Best way to setup Ooma with modem in a different room as the main phone
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I used to backfeed my ooma hub into in-house wiring. The phone wire, like common ones, has two lines, the ooma phone line being one, and DSL signal to the modem being another. It worked quite well...
Best way to setup Ooma with modem in a different room as the main phone
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You can still use ooma's voicemail with the base out of sight. You'll get the standard chatter dial tone and phones with a message waiting indicator will show vm. You would dial something to access...
Best way to setup Ooma with modem in a different room as the main phone
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my ooma box is in the basement with all the router/modem stuff. I never use the box as a VM box - it's FAR easier to use their app or go online and listen to VM's
Best way to setup Ooma with modem in a different room as the main phone
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I can. I just would have to walk back to the back room to check any messages. I'm going to try to back feed it like you suggested. I'll just use my answering machine on my DECT phone and set the...
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I'm still on the fence about putting the Ooma device in the main room, so I can use the answering system on the device. The Ooma device needs to be near the modem (wired), unless I do some type of...
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It should work but more points for failure or loss of quality. Can you not just put your DECT phones base station in the room with the Ooma? Feeding the phone jacks is the best solution IMO. Not a...
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we are confused. The ooma box puts out a standard tel signal, so you can backfeed the whole house provided you disconnect it from the mains, but of course the ooma box needs to be near an existing...
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I would go with obi if you want free with google voice
ooma you have to pay taxs about $6 month,i wonder how much bandwith both use of you internet
just plug into your phone jack if your not...
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Thanks.
I didn't know that the phone lines could be back fed like that. I would just need to disconnect it from the main service line.
I'm still on the fence about using the Ooma answering...
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either backfeed all the jacks or use cordless phones
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Does the bedroom have a phone jack?
http://support.ooma.com/home/distributing-ooma-to-all-telephone-jacks/
Best way to setup Ooma with modem in a different room as the main phone
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I want to setup a voip service and I'm going to either go with Ooama or obi. I'm leaning toward Ooma.
My modem is setup in a back bedroom. There is no way for me to move it to another room. My...
