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RCA RC926 Wireless Phone Jack

RCA RC926 Wireless Phone Jack

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Having problems
Review: I am having a problem with the connection fading in mid conversation. This happens almost every call and I have to keep calling back. I have tried using different electrical outlets, but it doesn't help.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This is a really cool solution!
Review: I bought the product recently for my entertainment room which has no phone connections. It works just fine for my purposes - additional phone line and hooking up my satellite dish to the phone line. Its awesome for old houses that have a limited # of phone lines.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: OK, not great
Review: I connected a phone on the extension. Connection is stable (i.e., didn't lose connection during a phone call), but the sound quality is not good. For whatever reason, I HEAR MY OWN VOICE SO LOUD (I tried with several phone sets that work perfectly at ordinary outlets) that I can't carry on a conversation more than a few mins. I just answer there and quickly switch to another phone. I would not recommend it if you plan to use it for a serious cause.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: excellent for old homes
Review: I purchased this item so I could place a fax machine in a room that didn't have an phone jack - It works excellent. I have the flexibility to move the fax machine anywhere. this is an excellent product and it works great.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: excellent for old homes
Review: I purchased this item so I could place a fax machine in a room that didn't have an phone jack - It works excellent. I have the flexibility to move the fax machine anywhere. this is an excellent product and it works great.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Doesn't work with DSL
Review: I purchased this product to connect my TIVO without having to install a second phone line. The installation was pretty simple, but when I plugged in a simple telephone set to test the line at the site where my TIVO was, the line noise was significant. When I plugged in the phone cord to my TIVO and tried to connect, the connection failed. I then contacted customer service to figure out what was wrong, and after troubleshooting the service attendent asked me if I had DSL on the line. I told her yes, and she informed me that the excessive noise on the line was due to the DSL. The wireless jack will not work with a DSL line! I was stunned! Why is there is no mention of this on the packaging or documentation?!?!? It looks like time to make a service call to the dreaded phone company to install a phone jack. Bad product, and bad documentation.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Fine for Satellite Receivers Including Tivos
Review: I use the RC926 to add an extra phone jack for my DirecTivos and standalone DirecTV receiver. All three receivers are split off from the extension jack and I have never had a problem with the units making the required service data call.

Edit: I also have DSL but use 2Wire filters (not the generic filters provided by Verizon) for greater clarity. A filter has to be placed between the jack and the wireless BASE unit for the wireless extension unit to function properly with DSL.

Note: Tivos and DirecTivos DO HAVE MODEMS so Rios' title header is somewhat misleading. But the facts in the body of the review are correct. Per Page 10 of RCA's manual (which is available on their website): "Note: The maximum baud rate for the Wireless Phone Jack is 14,400. Best results, however, will be experienced at 9,600." This limitation is why I knocked off a star.

So yes, I would not recommend that you attempt to surf the Internet using this jack or use it for any purpose where a high baud rate is important. But the phone jack is perfectly fine for voice, fax, and satellite receiver use.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Fine for Satellite Receivers Including Tivos
Review: I use the RC926 to add an extra phone jack for my DirecTivos and standalone DirecTV receiver. All three receivers are split off from the extension jack and I have never had a problem with the units making the required service data call.

Note: these units DO HAVE MODEMS so Rios' title header below is somewhat misleading. But the facts in the body of the review are correct. Per Page 10 of RCA's manual (which is available on their website): "Note: The maximum baud rate for the Wireless Phone Jack is 14,400. Best results, however, will be experienced at 9,600." This limitation is why I knocked off a star.

So yes, I would not recommend that you attempt to surf the Internet using this jack or use it for any purpose where a high baud rate is important. But the phone jack is perfectly fine for voice, fax, and satellite receiver use.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: For voice or fax only, not for modems
Review: If you need to add a phone extension without cables or need to hook up a fax machine this product is ok, but for modems and internet connections, your speed will go dooooooown to 9600 or even less.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Manual explicitly states that modem speed best at 9600 KBPS
Review: One of the reviewer above said that his experience when using the unit with the modem is bad. His modem speed is 56000 but when operated with the RCA extension unit it runs at 9600 speed. Of course, the manual of this product shown here in Amazon explicitly said that it will provide best result with modem at 9600. It is not the product's fault.

READ THE MANUAL BEFORE YOU BUY!


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