Posted: 4/18/2014 12:17:25 PM EDT
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Cant seem to find what I'm looking for and cant seem to fine any online phone forums out there.......
We have two lines coming into our business. My office, has two people in it, but only one wall jack and one (two line) phone that's on my desk. the other guy has to come over to my desk to use/answer the phone. Is there a simple phone line splitter that will split a 2 line, into a PAIR of two line phones, so the other guy can run a line to his desk? We have another extra two line phone that can be used. All i can find in the local stores, splits the two line into a single two line and a fax/answering machine, but no 2 line to 2 line? Does this product exist or is it gonna require a tech visit from AT&T to wire us another jack? |
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Cant seem to find what I'm looking for and cant seem to fine any online phone forums out there....... We have two lines coming into our business. My office, has two people in it, but only one wall jack and one (two line) phone that's on my desk. the other guy has to come over to my desk to use/answer the phone. Is there a simple phone line splitter that will split a 2 line, into a PAIR of two line phones, so the other guy can run a line to his desk? We have another extra two line phone that can be used. All i can find in the local stores, splits the two line into a single two line and a fax/answering machine, but no 2 line to 2 line? Does this product exist or is it gonna require a tech visit from AT&T to wire us another jack? It's not a standard splitter configuration, but its easy enough to wire up. If you're not confident of wiring, you'll probably have to have a tech come do it, but it's not difficult. Buy a 2nd RJ12 (two line) phone jack and a couple feet of wire. There are gonna be four colored wires inside the RJ12 jack, a green and yellow pair and black and red pair. Just run a single wire from each of those terminals to the corresponding terminal on the new RJ12 jack, and you'll be all wired up. |
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That one looks like a single line splitter that allows you to still have a phone line and 1 other option ( phone, fax or ans machine), but no one locally thinks it will work and split a two line phone system. Needing an RJ14 to RJ14/RJ14 ??? |
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It's not a standard splitter configuration, but its easy enough to wire up. If you're not confident of wiring, you'll probably have to have a tech come do it, but it's not difficult. Buy a 2nd RJ12 (two line) phone jack and a couple feet of wire. There are gonna be four colored wires inside the RJ12 jack, a green and yellow pair and black and red pair. Just run a single wire from each of those terminals to the corresponding terminal on the new RJ12 jack, and you'll be all wired up. Quoted:
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Cant seem to find what I'm looking for and cant seem to fine any online phone forums out there....... We have two lines coming into our business. My office, has two people in it, but only one wall jack and one (two line) phone that's on my desk. the other guy has to come over to my desk to use/answer the phone. Is there a simple phone line splitter that will split a 2 line, into a PAIR of two line phones, so the other guy can run a line to his desk? We have another extra two line phone that can be used. All i can find in the local stores, splits the two line into a single two line and a fax/answering machine, but no 2 line to 2 line? Does this product exist or is it gonna require a tech visit from AT&T to wire us another jack? It's not a standard splitter configuration, but its easy enough to wire up. If you're not confident of wiring, you'll probably have to have a tech come do it, but it's not difficult. Buy a 2nd RJ12 (two line) phone jack and a couple feet of wire. There are gonna be four colored wires inside the RJ12 jack, a green and yellow pair and black and red pair. Just run a single wire from each of those terminals to the corresponding terminal on the new RJ12 jack, and you'll be all wired up. Now this I think I could do if the plug/play splitter option doesn't exist... |
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That one looks like a single line splitter that allows you to still have a phone line and 1 other option ( phone, fax or ans machine), but no one locally thinks it will work and split a two line phone system. Needing an RJ14 to RJ14/RJ14 ??? Quoted:
That one looks like a single line splitter that allows you to still have a phone line and 1 other option ( phone, fax or ans machine), but no one locally thinks it will work and split a two line phone system. Needing an RJ14 to RJ14/RJ14 ??? It's a duplex splitter - it has all 4 pins. With a single line system you use the center pair, the second line runs on the outer pair. |
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That one converts it to a L1, L2, L1&L2, so that would allow me to plug mine in the L1&L2 jack but his phone would only have acces to one line... |
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Quoted: That one converts it to a L1, L2, L1&L2, so that would allow me to plug mine in the L1&L2 jack but his phone would only have acces to one line... Quoted: That one converts it to a L1, L2, L1&L2, so that would allow me to plug mine in the L1&L2 jack but his phone would only have acces to one line... |
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2nd question: The line came out of the wall into this box, which plugs into an AC adapter, and then goes to the phone? What is this device for? I bypassed it and the phone works just fine without it.. <a href="http://s238.photobucket.com/user/scocor83/media/BB5EC2E0-BAE7-473E-A73A-B214F13072DB.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff157/scocor83/BB5EC2E0-BAE7-473E-A73A-B214F13072DB.jpg</a> <a href="http://s238.photobucket.com/user/scocor83/media/C440B303-28A4-48B2-8C7B-6569BDD6F7B6.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff157/scocor83/C440B303-28A4-48B2-8C7B-6569BDD6F7B6.jpg</a> <a href="http://s238.photobucket.com/user/scocor83/media/61B5BF98-CDD3-4766-A090-14B5F9B33810.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff157/scocor83/61B5BF98-CDD3-4766-A090-14B5F9B33810.jpg</a> 
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It all depends on how it is wired up, and what you want to do, which line do you want to ring where. Me, it would take about five minutes and done, if you are asking this question, your results will vary. Have you considered just buying a new phone? There are tons of two or more line business desk phones that come with cordless handsets that can be placed anywhere, that is normally the simplest solution and won't require any rewiring. |
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2nd question: The line came out of the wall into this box, which plugs into an AC adapter, and then goes to the phone? What is this device for? I bypassed it and the phone works just fine without it. It's a power booster. POTS lines can be driven by current from the phone company's central office (CO), and that's used to power the phone, turn on lighted keypads, run the processor and power the bells or ringers. If you have a particularly large setup, or one with long cable runs, then the amount of juice the CO can provide is not enough to run your multiple extensions unless you have your own in-office PBX with a power supply to provide current for more phones or long runs. You plug those little boosters in, and they provide additional power to your desk phone without drawing down too much on the CO side of the line. |
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It's a power booster. POTS lines can be driven by current from the phone company's central office (CO), and that's used to power the phone, turn on lighted keypads, run the processor and power the bells or ringers. If you have a particularly large setup, or one with long cable runs, then the amount of juice the CO can provide is not enough to run your multiple extensions unless you have your own in-office PBX with a power supply to provide current for more phones or long runs. You plug those little boosters in, and they provide additional power to your desk phone without drawing down too much on the CO side of the line. Quoted:
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2nd question: The line came out of the wall into this box, which plugs into an AC adapter, and then goes to the phone? What is this device for? I bypassed it and the phone works just fine without it. It's a power booster. POTS lines can be driven by current from the phone company's central office (CO), and that's used to power the phone, turn on lighted keypads, run the processor and power the bells or ringers. If you have a particularly large setup, or one with long cable runs, then the amount of juice the CO can provide is not enough to run your multiple extensions unless you have your own in-office PBX with a power supply to provide current for more phones or long runs. You plug those little boosters in, and they provide additional power to your desk phone without drawing down too much on the CO side of the line. Great info. I'll plug it back in... 
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