I've got two land lines, one cable and one traditional phone company.
And I have a telephone that handles two phone lines. Can I plug the two
different types of phone lines into the same telephone?

Bert Byfield wrote:
I've got two land lines, one cable and one traditional phone company.
And I have a telephone that handles two phone lines. Can I plug the two
different types of phone lines into the same telephone?



Should be no problem. I have three IP phone lines from two
different adapters and standard phones work fine.

TDD

On Fri 07 Nov 2008 10:07:11p, Bert Byfield told us...

I've got two land lines, one cable and one traditional phone company.
And I have a telephone that handles two phone lines. Can I plug the two
different types of phone lines into the same telephone?




Yes.

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Bert Byfield wrote:
I've got two land lines, one cable and one traditional phone company.
And I have a telephone that handles two phone lines. Can I plug the two
different types of phone lines into the same telephone?



Please report back after you try it. Others think it you will be fine.

Lou

On Nov 8, 4:32*am, LouB wrote:
Bert Byfield wrote:
I've got two land lines, one cable and one traditional phone company.
And I have a telephone that handles two phone lines. Can I plug the two
different types of phone lines into the same telephone?

Please report back after you try it. *Others think it you will be fine.

Lou

Any of those phone options present the same 2 wire phone interface at
the end of the wire to any phone, so you can mix and match.

On Nov 8, 12:07*am, Bert Byfield wrote:
I've got two land lines, one cable and one traditional phone company.
And I have a telephone that handles two phone lines. Can I plug the two
different types of phone lines into the same telephone?

Yes, but why?

Would it be cheaper to get a second line from the cable company and
eliminate the TelCo bill?

DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Nov 8, 12:07 am, Bert Byfield wrote:
I've got two land lines, one cable and one traditional phone company.
And I have a telephone that handles two phone lines. Can I plug the two
different types of phone lines into the same telephone?

Yes, but why?

Would it be cheaper to get a second line from the cable company and
eliminate the TelCo bill?

Some people like regular # for 911 safety.

Lou

On Nov 8, 11:46*pm, LouB wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Nov 8, 12:07 am, Bert Byfield wrote:
I've got two land lines, one cable and one traditional phone company.
And I have a telephone that handles two phone lines. Can I plug the two
different types of phone lines into the same telephone?

Yes, but why?

Would it be cheaper to get a second line from the cable company and
eliminate the TelCo bill?

Some people like regular # for 911 safety.

Lou

True, but does Bert?

LouB wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Nov 8, 12:07 am, Bert Byfield wrote:
I've got two land lines, one cable and one traditional phone company.
And I have a telephone that handles two phone lines. Can I plug the two
different types of phone lines into the same telephone?

Yes, but why?

Would it be cheaper to get a second line from the cable company and
eliminate the TelCo bill?

Some people like regular # for 911 safety.

Lou

Or some need to use 1980 technology acoustic modems to have their
pacemakers checked.

George wrote:
LouB wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Nov 8, 12:07 am, Bert Byfield wrote:
I've got two land lines, one cable and one traditional phone
company. And I have a telephone that handles two phone lines. Can
I plug the two different types of phone lines into the same
telephone?

Yes, but why?

Would it be cheaper to get a second line from the cable company and
eliminate the TelCo bill?

Some people like regular # for 911 safety.

Lou

Or some need to use 1980 technology acoustic modems to have their
pacemakers checked.

1. Can't an acoustic modem work with a VoIP line?

2. In many respects, a cell phone is better for contacting 911 than an
ordinary land-line. A cell phone connection, for example, can't be cut by
the invading goblins.

HeyBub wrote:
George wrote:
LouB wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Nov 8, 12:07 am, Bert Byfield wrote:
I've got two land lines, one cable and one traditional phone
company. And I have a telephone that handles two phone lines. Can
I plug the two different types of phone lines into the same
telephone?
Yes, but why?

Would it be cheaper to get a second line from the cable company and
eliminate the TelCo bill?
Some people like regular # for 911 safety.

Lou
Or some need to use 1980 technology acoustic modems to have their
pacemakers checked.

1. Can't an acoustic modem work with a VoIP line?

2. In many respects, a cell phone is better for contacting 911 than an
ordinary land-line. A cell phone connection, for example, can't be cut by
the invading goblins.


Yabut a cell phone system can be easily overloaded in a big emergency.

Lou

HeyBub wrote:
George wrote:
LouB wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Nov 8, 12:07 am, Bert Byfield wrote:
I've got two land lines, one cable and one traditional phone
company. And I have a telephone that handles two phone lines. Can
I plug the two different types of phone lines into the same
telephone?
Yes, but why?

