ONT Chorus and wiring to network

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Noelst

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#302648 9-Dec-2022 07:11

We have a Chorus boc and ONT in our garage, but there is only a CAT6 cable from it to the network box. There are data cables from there to various wall outlets. But there has not beena phone connected into the Chorus box in either POST1 OR POST2. Is there someway to connect to the network box other than hard wire - i.e. wifi?

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#3007588 9-Dec-2022 07:26

a picture or a drawing speaks a thousand words

but no, the router, supplied by the ISP needs to be connected by an ethernet cable to the ONT.

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#3007661 9-Dec-2022 10:10

As I understand you, you have only a single Ethernet cable provided between the ONT in your garage and the 'network box' which is maybe not in the garage?
A picture of the network box would be helpful.

If the situation is as I have guessed, you have 3 choices:

Forget about a landline, go cellphone-only (this is probably what the builder expected);
Buy a VoIP system - hardware run off your LAN and connectivity/phone service; or
Get a cabling installer to run an additional cable from garage ONT to the network box. You can plug this cable into the ONT phone port, and you can then connect your 'landline' service from the network box

I'd go with #1

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#3007685 9-Dec-2022 11:01

How about just plugging in a DECT cordless base station into the ONT and then having compatible handsets wherever you need them in the house. DECT generally has better range performance than standard wifi

Noelst

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#3031681 4-Feb-2023 10:53

Thanks for the recent suggestions. Had a tech attend as they thought they could plug the CAT6 into the ONT, then bridge it at the network box onto a CAT5 that terminates where we want the landline. Howv=ever connecting the SPARK modem there did not give us any phone connection.

I trhink the easiest is to go to VOIP phones. Only reason for trying for to keep the landline, is that the base has the answer phone in it, it has large numerals and extra volume loudness for my wife. She is ude to what we have, and not good at change.

Anyway, will check what is available for VOIP phones with larger digits and volume with answering available for her. Can then get Spark to port the number (which we have had as a privtae nunmber for years) and see how we go.

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#3031685 4-Feb-2023 11:03

As was explained in your other thread the modem/router doesn't provision the phone, i.e., has no configuration for such, therefore can not possibly be used to provide analog phone via its analog interfaces. If you want a solution with analog phone from router then you need to change ISP to one that does provision phone on the router.

The analog interface phone as provided via ONT is even on a different network than your data connection and not related to it.

Using splitters and splitting the pairs out to run data, 100 Mbps max, and analog phone on another pair is a solution that would have worked for < $20.

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#3032008 4-Feb-2023 23:55

What about a analogue to digital converter such as -

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NETGSM26085/Grandstream-HT801-Telephone-Adapter-Single-Port-FX

Understand that might solve the issue, wife keeps favourite phone?? Anyone had any ocassion to use/purchase one of these?

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#3032009 5-Feb-2023 00:13

ATAs would work if you were with a phone provider that supported their use. ATAs are used to connect an analogue phone to a VOIP service. That only works if you have a VOIP service that you can use with an arbitrary device.

By context, I believe Spark only supports voice via either the physical copper wires from their exchanges (currently being decommissioned), or via the ONT. Not via a router, and certainly not via a third party ATA.

Change ISPs.

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#3032010 5-Feb-2023 00:18

Also, please draw a diagram so we know what the hell is going on, and stop posting new threads on the same topic. Is this #3?

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#3032011 5-Feb-2023 00:29

Please stop creating new threads on the subject. I'm locking this one as it has the least amount of replies. Please refer to this thread: https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumId=66&topicId=303054

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