TakeTheActive said:vwtoys said:

1. has anyone tried to make all the phones in the entire house to be able to send and receive Skype calls? Can I make this adapter ring all the phones inside my house at the same time? (instead of just ringing the one phone that's connected to the adapter)
   
   
2. Also, is there a way to make the Skype calls ring with a different ring pulse so i can differentiate between a Skype call and a PTSN call? I notice the pulse is slightly shorter, but if I can make it ring with 2 pulses per ring it'd make it apparent that a Skype call is in da house.

1. Certainly! Why not? Isn't it obvious?
   
   Oh, btw, did you need details? (Same plan as when I needed my HAL Home Automation modem to be available at all phones on the property)
   • Disconnect / cut your incoming POTS line at your service entrance point (piece-of-cake if you have a NID)
     
   • Run the POTS line to your device (modem, Skype adapter) IN and run the device OUT back to your service entrance point, terminating in a RJ-11 box
     
   • Plug the wire that ORIGINALLY fed all the phones into the new RJ-11 box
     
   • POWER UP and TEST.
   
   A potential problem would be the modem, Skype device not being able to supply sufficient ringing current so check your total REN first.
   
   
2. Not that I'm aware of. Wouldn't that be "design-specific" to the Skype adapter's internal circuit board?

Thanks for the advice. I know what you mean. But the computer is nowhere near where the service entrance point is.

So what is a NID?
Google says it could be:
1) a fictional shadowy intelligence agency in the television series Stargate SG-1.
2) Network Interface Device

As for question number 2, I was hoping that it's either software driven, or something embedded in the firmware.

glenatuf said:...do u know about the sms google (sent query to text number GOOGL)...like "fire station, 94837"...etcNo.

Would you please re-post another example (i.e. GOOGLE ???)

Must this query be sent from a cellphone only?

On my PC, the FIRST LINK returned from: GOOGLE fire station, 94837

is *THIS* thread!

Thanks!