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PhilQ's avatar
PhilQ
Aspirant
Aug 15, 2019

Telephone Connection

I purchased and installed the Orbi to take the place of the cox panoramic wifi modem but I missed the fact that our home telephone was also plugged into the cox wifi modem.  I really like the Orbi bu...
Tjharris6's avatar
Tjharris6
Guide
Aug 16, 2019

We have our phone line hook to a Verizon wireless home phone connect that has worked pretty welll. I would suggest you keep the home phone connect away from the orbi though.

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Aug 16, 2019

    Orbi system doesn't support any phone line support. The CM1150v cable modem does. 

    Tjharris6 wrote:

    We have our phone line hook to a Verizon wireless home phone connect that has worked pretty welll. I would suggest you keep the home phone connect away from the orbi though.