Originally posted by: DoozerM
Originally posted by: skunkbuster
i havent read all 2100+ replies, but is there any way to get your existing phones to work with this too? for example, i have a phone in the kitchen. if i got this service, i wouldnt be able to use it anymore, correct?
skunkbuster -
If what you are asking is, Can you have all of your phones in your house work with this service, with the phones in their current locations, then the answer is yes, although I don't think SR supports it. I actually have it installed this way.
What you need to do is disconnect the normal phone service from the Demarc Box situated somewhere on or near your property. This is what powers and provides the phone service to your house. Once that is disconnected, all of your phones in your house will be dead. At that point, all you have to do is plug a telephone wire from the Phone1 jack of the Gizmo into any phone jack in the wall of your house, and VOILA.
Some caveats about this though: The Gizmo has a REN (Ring Equivalency Number) of 5, which means you can have up to 5 phones ring throughout the house (give or take depending on distance ...). If you have more phones than that (like I do), then you can either turn off some of the ringers, or get a ring booster which increases the number of phones which can be rung.