Is There No Way I Can Make This Work

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I have a IP 8100-2 from V-Tech. There are no phone lines on this unit, it has 2 ethernet lines available, one for voice and one for fax. I do not have a dedicated fax line. I have a linksys WRT54G connected to it.

I'm having a HD TiVo installed on Wednesday morning probably will be an H10-250. I can take this thing to my neighbors house and make the one call, but does anyone know of a way I can get this thing to work with my Vonage? Since I can't plug it into a wall phone socket it doesn't seem possible.

Any help is appreciated. I've been searching so long today that my back is killing me.

Posts: 4751 · Vonage Forum **MVM** Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 4751

I guess I don't understand. The IP8100 is a Vonage unit. The ethernet ports aren't for voice and fax; they're for networking. Did you get the unit from Vonage? If not, have you registered it with Vonage?

If you have an existing account with Vonage and it's working with another Vonage adapter, then you can't use this unit to work on the same telephone number. Was that your question?

Posts: 168 · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:29 am Post subject:

I got it from Circuit City. I get billed from Vonage so I suppose I'm registered.

Those two ports on the back are for lines to my linksys. So yes they are for networking but for networking the Vonage adapter only.

I'm asking does anyone know any way I can make my D-TiVo call out with this set up.

Posts: 4751 · Vonage Forum **MVM** Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 4751

OK, I think I understand now. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that the answer is that there's no way to do what you want to do. As you say, there's no way to tie the thing into other phone wiring.

Posts: 4 · New Forum Member Joined: Aug 20, 2006 Posts: 4

I agree with Steve48's thoughts.

I have the very same VTech product you have. The ports are for ethernet and no facilities for additional "traditional" telecom connections. The Vtech can have additional Vtech sets added, up to 4. But no help to your question (but could be a point of confusion for some).

THIS IS NOT FOR THE FAINT AT HEART DSL USERS!!! So with no wiring experience or sound knowledge of their service being provided, DSL users may want to disregard the part about adding your Vonage line to the house/business facility.

I added an additional Vonage line and traditional linksys phone adapter. Next I disconnected the "hardwired" landline feed TO my house wiring at the customer premise box. This is to reduce the possibility of line error or back feed from any hardwire-landline facilities. This does leave the total house wiring still intact, provided above executed properly. It will however, disconnect any landline provided service you may have, if you are using 2 service providers, for example, Vonage AND AT&T.
You can have both though. Just not both providers to same jack. View your Vonage service just like another provider. Then segregate your wiring to facilitate both providers to their respective points of use within the structure.

I've taken that second adapter (PAP2) and plugged from my new programed line directly back into the wall RJ-11. This energizes my lines throughout my house. Should you actually need to use the same RJ-11 jack you used to energize the house, you CAN use a splitter, but be cautioned, you could incur "noise".

Hope this helps....

Posts: 4 · New Forum Member Joined: Aug 20, 2006 Posts: 4

****** I did fail to mention, there are options to anyone that wants to manage their own wiring. Telecom only really requires 1 pair of wires (TR). "Most" recent home wiring is 2 pair or more. Some older stuctures are still 3 wire and less....YUK!

Once you start splitting the sheath, of a pair for this and a pair for that....TO THE SAME JACK/OUTLET...you better have a good diagram or telecom "toner" for problem solving...

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