I just returned from Target's Little Rock store and they have these Three-Line Adapters on the shelf. The box states that the full six wires must be used (three 2-pair lines) to get all three (phone-fax-modem) activity at once, independently. A couple of bucks. Just make sure the lines are active to get all three working. If you have one line active, only expect one outlet of the three on the adapter to work. This is not a splitter, it just accepts all 3 pairs (lines) and feeds them to three-way-out. If you have one line active, you get one of the three outlets to work. Two active, then two out work. I'd never noticed this adapter till I read about it here. Personally I don't need it so I never even looked.
Have Fun, Bruce > -----Original Message----- > From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Mike Miller > Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 12:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: OT - where to go with a telephone question? > > Six wire phone jacks are used for multi-line phones. This two > line jack adapter was as close to what you are describing as I > could find with a short search. It splits a two line jack into > two single line jacks and a two line jack. An office technology > store might be another source. > > <http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102899&cp=&kw=phon > e+jack+adapter&parentPage=search> > > > > > > A bedridden neighbor has his house wired with three phone lines > > that -- at least in one room -- terminate in a single wall jack . > > > > He says that the phone company had plugged an adapter into that > > jack that gave him three phone outlets, one for each phone line. > > He could use them for phone, fax and computer modem -- > > SIMULTANEOUSLY. > > > > Unfortunately, a visitor (relative, I think) decided that the > > adapter was broken and threw it away(!!). > > > > I was on the phone with the phone company (Verizon) for an hour > > and got nowhere -- never even got to a human being! > > > > Any suggestions? Thanks. What are these things called? > > -- > > Pete Holsberg > > Columbus, NJ > > -- > > Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. > > > > --Unknown > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
