Distributing Ooma signal to jacks
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:34 pm
Hi all,
I’m setting up Ooma at my in-laws house. Unfortunately, the closest jack is not connected to the box. The wire runs into the basement and stops about 10 feet from the box. There are two lines going to the box in addition to the phone company line. I believe they are the two active jacks in the house. I understand that I can disconnect the plug pictured going into the jack in the box to stop the signal from the phone company. (Is that all I do, or do I have to disconnect the wires?) After that, however, I need a jack to plug the Ooma telo into.
Is it relatively easy to splice telephone wires (so I can get the wire from the nearest jack to the box)? If so, how do I wire it in the box? Do all four wires get connected? The two that are already connected only have two wires each connected. So that’s confusing me, even if I get the wire to the box, there’s nothing to copy.
I’m setting up Ooma at my in-laws house. Unfortunately, the closest jack is not connected to the box. The wire runs into the basement and stops about 10 feet from the box. There are two lines going to the box in addition to the phone company line. I believe they are the two active jacks in the house. I understand that I can disconnect the plug pictured going into the jack in the box to stop the signal from the phone company. (Is that all I do, or do I have to disconnect the wires?) After that, however, I need a jack to plug the Ooma telo into.
Is it relatively easy to splice telephone wires (so I can get the wire from the nearest jack to the box)? If so, how do I wire it in the box? Do all four wires get connected? The two that are already connected only have two wires each connected. So that’s confusing me, even if I get the wire to the box, there’s nothing to copy.