both with the same result. I get touch tones but no dial tone.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Leslie Fairall
>> mailto:fairall at panix.com
>> 
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