[VoIP] WE 2500 question

[Jayson Smith]

Hi,
Do you mean, like a duplex/extension/whatever you call those? The phone does
have a modular jack.
Jayson.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steph Kerman" <stfkerman at jps.net>
To: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy at bellsouth.net>; "Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog
Switches" <voip at ckts.info>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [VoIP] WE 2500 question


> Does the phone have a modular plug?
>
> Do you have a modular "T" for connecting 2 phones to the same jack?
>
> Steph
>
> Jayson Smith wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Unfortunately, being blind, I'm not in a good position to measure those
> > voltages. I just tried several phone cords, including the one shipped
with
> > the phone, on my unused BPA-410. None worked. I like the phone, it's
exactly
> > what I wanted, I just wish it'd work on my IAXy!
> > Jayson.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Martin Harriss" <martin at Princeton.EDU>
> > To: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy at bellsouth.net>; "Voice Over IP Tandem for
Analog
> > Switches" <voip at ckts.info>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 3:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: [VoIP] WE 2500 question
> >
> >
> >
> >> Jayson Smith wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hello,
> >>> So is this saying, I'd need to somehow get a phone cord with some
wires
> >>> reversed?  I'll try the phone cord that came with the thing. For those
> >>> curious people among you, here's a recording of what I'm getting.
> >>> http://www.bluegrasspals.com/2500.wav
> >>> Jayson.
> >>>
> >> Jayson,
> >>
> >> Are you in a position to measure the off-hook and on-hook voltage for
> >> this phone/ATA combination?  (Or have someone else do it for you?)  It
> >> would also be interesting to measure the off-hook voltage both with and
> >> without one of the dial keys pressed.  I wonder if the ATA is putting
> >> out enough voltage (especially when the phone is off-hook) to run the
> >> dial pad.
> >>
> >> I seem to recall that when you pressed a key on those old dial pads the
> >> switch contacts somehow generated an electronic "kick" (for want of a
> >> better word) to start the oscillator, which then kept going of its own
> >> accord.  I wonder if what you are hearing is this "kick" starting the
> >> oscillator for a few cycles, but then the line voltage is not
sufficient
> >> to keep the oscillator running.
> >>
> >> Martin
> >>
> >>
> >
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