On Sep 9, 12:03*pm, Metspitzer wrote:
We are getting Charter phone added Wednesday. *The faq says:
Number Of Phone Lines

Charter will install up to two separate phone lines and a distinctive
ring for residential customers. *If you need more than two separate
phone lines please contact Charter Business at 1-888-692-8635.http://www.myaccount.charter.com/cus...?supportarticl...

I really don't need two different phone numbers, but since the second
line is free, I was considering how I may use it.

I currently have 2 cordless phones with 3 handsets each. *One of the
base phones is right where the router (and UPS) is located at the
house. *I am considering putting a single jack for that phone on the
main phone number and then letting the rest of the jacks in the house
be supplied by the second phone number.

I don't know how the phone equipment connects to the phone system.
What would be nice is if the phone guy would just install a jack that
has two ports. *One for each phone number.

I could then plug the base into one jack and that gives the 3 most
important phones the main phone number.

For the second line, I have a base block next to the equipment. *I
could just take a 6' phone cord and jump between the second line and
the new phone jack line 2. *This would make the entire house then be
on the second phone line back feed through the room jack.

Would this work?

If it turned out that I would really want the other base (and the rest
of the house) on the same number, I could just change the jumper and
put all the phones on the main number.

The connection to the phone lines in your home is the
same as the way the phone company connects, through
the demarc box they just disconnect the phone company
feed and cross connect their phone box into yours...

Something people should know about using Vonage and
cable provider phone lines is that they are NOT protected
in the event of a power failure the devices that connect you
from the cable network or your internet connection needs
power in order to provide you with phone service... The
plain old telephone service provided by the phone company
works during power failures if you aren't using cordless
phones... Those who rely on cell phones to communicate
during an emergency are foolish, the cell phone network
can be placed in restricted mode by various local, state
and federal officials during which phones which are not
programmed into an authorized users list will not be able
to make any calls other than to 911...