Linksys PAP2 Line Hum & Three Way Calling

[Smee]

So I set up my PAP2 v1 just recently and I thought I would share some things I found so others might benifit.

Firstly, thanks to MajicDump for the detailed pics found in this thread and the SPACONF dump of his PAP2 config. It made setup a snap.

Firstly, since I bought this for my duaghter who is now starting gab fest, I decided to give MajicJack a shot. I wanted a non-pc solution as well so I bought a PAP2-NA v1 on eBay. I also bought an AT&T DECT 6.0 EL51209 to go with it. One thing that was driving me nuts was that the custom ring tones would not ring right with it. So I changed the Ring Waveform to Sinusoid. That fixed that issue.

Once I started using the phone, I also notice that there was this annoying hum in the background. I found a post on DSLREPORTS which talked about the issue. I got a piece of old phone cord and shorted the red/green pair, plugged it into line 2 on the PAP2 and the hum went away. I will probably add the 100 ohm resister between the red and green this weekend as well like the post suggests.

Lastly, and probably most interesting, my kid figured out how to get three way calling working. She was pestering me about it and I told her that three way calling didn't work the same as our house phone and that the ## and #* thing was not working either. Since I couldn't get it working with the MajicJack nor the PAP2 I had pretty much given up. Well, just to prove me wrong, as most kids do, she managed three way calling just like we do on our normal line and started bragging about it. What is really wierd is that I couldn't manage that when I was using the MajicJack. I don't know if this is a combination of circumstances, i.e. The PAP2, AT&T DECT phone and the proxy (I am using the Miami proxy) I am on, but it works. And just to make sure that she really did do it, I tried it myself. I don't know if this is recent as part of some upgrade, but what is neat is that the ## thing is no longer needed and works the traditional way. I really hate it when my kid proves me wrong. Geez..

Anyway, I hope this helps folks out.

Take care..

Smee

[arcadia2uk]

she managed three way calling just like we do on our normal line

Is this the following way?

1.While on the first call, dial the 10-digit number of the second person.
2.Press SEND; the first person is automatically put on hold while the call is made.
3.When the 2nd person answers, press SEND to create a conference call.
4.If the second person does not answer, press the SEND key twice to end the connection and go back to the first person.
5.To end both conversations completely, press the END key.

Thanks in advance,
arc

[Smee]

she managed three way calling just like we do on our normal line

Is this the following way?

1.While on the first call, dial the 10-digit number of the second person.
2.Press SEND; the first person is automatically put on hold while the call is made.
3.When the 2nd person answers, press SEND to create a conference call.
4.If the second person does not answer, press the SEND key twice to end the connection and go back to the first person.
5.To end both conversations completely, press the END key.

Thanks in advance,
arc

Well, on her phone, the Send button would be the button labeled PHONE. She calls the first party, putting them on hold then calls the second party and presses PHONE again. I didn't actually try disconnecting so I don't know about just going back to 1st person. You would have to try.

This is the phone she has:



Take care..

Smee

[joevv]

the "phone" button would be the same as the hook button. works like this for me. call first person when they answer press the hook button to get second dial tone then dial second party. press hook again both parties will be on the line.

Joe

[VoipDude]

On some phones, this is labeled as the "Flash" button.