PBX is indeed a digital phone line. More importantly, it ships
data to the handset, such as voicemail and call information. This
data coming back to the handset is additional power on the phone line
that can damage a computer modem. You may have a Centrex instead --
that would be your building being given a dedicated bank of numbers at
the local phone company. Both of these can look just like a
plain-old-telephone-system phone. You need to ask your phone company
people if it is safe to plug a modem into the phone line, and after
they answer ask, "Are you absolutely sure?" Then ask them they're name.
I think I am mistaken on the phone number -- I think Tivo has a
lot of numbers all across the country. My apologies on that. You may
need to make a toll call if there is not a local number. I think you
may have better options on you internet connection. Again, if you
have your PC set up to access the internet connection, you can set it
to share that connection and then the Tivo would access the internet
through your PC which would handle all your proxies and the like.
Your Tivo box would essentially just have a clean connection to the net.
Sag.
--- In [email protected], Justin Owades <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> PBX is digital phone line, correct? I have got conflicting answers
> about if it was a digital phone line. The telephone people said it
> isn't, but didn't seem to confident, while the computer people said it
> is. It has a normal dial tone and uses the regular DTMF tones. Also,
> are you sure its a toll free number? The Tivo people said otherwise.
>
> On 11/10/05, sagrilarus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Also, the Tivo dials an 800 number. Are you certain you need the
> > 10-digit suffix for a toll-free call? Again, be sure you're not on a
> > PBX before plugging in, but the phone line may be workable. I would
> > recommend going through your PC if you can manage it though.
> >
> > Sag.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "sagrilarus"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > If your dorm is on a PBX, it could indeed fry your Tivo's
modem --
> > > proceed with great caution on the phone line.
> > > If you have a computer in the room connected to the
internet, you
> > > may consider using it to "share" its internet connection to the
Tivo.
> > > A cheap router will likely allow you to clear the proxy and
firewall
> > > issues.
> > >
> > > Sag.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In [email protected], Justin Owades
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I'm trying to figure out how to run TiVo in my dorm room. The
> > > > internet connection is so messed up that I'm not consitering
it an
> > > > option, so my only real hope is the phone. The issue with the
phone is
> > > > that, in addition to dialing '9' I have to dial a 10 diget suffix
> > > > after dialing any number. Is there any way anyone knows of that I
> > > > could make that work with TiVo? I'd be buying the newest 40hr
box.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Justin
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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