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Short answer for all 3 is yes.
Assuming the tech installs it properly, it should be connected into the same demark point as a bell line would, usually by your elec panel, and therefor give you access to any outlet, (covers question 2)
You can use any phone.
Fax will work just as on a bell phone line..
Assuming the tech installs it properly, it should be connected into the same demark point as a bell line would, usually by your elec panel, and therefor give you access to any outlet, (covers question 2)
You can use any phone.
Fax will work just as on a bell phone line..
Short answer for all 3 is yes.
Assuming the tech installs it properly, it should be connected into the same demark point as a bell line would, usually by your elec panel, and therefor give you access to any outlet, (covers question 2)
You can use any phone.
Fax will work just as on a bell phone line..
Assuming the tech installs it properly, it should be connected into the same demark point as a bell line would, usually by your elec panel, and therefor give you access to any outlet, (covers question 2)
You can use any phone.
Fax will work just as on a bell phone line..
How do you use your fax? Just manually receive?
Rogers does support getting things like distictive ring, etc as well. (i used to run this when i needed a fax running)
a fax works the same way on rogers as it did on bell canada. the only thing changing is the phone provider. you can both send and receive, no difference
For doing the number transfer.. i beleive rogers only has access to TRADITIONAL lines to be able to transfer from, etc.. Bell, etc are likely the same.
While the rogers home phone, is a 'internet' transfer of sorts.. its not the same as Vonnage.
Vonnage travels over your regular internet.. and is then tied to how fast your connection is, what else is using your internet at the time, etc... can all have an effect onit.
Rogers home phone.. while it uses a type of internet protocol to communicate.. it does it differently.
It has its own modem device, directly connected to the cable line, talking right back to rogers. They even use a different freqency, so stuff effecting TV, internet, etc wont necessarily interfear with the phone.
If its set up correctly, YES it does use the jacks in your house.
Normally, say with bell, etc.. the line comes into the house, then to a splitter/demarcation box usually by the elec pannel... from there out to all the outlets.
What should be done when the rogers home phone is set up.. is to set up the phone modem by the elec box.. and on the back is a phone jack. This is then connected into the demarcation box, which should then send it out to all the rest of the house.
@sghai00, there probably is a structured wiring cabinet in your condo storage or utility room where the cable and phone cables are located. The Home Phone runs off of its own cable modem. That cable modem uses the incoming cable to provide data services to it, and the modem output it connected into the condo's phone system. Normally in a residential building, there is a 66 block in that wiring cabinet which is used to connect all of the phones in the residence to the incoming phone cable (previously Bell for example). That incoming phone cable is disconnected and the Home Phone modem output is connected in its place, running all of the phones in the residence. The modem would normally be located within the cabinet, out of sight and there wouldn't be any change in how you connect to, or use the existing phone jack . So, the question at this point is where is that wiring cabinet located in or for your condo?
If you looked inside that panel, you will probably find both cable and phone wiring. That sounds like the structured wiring panel for your condo. The question is, is there enough space for a phone modem and is there a plug to provide power to the modem. That is something that the tech will have to determine. In a worst case scenario, the phone modem itself can go anywhere that has a cable port on a wallplate and a nearby power source.
If there is space and power, I imagine that the tech will park the modem inside the panel. That is where my Home Phone modem has been for the last 10 years or so. And .... you plug your phone into the phone jack, no hassle, no mess. But, it all depends on what the tech determines when he or she opens the panel. No guarantees on that one.
@mhm45wrote:To get a model that flashes a signal when there is a message waiting, do I have to purchase one with an answering machine built in?
If you're going to be using Rogers voicemail, you don't need an answering machine. I also use Panasonic Cordless phones and recommend them. Make sure it has the features you want and it should flash the "message waiting" light when there is a message on Rogers Voicemail. On mine I also get an indication on the LCD display regarding a missed call and/or voicemail
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