Distribute Ooma Scout dialtone
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:22 pm
I have been using Ooma for years but I am new to the forums. I currently have the hub with the dialtone distributed by plugging the "phone" output from the hub into phone wall jack. I am disconnected from the telephone company. I would like to have two phone lines available at all other jacks in the house and I would like to be able to use two line phones at the other jacks.
What I plan to do is upgrade to premier and activate a scout with a second phone number. I will obtain a line splitter (L1, L2, L1+L2). I will connect the hub "wall" connection to the "wall" connection on the scout directly using a short phone cable (hub and scout will be placed alongside each other). I will plug the line splitter into a nearby wall jack. I will then plug the hub "phone" connection into the L1 of the line splitter. I will plug the scout "phone" connection into the L2 of the splitter.
My hope is that this will distribute both lines through the home wiring. I should then be able to plug a two line phone into any wall jack in the house and be able to pick up both lines. Can someone tell me if this will work? If not, can you recommend another way to accomplish this? Thanks.
What I plan to do is upgrade to premier and activate a scout with a second phone number. I will obtain a line splitter (L1, L2, L1+L2). I will connect the hub "wall" connection to the "wall" connection on the scout directly using a short phone cable (hub and scout will be placed alongside each other). I will plug the line splitter into a nearby wall jack. I will then plug the hub "phone" connection into the L1 of the line splitter. I will plug the scout "phone" connection into the L2 of the splitter.
My hope is that this will distribute both lines through the home wiring. I should then be able to plug a two line phone into any wall jack in the house and be able to pick up both lines. Can someone tell me if this will work? If not, can you recommend another way to accomplish this? Thanks.