Rating: Summary: Don't waste your money Review: Just got one based upon the reviews and it does not work at all. I tried it in the outlet right next to the one where I had the base unit and it did not work. Waste of time.
Rating: Summary: Extremely poor performer for me Review: Once connected, this unit resulted in so much static on the line, that my Tivo could not successfully make its nightly call to download new guide information.After lots of testing, I found that the unit simply would not work unless it was within about 10-15 feet of the base unit. An amazingly short distance for a device such as this. I then headed down to the best buy and picked up the RCA version of this device and it has worked flawlessly. An interesting note here - both devices appear to be identical as far as their guts are concerned. In fact, the instructions for both items were identical - the exact same words used on every page. I am not sure why there was such a difference in performance (perhaps I just got one that was off a bit), but I would suggest you think twice on this item. I was able to return it but had to pay all shipping costs - something you don't have to do if you need to return it to the local store.
Rating: Summary: Pretty much does the job. Review: This device is not perfect. You can't get a perfect dial tone in every situation. But you can alter the envirement and make it flawless.
What I've found is that if there is any power hunger device nearby - computer, lamp, tv, etc - it distorts the signal. However, you only need to worry about proximity to electronics with the reciever, not the base.
Here's my setup: I got Voice over IP, so my phone line goes through my router. I have the base station in my room, and my VoIP phone line goes into the base station. The reciever is in the basement, attached to a power line that comes directly off the circuit breaker so it gets a strong signal. Down there, the phone line conects to all the phones in the house so all the outlets run off voice over IP.
Again - in my situation, the signal is great. Just make sure it will fit yours.
Rating: Summary: Great For Dish Receiver - Caller ID Review: This is a great inexpensive solution if your satellite receiver is caller id ready and a phone line is not close to your television.
Rating: Summary: Perfect Review: This is exactly what I was looking for. I did not have a phone jack by my Tivo and had put off buying one. I was able to install this in about 10 minutes...it only took this long because I put the transmitter upstairs...and it still worked fine.
Rating: Summary: Perfect Review: This is exactly what I was looking for. I did not have a phone jack by my Tivo and had put off buying one. I was able to install this in about 10 minutes...it only took this long because I put the transmitter upstairs...and it still worked fine.
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