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Need new wireless phone, What will work with my setup?
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phoneguy610
Programmer
check out the nortel t7406
it is a digital wireless phone
it is a digital wireless phone
curlycord
Programmer
T7406 discontinued
T7406e is latest
Both act like a desk phone but they are not all that great.
Check this post out, they are analog and require a Norstar ATA device for each handset:
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curlycord
T7406e is latest
Both act like a desk phone but they are not all that great.
Check this post out, they are analog and require a Norstar ATA device for each handset:
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curlycord
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Does the ATA device plug in between the wall jack and the base station, essentially acting as a converter? I notice there are ATA-2 and regular ATA, does it matter which if I was going to pair it with a DuraFon 1x?
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ironhorse17
Technical User
Yes it is a converter, here is a chart.
You will need to program the line(s) and extension for acces.
You will need to program the line(s) and extension for acces.
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Very noob question so please be gentle in the reply. Ive been asked why we cant just take an ordinary digital or analog phone with a ATA and plug into the extension.
If you set up the extension with a T7316e and then just plugged in an ordinary phone, could you not access the one main line that this extension would be set to use?
When they asked me why we couldnt do the above, I didnt have a definitive answer and I know you guys will enlighten me.
Thanks a bunch in advance
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If you set up the extension with a T7316e and then just plugged in an ordinary phone, could you not access the one main line that this extension would be set to use?
When they asked me why we couldnt do the above, I didnt have a definitive answer and I know you guys will enlighten me.
Thanks a bunch in advance
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curlycord
Programmer
I don't really understand the question.
Business phone systems are mostly digital, this means only a digital phone can be plugged into a jack that is connected to a digital port on the phone system.
If you want to use an analog device on the phone system then you must use an ATA the converts digital to analog.
Some system have a couple analog ports built in or you need to purchase the external ATA.
The ATA goes between the phone system and your analog device.
These two are digital phones by Nortel:
T7406 discontinued
T7406e is latest
Phone from radio shack etc are analog.
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curlycord
Business phone systems are mostly digital, this means only a digital phone can be plugged into a jack that is connected to a digital port on the phone system.
If you want to use an analog device on the phone system then you must use an ATA the converts digital to analog.
Some system have a couple analog ports built in or you need to purchase the external ATA.
The ATA goes between the phone system and your analog device.
These two are digital phones by Nortel:
T7406 discontinued
T7406e is latest
Phone from radio shack etc are analog.
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curlycord
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I guess to reform my question would be, is the business phone system I have stated in the 1st post capable of working with any phone, providing I put in an ATA device if it is an analog phone? Basically, this Nortel System isnt dependent on what phones are on it. I could buy a cheap 5 dollar phone from Walmart with a ATA and have it call out and accept calls on 1 line, correct?
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curlycord
Programmer
firefoxfire
Vendor
I always use a cordless ATT or VTECH with an ATA for several reasons. The Nortel cordless sets are very expensive and the employees drop them and break them or steal them.
Most customer will do without most of the features but you can use manually dialed feature codes with an analog set.
Most customer will do without most of the features but you can use manually dialed feature codes with an analog set.
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Since it seems like fire did this successfully, hopefully someone is nice enough to point out my mistakes.
Purchased a Motorola L601M Digital set to work with my above system. If I can get this to work fine on 1 line, I will be allowed to purchase either an Engenius 1X or the T7406e above. All I need it to do is be able to call out and receive calls on the one line. Hell I would settle for just receiving calls on one line.
This is how Im testing this phone. I currently have one extension in my office that I have a T7316e plugged into with all the buttons programmed and the ability to use any of our 5 lines. If I turn "off" all lines but 1, should I be able then to use this Moto as if it were on a 1 line system? Is there a special dial out code or should it function just like the T7316e? im assuming Im missing various steps but not 100% sure where to look. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks again all.
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Purchased a Motorola L601M Digital set to work with my above system. If I can get this to work fine on 1 line, I will be allowed to purchase either an Engenius 1X or the T7406e above. All I need it to do is be able to call out and receive calls on the one line. Hell I would settle for just receiving calls on one line.
This is how Im testing this phone. I currently have one extension in my office that I have a T7316e plugged into with all the buttons programmed and the ability to use any of our 5 lines. If I turn "off" all lines but 1, should I be able then to use this Moto as if it were on a 1 line system? Is there a special dial out code or should it function just like the T7316e? im assuming Im missing various steps but not 100% sure where to look. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks again all.
"You don't know what you got, till its gone..
80's hair band Cinderella or ode to data backups???
ironhorse17
Technical User
You have a Motorola single line analog phone thus you need an analog extension, to convert the 7316 phone extension you will need an ATA the ATA extension must be configured to acces a line pool and this line pool must also be configured with the appropriate lines to dial out and the acces code assigned to this pool.
- assign lines to pool.
- assign acces to extension to that pool.
- create acces code for pool.
- assign lines to pool.
- assign acces to extension to that pool.
- create acces code for pool.
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Everything I can find on this phone states its a Digital phone, therefore not needing a ATA if I am reading into this correctly.
I have the ext set to Line Pool A, but need to assign lines to that pool. Im unsure of how to create an access code for said pool but was unaware I needed to so I will see where I get from here.
"You don't know what you got, till its gone..
80's hair band Cinderella or ode to data backups???
I have the ext set to Line Pool A, but need to assign lines to that pool. Im unsure of how to create an access code for said pool but was unaware I needed to so I will see where I get from here.
"You don't know what you got, till its gone..
80's hair band Cinderella or ode to data backups???
curlycord
Programmer
Its digital too its base probably but analog from there.
In other words if you can hook it up to straight to dial tone from the C.O. then its truly analog.....test it on their fax jack.
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curlycord
In other words if you can hook it up to straight to dial tone from the C.O. then its truly analog.....test it on their fax jack.
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curlycord
ironhorse17
Technical User
Every brand of phone system has their own proprietary digital handset will not work with other system.
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@curly - I'm going to go right now and try it with the fax line to see if it truly is an analog phone.
@iron - So in the above of what Curly and I were talking about, that is incorrect info that any digital phone will work with my setup?
"You don't know what you got, till its gone..
80's hair band Cinderella or ode to data backups???
@iron - So in the above of what Curly and I were talking about, that is incorrect info that any digital phone will work with my setup?
"You don't know what you got, till its gone..
80's hair band Cinderella or ode to data backups???
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@Curly - damn thing worked on the fax line(got a dial tone) so I guess it isnt a truly digital phone. Ill return it to Newegg and try to find a pure digital one. Any suggestions on the cheap end? I dont care if it only works 5 ft from the base station, just need it for testing.
Thanks
"You don't know what you got, till its gone..
80's hair band Cinderella or ode to data backups???
Thanks
"You don't know what you got, till its gone..
80's hair band Cinderella or ode to data backups???
ironhorse17
Technical User
You have to get a Nortel digital phone,or an ATA + analog phone.
T7406 discontinued
T7406e is latest.
T7406 discontinued
T7406e is latest.
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Thanks ironhorse17,
I was on the phone with the guy/company who set up this nortel system and he echoed the same thing so I guess Im going to troll ebay and see if I can find a cheap old ATA.
Any suggestions?
"You don't know what you got, till its gone..
80's hair band Cinderella or ode to data backups???
I was on the phone with the guy/company who set up this nortel system and he echoed the same thing so I guess Im going to troll ebay and see if I can find a cheap old ATA.
Any suggestions?
"You don't know what you got, till its gone..
80's hair band Cinderella or ode to data backups???
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