Customer Reviews

Southwestern Bell S60900 Wireless Phone Jack

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I installed this for use over a DSL enabled line. My 1st review gave this system only 2 stars since I got bad static, no caller ID, and only one ring on incoming calls. I have since learned that the culprit was a ComShare 750 phone/fax/modem switch incompatibility. Once that was eliminated, the jack system worked perfectly on both incoming and outgoing calls on my DSL enabled line. Sorry Southwestern for the earlier angst. This is a great system, certainly deserving of 5 stars.

I tried this within my house and it was great. I use it in an out building on the same electrical line as the house and it works fine except for a buzzing. This is apparently caused by the distance which is over 250 feet from the house. The buzzing is ok since this is just a phone extension but would not work for data.

I bought this to use a computer in a room without a phone jack, and I was pleasantly surprised at the speeds it achieves on a dial-up connection (I was nervous about it, having read that these devices are not practical for dial-up modem use).

I routinely get 37333 bps with the Southwestern Bell - that may seem slow, but I rarely get over 44000 with a computer with a direct phone jack connection.

Interestingly, the base unit is labeled "Phonex Broadband" on the back (made by the same manufacturer?). I also recently bought the Phonex model, and it works fine too, but the SW Bell works slightly better, and it's cheaper than the Phonex as of this writing.

I purchased this unit to add some additional functionality to my Dish Network HD Reciever. Truly Plug & Play. Now I have caller ID, and can purchase movies on demand without adding a drop near my AV equipment. This is a highly recommended unit for anyone looking to add a jack without all the fuss.

Nice product, but it did not work with my DSL line and a DSL gateway. Works great for dial up and phones, though.

The buzzing noise on this was so bad that I wouldn't even use it for voice conversation, let alone data or fax. Sure enough, it didn't work for fax, just failed to sync up with the remote fax machine. Absolute garbage, and for the price it really ought to be as good as the best wireless phones. (I don't have DSL, my phone line is very clear, I use 5.8GHz wireless phones without any problems. So nothing to do with my environment.)

From other reviews, some found it satisfactory. So at the very best it's unreliable. But I wouldn't bother with it.

This product worked great when new but quit working within a year of purhase.

Bought the device to add the necessary phone line for my satellite receiver in a room with no hard-wired phone jack. The devices work great, even with our SBC DSL, EXCEPT when the remote unit is connected to the DISH receiver. Even then, it makes good connection with the receiver, allowing it to dial out, etc. And, it delivers caller ID information to the receiver. BUT, when connected to the satellite receiver, the base unit cuts off all incoming calls after two rings, not giving us or our answering machine time to pick up. It's as if it answers the phone and then hangs up. Could not figure out how to stop this. So my score is low if needed for a DISH network 522 receiver.

Used this line for a Dish Network DVR522 receiver and it works, except that after 2 or 3 rings, it disconnects, so my answering machine could never pick up. We have SBC DSL with filters on the line, so maybe it just isn't compatible through DSL, eventhough others have written comments and had no problems. Hooked up a regular phone line to my receiver and no problems. I never tried it using regular phone.

Bought 2 sets in about 14 months time and both died. I now just pay Dish $5 a month rather than "invest" in another set. These are ridiculously priced for how poorly they last.