Re: IP Intercom

Dec 14, 2007 2 Replies

also - there is "attended" transfer. from the

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website..... Call Transfer: Attended Transfer (alert forwarding party before transfer) & Blind Transfer (transfer the call directly


Hi Adair,
>
> The current setup I have is with Vocalocity
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using 2
> Linksys SPA942 phones (lines) and eventually will go to 4. In using today
> the phone quality was good. I have both phones ring when a call comes in
> to either phone number. The calls can be transferred say if I answer and
> it for my wife or visa versa.
>
> The main problem I see is that each line terminates with the phone and can
> not be run thru a product such as a SPA9000 (is pbx a good word).
> Therefore the calls can be transferred back an forth between the 2 phones
> but you don't know if the person on the other phone is busy with a call or
> not. If the transfer is not picked up it will be routed to voice mail.,
> not the best way to handle a sales call at times.
>
> So I am probably going to have to check out other avenues. My old Premier
> PBX at my office has done a great job but I don't want to wire this
> house - the idea is downsize :))) I love the idea of being able to plug
> these phones anywhere there is broadband.
>
>
>>> The ice storm in Kansas City is a good time to test my new setup pending
>>> moving the office to home. I am using Voip phones and forwarded the >>> phones
>>> before I left the office last night.
>>>
>>> One major problem is intercom communication since my wife's home office >>> is
>>> on the second floor and I have a basement office. With this Voip there >>> is
>>> no way to know if she is on the phone. I bought
>>> a wireless intercom from Radio Shack which sucks.
>>>
>>> A quick Google search indicates that there is a myriad of IP products >>> but
>>> most are expensive and more than what I need.
>>>
>>> Anyone know of a quick solution wired or wireless with Linksys wireless >>> G router.
>>
>> ya, IP PBX.. heh
>> Sounds like you already have a VoIP provider but you might want to look
>> into
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and see if they will do what you want for decent >> money.
>> I don't know if you are just using phone adapters or not but they have an
>> TDM/IP phone that allows you to call other virtual office extensions in
>> your network. and my guess you can also tell if they are on the phone
>> (lit up button maybe?) I've never used them just seen their service.
>> I'm in the telecom business I like to keep up. :)
>>
>> What is your current network and VoIP setup?
>>
>> Adair
>>
>

BTW - since you originally started a thread over on the VoIP newsgroup, I re-added it....

Since you have the Linksys SPA942 phone, and are using 2 lines, can't each phone somehow show the "presence" of the 2 lines from the hosting service ? In other words, can each phone have their 1st and 2nd lines show each of the

2 lines ?

Thanks for the info. Vocalocity said no to the presence of both instances on the same phone but I don't see why not. I don't quite understand the programming of the SPA942 phones and Lines and Extensions but going to work on it. If Vocalocity don't want to help then I will find another provider.

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