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Cecily
Aspirant
May 27, 2020

Nighthawk AC2300 Router

I bought the Nighthawk AC2300 router - it doesn't have a "phone" slot and was told, by Best Buy Geek Squad, that I could plug my landline phone into one of the ethernet ports. I am not getting a dial...
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plemans
Guru
May 28, 2020

Bestbuy didn't give you proper info. The R7000P is not a dsl modem/router. Its a router only. You can't hardwire your phone into it and have it function. 

I take it you're using dsl? 

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Cecily
Aspirant
May 28, 2020

Thank you for your help and suggested models.