That's a clever way of doing it. A pity that in the UK I doubt it would work as over here, CLI data is sent PRIOR to the first ring :(
Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Patterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Danny Bernardo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "kxthelp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 6:23 PM Subject: KX-T: CID box sharing lines > Here's how you can do it: > > There is a box that will take 2 lines in and give you 1 line out. When you > put 2 co lines in, which ever one rings will be switched to the output jack. > It is made to let you use one answering machine on 2 lines. Since it > switches as soon as it senses the ringing voltage, the output jack will > still pass the caller id signal. Therefore one caller id box on the output > will display the cid for both of the co lines. This hook up is in parallel > with the phone system. When the call is answered via the phone system, the > device should still switch to the ringing line. > > Connect the output to a spare pair and put a jack for the cid box on that > pair. > > You can then link more than one switch unit. 2 lines feed one box, the > output feeds the input of a second box. The other input of the second box > can be connected directly to a line or to the output of a third box. As > long as they switch in time for the cid signal to pass through you should be > able to connect them. > > > Radio shack used to sell but now I have seen a better one at Staples > (labeled by ATT) which actually lets you select which line you would like as > a default for outgoing. This helps if you want to use the line as a power > fail line. > > > Charles > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Global Communications > Tarrytown, NY > www.avtele.com > www.telephonesecurity.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Danny Bernardo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Charles Patterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 1:47 AM > Subject: Re: KX-T: Re: CID APPLICATION AND MY 2 CENTS > > > > > > Can you provide more information on the standard cid box that work on 3 > lines? > > Where can we buy that device? > > > > Thanks > > > > Danny Bernardo > > > > > > At 11:41 PM 10/26/01 -0400, you wrote: > > >If you would like more than one line, I can tell you how to get one > standard > > >cid box to work on up to 3 lines (maybe more but I haven't tried it) as > long > > >as you have one spare pair at the desired location. > > > > > > > > ********************************************************* > * To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] * > * The KXT-Digest Home Page: http://kxthelp.com/ * > ********************************************************* > ********************************************************* * To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * The KXT-Digest Home Page: http://kxthelp.com/ * *********************************************************
