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Computers & Hardware => Networking => Topic started by: redders0106 on November 19, 2008, 07:41:16 PM

Title: have a question about my phone
Post by: redders0106 on November 19, 2008, 07:41:16 PM

Hi  guys

I am living in uni halls and my phone plugs into the Ethernet port on the wall, next to this is the one for the internet connection. I am just wondering how this method of phone using lan cable is using i.e. whats systems are involed, name of technology blah blah, just generally interested. No phone on site can dial an outside line.

thanks

Gregg

Title: Re: have a question about my phone
Post by: HPsauce on November 19, 2008, 09:00:43 PM

Nothing clever, just plug adapters.
Lan cable has 8 cores, phone only uses 2 or 3 of them.

Title: Re: have a question about my phone
Post by: jid on November 19, 2008, 09:09:32 PM

HP, could be implemented using VoIP though?

Just a thought as my school uses ethernet to rj11 converters...

Title: Re: have a question about my phone
Post by: HPsauce on November 19, 2008, 09:22:45 PM

VOIP is expensive.
Gets used in some offices where it makes moving desks around somewhat easier.
You would know if you had a VOIP phone.

Title: Re: have a question about my phone
Post by: jid on November 19, 2008, 09:27:56 PM

Well there isn't any VoIP phones in school but my local HSBC branch use IP Phones so I suppose they use VoIP.

And 100meg Fibre broadband! BT Openreach engineer worked on it that came to look at my line a while back.