IP Intercom

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.

"Don Harvey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:475f270f$0$6974$(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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
www.packet8.com 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

Hi Adair,

The current setup I have is with Vocalocity www.vocalocity.com 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.


"Adair Winter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:K7H7j.80122$(E-Mail Removed). net...
>
> "Don Harvey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:475f270f$0$6974$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> 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 www.packet8.com 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
>

you are looking for something that will indicate "presence" - as in Unified
Communications...
another way, might be something non-voice... like using IM ?

"Don Harvey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:475f4db4$0$15415$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Adair,
>
> The current setup I have is with Vocalocity www.vocalocity.com 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.
>
>
> "Adair Winter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:K7H7j.80122$(E-Mail Removed). net...
>>
>> "Don Harvey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:475f270f$0$6974$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> 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 www.packet8.com 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
>>
>

also - there is "attended" transfer.
from the www.Vocalocity.com website.....
Call Transfer: Attended Transfer (alert forwarding party before
transfer) & Blind Transfer (transfer the call directly



"Don Harvey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:475f4db4$0$15415$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Adair,
>
> The current setup I have is with Vocalocity www.vocalocity.com 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.
>
>
> "Adair Winter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:K7H7j.80122$(E-Mail Removed). net...
>>
>> "Don Harvey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:475f270f$0$6974$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> 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 www.packet8.com 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 ?

"P.Schuman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:q6B8j.78249$(E-Mail Removed). net...
> also - there is "attended" transfer.
> from the www.Vocalocity.com website.....
> Call Transfer: Attended Transfer (alert forwarding party before
> transfer) & Blind Transfer (transfer the call directly
>
>
>
> "Don Harvey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:475f4db4$0$15415$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi Adair,
>>
>> The current setup I have is with Vocalocity www.vocalocity.com 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.
>>
>>
>> "Adair Winter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:K7H7j.80122$(E-Mail Removed). net...
>>>
>>> "Don Harvey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:475f270f$0$6974$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> 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 www.packet8.com 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
>>>
>>
>
>

On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:41:48 -0600, "P.Schuman"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrotd:

>you are looking for something that will indicate "presence" - as in Unified
>Communications...
>another way, might be something non-voice... like using IM ?
>
>"Don Harvey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:475f4db4$0$15415$(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> Hi Adair,
>>
>> The current setup I have is with Vocalocity www.vocalocity.com 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.
>>
>>
>> "Adair Winter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:K7H7j.80122$(E-Mail Removed). net...
>>>
>>> "Don Harvey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:475f270f$0$6974$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> 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.

I've been using this for a coupla years now... works fine! $14.20

http://www.nch.com.au/oi/index.html

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.


"P.Schuman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ZkB8j.78252$(E-Mail Removed). net...
> BTW - since you originally started a thread over on the VoIP newsgroup,
> I re-added it....
>
> Since you have the Linksys SPA942 phone, and are using 2 lines,
> can't each phone somehow show the "presence" of the 2 lines from the
> hosting service ?
> In other words, can each phone have their 1st and 2nd lines show each of
> the 2 lines ?
>
> "P.Schuman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:q6B8j.78249$(E-Mail Removed). net...
>> also - there is "attended" transfer.
>> from the www.Vocalocity.com website.....
>> Call Transfer: Attended Transfer (alert forwarding party before
>> transfer) & Blind Transfer (transfer the call directly
>>
>>
>>
>> "Don Harvey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:475f4db4$0$15415$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi Adair,
>>>
>>> The current setup I have is with Vocalocity www.vocalocity.com 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.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Adair Winter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:K7H7j.80122$(E-Mail Removed). net...
>>>>
>>>> "Don Harvey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:475f270f$0$6974$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> 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 www.packet8.com 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
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>