Upgrade your connection from traditional landlines to intelligent smart systems.
Upgrade your connection from traditional landlines to intelligent smart systems.
Hello, I'm seeking guidance on what this project involves and whether it's feasible. Your research would benefit from some direction. To start, you have a bundled landline number included with your package, accessed via an RJ11 port on your ISP modem—a standard analog line. You're considering using Unifi for networking purposes. Would integrating Unifi simplify things? Could its features help achieve what you need?
You aim to:
1. Connect wirelessly to the telephone jack across the house (e.g., via a base station with WiFi or RF extension phones).
2. Implement voicemail and call routing, similar to extensions for specific home phones.
3. Enable interphone calling within the house, such as ringing an assigned extension number from another device.
4. Optionally, have an Android app that displays line status (e.g., voicemail) and can initiate calls through the landline.
Are there existing systems that offer this functionality? If not, what keywords should you focus on for further investigation? Thank you in advance for your support.
Asterisk could potentially handle many of your needs, suggesting you're interested in configuring a PBX. Since you're unfamiliar with the setup and hardware, the only guidance available is what others say about Asterisk.
If this were straightforward SIP VoIP, it could work well. Dedicated VoIP base stations usually support several SIP accounts, directing them to particular devices, though this involves multiple services that are often affordable. Direct calls between devices are also common in these setups. However, if your ISP restricts connections through their own router, you won’t be able to use your current plan. Running your own PBX might help with extension support, but it can be complex to configure. If you can’t access your account from the PBX, installing hardware to connect to an analog line becomes costly.