Would it be cheaper to get a second line from the cable company and
eliminate the TelCo bill?
Some people like regular # for 911 safety.

Lou
Or some need to use 1980 technology acoustic modems to have their
pacemakers checked.

1. Can't an acoustic modem work with a VoIP line?

2. In many respects, a cell phone is better for contacting 911 than an
ordinary land-line. A cell phone connection, for example, can't be cut by
the invading goblins.


Does the term 'single point of failure' ring a bell? If all your
connectivity to the outside world is through a single pipe, if that pipe
has any problems, you are cut off. I have 3rd-party DSL that rides a
separate pair of wires. I have had it go down, and the POTS dial tone
still worked. I have had the POTS dial tone go down, and the DSL still
worked. I have Satellite for TV, but I also have a roof antenna for days
the satt is being cranky. I even have a toy pre-paid cell, mainly for
travel, but I still keep a 2-way radio in the car.

Yes, I always recommend to people that they keep their copper line. I
also recommend they keep one stone-age line-powered corded Real
Telephone plugged into it. Like the ones they had in the house as a kid,
the Ma Bell WE style. Modern phones are disposable, and subject to
silent failures. The old 500/2500 desk sets are damn near indestructible.

--
aem sends....

HeyBub wrote:
George wrote:
LouB wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Nov 8, 12:07 am, Bert Byfield wrote:
I've got two land lines, one cable and one traditional phone
company. And I have a telephone that handles two phone lines. Can
I plug the two different types of phone lines into the same
telephone?
Yes, but why?

Would it be cheaper to get a second line from the cable company and
eliminate the TelCo bill?
Some people like regular # for 911 safety.

Lou
Or some need to use 1980 technology acoustic modems to have their
pacemakers checked.

1. Can't an acoustic modem work with a VoIP line?

No, they use ancient signaling methods.


2. In many respects, a cell phone is better for contacting 911 than an
ordinary land-line. A cell phone connection, for example, can't be cut by
the invading goblins.



Depends what carrier you have. What a lot of folks don't realize is that
some carriers are really Mickey Mouse. One of my buddies works in that
industry and I often get to see the equipment and it is interesting to
see how companies choose to operate. One of the carriers has large
battery capacity and backup generators with large fuel tanks on almost
every cell site (some non-critical fill in sites don't have generators)
the other carriers have minimal battery and just a connector to plug in
one of the two or three portable generators they may have to cover a
1,000 square mile area.

We had a recent early snow storm here and there were lots of power
problems because leaves were still on the trees and the snow was heavy
and wet. All of the cell carriers except one dropped off the map within
hours and were still off a day later. And actually the carrier that has
a well designed system runs adds about their network and they are one of
the few ads that aren't hype.

In article ,
"HeyBub" wrote:

A cell phone connection, for example, can't be cut by
the invading goblins.

If they have the tech-savvy to confidently disable the land-line
service, they are probably also operating wireless JAMMING equipment.
--

JR

on 11/8/2008 11:46 PM LouB said the following:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Nov 8, 12:07 am, Bert Byfield wrote:
I've got two land lines, one cable and one traditional phone company.
And I have a telephone that handles two phone lines. Can I plug the two
different types of phone lines into the same telephone?

Yes, but why?

Would it be cheaper to get a second line from the cable company and
eliminate the TelCo bill?

Some people like regular # for 911 safety.

Lou

I don't have cable phone, but the TWC site says that their E911 sends
the address and phone # of the caller location. I don't know about other
cable companies.
One problem with any cable phone is that it doesn't work during a power
failure, so you better have a cell phone or regular phone handy.

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Bill
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In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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Regular line works when the electricity is off.

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"LouB" wrote in message
...
Yes, but why?

Would it be cheaper to get a second line from the cable company and
eliminate the TelCo bill?

Some people like regular # for 911 safety.

Lou

In article
,
DerbyDad03 wrote:

Would it be cheaper to get a second line from the
cable company and eliminate the TelCo bill?

Probably.

Still, there are more than a few residences where the bill for one
service is paid by the homeowner and the other by the employer of one of
the residents.

In my own, humble career, on more than a few occasions, I installed a
Qwest line in a residence or business already served by Cox
Communications phone service.

Of course, this perverse combination is immoral and should be outlawed!
--

JR

On Nov 8, 12:07*am, Bert Byfield wrote:
I've got two land lines, one cable and one traditional phone company.
And I have a telephone that handles two phone lines. Can I plug the two
different types of phone lines into the same telephone?

depends... pick up the phone base and look where the cable goes into
it. if you see 4 gold pin connectors the answer is yes, if you see 2
the answer is no.. that simple.. I rewired my house a few years ago
with cat 5 cable, you learn alot....