ConnectME problem: won't ring my home phones
Just installed a ConnectME.
A 'plain old telephone' hooked directly up to the ConnectME works fine for both inbound and outbound calls. However, when I hook the ConnectME up to the 'house wiring' (goes to a portable phone; a desk speakerphone; and a bunch of tel jacks that don't have anything connected to them) then outbound calls work, but inbound calls never ring any of the phones. It seems like there is not enough voltage to ring the phones. Anyone else experience this? Any ideas on a remedy?
skaterdad wrote:
Just installed a ConnectME.
A 'plain old telephone' hooked directly up to the ConnectME works fine for both inbound and outbound calls. However, when I hook the ConnectME up to the 'house wiring' (goes to a portable phone; a desk speakerphone; and a bunch of tel jacks that don't have anything connected to them) then outbound calls work, but inbound calls never ring any of the phones. It seems like there is not enough voltage to ring the phones. Anyone else experience this? Any ideas on a remedy?
IMHO, it's not a great idea to be connecting this device to house wiring, there maybe too much of a load, many phones or not to make it work that way.
Most likely the wiring length itself, is causing electrical resistance.
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