Does the obi or your cordless phone need to be plugged directly into a phone outlet?Thanks
138702
I plugged my cordless set directly into one port and connect the other port with the original landline phone outlet of the house after unplugging the art income line to the junction box outside the house. So one number is with cordless set and the other using original landline outlets of the house
1347347
No. The Obi connects to your home's network, and you connect your phones to the Obi. It doesn't touch your phone jacks.
1347348
If you mean into a phone outlet in the wall, then no. You connect the Obi to your router as you're dealing with VOIP, and your phone to the Obi. You can connect the Obi to a phone jack to run other phones that are plugged into other jacks in your house.
1347349
Nope. You plug the Obi into your internet router and your phone into the Obi.
2173093
Just an electrical outlet to keep the handsets charged. If using for just the cell phone it never is plugged into the phone line.
996554
Yes! The chargers do need to be plugged into an electric outlet. Handsets however are cordless, and have batteries (that must be charged occasionally, how often depends on use).
2084285
No, you have to plug it in the charge it, but then you unplug it when you use it.
723546
Sorry for the dalay, I was out of town. Yes, it plugs into the wall socket. However the base unit has to be plugged into the phone socket.
1910221
Only the base has to be connected to a phone line. The cordless bases have to be plugged in to an outlet only. This is a good easy to use reliable phone. I have had it for almost a year and it is so simple I am sure you will love it.
67533
Both the phone base and portable handset requires a connection to an electrical outlet, so the answer to your question is "no".
1597981
You only need to use your telephone plug in. From the phone - to the caller ID - and then to the wall. Very easy. There is a battery back-up.
2196116
It is like a regular cordless phone and nothing else... You can connect it directly to the land line... The base unit will need power outlet.
1967295
The base unit plugs into an electrical outlet and also plugs into the telephone outlet on your wall. The extra handsets (I have 3) each plug into an electrical outlet. You only need 1 phone jack. (for the base unit) The extra handsets do not need a phone jack (only an electrical plug)
1631031
SB67148 is just a wireless desktop extension so it does not need to be plugged to the phone outlet but to use it you need the base which is the SB67158. The SB67158 is the main phone base wired to the phone line that sends the wireless signal to the SB67148 or SB67108 (cordless handset).
324703
I believe I read somewhere that the Obi phone output jack was designed to have enough power to ring a traditional "bell ringing" phone so what you're suggesting sounds like it might work.
2196114
Yes, you connect it to your landline and it does require an outlet for the base unit. This is a elegant cordless phone, not "crap" like another reviewer said. If you like the clean styling that Apple products have, you might really like it. However, its features may or may not suit everyone. I like it, although its range is not quite what I expected.
393712
no, just the electric outlet needs to be plugged in ..as a suggestionyou can get an attachment to thephone jack that will allow you toplug in twoorhree extra phones..its about eight dollars or s
293899
The base unit must be plugged into the phone jack and the A/C outlet. The remote units only need be plugged into the A/C outlet.
2205702
No..the second phone does not need to be connected to a phone outlet ,just plug it in to wall outlet, The 2nd base will work for charging anywere in the house. Yes the 2nd phone will work with your old phone as a 2nd phone..
145787
YES! [I'm assuming that you mean in combination with the phone. It needs the phone. But it doesn't need to be hard wired to an outlet for power.]