Venture Phone System & Vonage

Posts: 1 · New Forum Member Joined: Feb 23, 2005 Posts: 1

I've had the same problems with my Venture phone noted here. As a workaround, I currently put my two Vonage lines into lines 2 and 3 on the Venture.

I've noticed, at least twice, someone leaving a message in the Venture voicemail but when they hang up, the message is gone. It may be a problem with my Venture, but I doubt it. Anyone else have this problem with Vonage lines on the Venture?

BTW, Aastra told me today that they're coming out with a NEW Venture in mid-March 05 that will be Voip compatible.

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Just recently ran into the same problem with my Venture TAD. Luckily, I have only 2 lines (1 Vonage + 1 PSTN). So, I just ran both lines to port 2 on the CAM module. And, I reset the "prime" line to line 2. This essentially negates line 1 on the phone, which is a shame, but I don't think anything is really lost. I don't see this issue on the two Meridian 9417CWs I have or my 9516, so it appears to be only an issue with the Venture series phones and the Linksys adapters.

Any more word from Nortel/AAstra or Vonage on this issue? I have the LinkSys PAP2, causing the same problem.

Posts: 2 · New Forum Member Joined: Sep 10, 2006 Posts: 2

Hey guys, I know why you are here.....you are having problems with Vonage or other Voip service with Venture 3 line phone systems by Nortel / Aastra on line one right? Well I had the same problem months ago and did many different research on the product with no luck as everyone else was having the same problem. However after some more research with the phone (not online) I concluded that the cause of the problem was lack of REN power. Even though the Voip adaptors work fine with multiple (regular household) phones it does not jive with the power needed by the Venture 3 line phones on line one. To solve the REN power I contacted one of my distributors and asked them if they had product they would boost REN (ringer equivelance) they told me that VIking electronics sold a product that would do that. That product would be the Viking RG-10A ring booster. See my letter to the CEO of Vonage regarding this: http://www.ultimatealarms.com/1401926.html

Ever since installing the product between my Voip adapter (PAP2v2.0) and my phone system I have not had any problems. Caller ID passes just fine and my EFA works perefectly.

Let me know how it works out for you by replying to this thread. Good luck to all of you!.

P.S. I do sell these units, just contact me at the site.

Phil H.