A review on Amazon says this: "It worked with my 1928 rotary phone PERFECTLY! Just remember for setup the rotary equivalent of * is 11 and for # it is 12." Maybe that helps!
Will this work if you don't have an active landline, but want to direct your cellphone service to your cordless phones? Also, being that this video is a few years old (if one doesn't need an active landline phone number), do you have recommendations on similar device/brands to buy to turn POTS phones into a Bluetooth connection?
Do you still recommend this ? Is there something better? How does it work compared to cordless phones with bluetooth connection? Do the cordless phones with bluetooth connect to the existing home home wiring for all phones in the house to work?
Love the Star Trek TWC Communicator. I have one as well which is why I want a Bluetooth device that can turn my landline handset into a Bluetooth phone. The FCC ID on the back is a nice tongue in cheek ID number that the FCC actually let them use(2AFJA-1701). I have the 2019 version though.
after hooking all this up would your friends be able to call your mobile phones number and it would ring the landline instead? i hope this makes sense...
I LOVE the Cobra/Ericofon! I first saw one on an episode of the Twilight Zone and Googled like mad to find out what kind of phone it was. Original or not, nice find! Obviously, I am a phone dork (corded phones) and while I have a Magic Jack (so I can use my corded AT&T), I wanted to know more about the "Cell2Jack" without watching a 20 minute video. Thanks for all of the info I needed! 🙂
thanks for the intstuctional video! i’ve got an old hello kitty phone from my childhood that i’ve been wanting to use again without having a landline number.
I was curious on how to hook the cell phone up to the land line that goes into the house, just as the title promised. But that was not what was delivered.
@Prokop Horejs You used a similar product? Because if this thing really works like I'd hope, it sounds amazing. Been looking to redo my whole house retro and have these cool phones in every room and for them to be usable is amazing.
Hey guys I'm here to tell you that the phone will ring! Unfortunately there have been some reports that the Cell2Jack answers incoming phone calls automatically but I don't think it's often. Overall still very good
Panasonic makes hand sets that uses blue tooth to allow INCOMING calls to be picked up at various locations in the house. Is this the same thing using your old hand sets after cutting the cord?
I have a question that may seem obvious to some but I'm getting this for an elderly person who does not have a landline phone jack. If I buy a landline desktop phone (not a cordless desktop) that normally powers up through a phone jack, can that phone be used and receive it's power source from cell2jack that is plugged into the ac power source? I'm trying to power a desktop phone that is elderly friendly and does not have it's own power source other than if it was plugged into a phone jack (which of course I don't have). Sorry if this is a confusing or dumb question. But it appears in this video that your red desktop phone does not have another power source other than the cell2jack. So that is where that phone gets it's power? Thanks in advance.
that is correct the cell to Jack actually gets power from a USB connector so it will be providing the power for your phone you do not have to have a phone jack you can't you just need to be able to plug your phone into the cell to phone
It's there a way to do this over wifi? Or not involve a cell phone at all? My current phone works by wifi, but I'd like to remove the cord somehow. Thanks!
Yes! You most certainly can! I have two rotary telephones in my collection, and when I ring them with my Cell2Jack they both ring with no issue. I can only ring one at a time, though. It will not ring both.
Joanne Schaus - Cell2Jack connects to your cellular phone utilising bluetooth. Bluetooth does not use data. The telephone calls you make and receive on it use data because it is placing the call through your cellular provider.
@@TheHiTechNomad Thanks! I think that should b enough. I just want it for my rotary phone to recieve calls at my home anyway...it would b nice to make outgoing calls😣 but other pulse tone adapters/devices r way too expensive 😭
Would this work on an old rotary that does not have # or * symbols on the rotary? (I saw an answer but it seemed to apply to button presses) What should one do then? And would it work on a Swedish rotary that starts with 0 instead of the American 1?
To lich your cell phone to the C2J device you can plug another phone having # and * keys, such a modern DECT wireless phone. Once linked, you unplug that DECT phone and plug the vintage old rotary phone without these keys.
You might try using this free app that makes the tones just hold it up to the phone. Let me know how it goes. play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.guillaumedesbieys.dtmftunegenerator
Would this be capable of instead of connecting a cell phone connecting a pair of Bluetooth hands free headset. So if there is a incoming call on the landline it would be able to be answered by the headset? A hypothesis that could be tested?
You can use a Touch Tone Phone App like - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.guillaumedesbieys.dtmftunegenerator&hl=en_US or this online version pbxbook.com/other/dtmftone.html - Just hold your handset upto the speaker
Will this work with a wireless headset to a landline? Im trying to get wireless headset work phone for wife. She works calling/recieving people to inform them of their Covid-19 test results. And the wireless headsets designed for this are ridiculous in price. (And her company is not going to fork up the cost for it.)
Oh man this would be absolutely perfect for my needs. But for the life of me i cant find one that delivers to my country (Netherlands) (If anyone knows where or how, hit me up. Thanks in advance.
The phone should have TouchTone. Also if you disconnect the phone line coming into your house, ALL the phones in the house will work with just ONE unit. Some people use it to avoid the possible health issue when using a cellphone.
Hello. Thanks for the video. I unfortunately learned it doesn’t work with a 1940’s rotary phone. There is a way to connect them using an xlink, however.
this is dumb, but is there any way i could do it w/ out having the phone connected to it with a wire? i found a vintage phone on the side of the road and it works but the only problem is that i do not have a landline
You could convert it totally to a wireless phone. I converted my phone totally to a Bluetooth cordless unit. Basically what I did is found a cheap cordless handset. I took out the innards and installed them in the phone. if you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me - th-cam.com/video/9-jIohF7mcM/w-d-xo.html
I thought this was how to connect your cell phone to a landline phone. This is how to connect your landline phone to a cell phone? Why would I want to do that? Cell phones are already portable. Wouldn't it be easier to just buy a headset?
Some people have an old landline phone that they wish to use. It could be that they're concerned about cell phone radiation and want to use a standard phone. Most prefer to use a standard phone for sentimental reasons go to have a conversation piece. For example my mother likes to use her princess phone from the 1960s. I have a friend who uses it with a batphone replica on his desk. Since the unit is always on as soon as you get near it it switches to the deskphone when you leave it switches back automatically.
Yes. You can take a landline and use it in your car. If your car has a USB port, you can plug the cell2jack into the port, and connect a trimline telephone to it.
you put some pics of rotaries but rotaries dont have star or pound . any idea if it works with them and how?
A review on Amazon says this: "It worked with my 1928 rotary phone PERFECTLY! Just remember for setup the rotary equivalent of * is 11 and for # it is 12." Maybe that helps!
Will this work if you don't have an active landline, but want to direct your cellphone service to your cordless phones?
Also, being that this video is a few years old (if one doesn't need an active landline phone number), do you have recommendations on similar device/brands to buy to turn POTS phones into a Bluetooth connection?
First time seeing any of your videos; did not know that was phone at first. What an odd phone...
Do you still recommend this ? Is there something better? How does it work compared to cordless phones with bluetooth connection? Do the cordless phones with bluetooth connect to the existing home home wiring for all phones in the house to work?
Will this also work with an office/business phone?
Is it possible for the phone “bell” to ring if someone calls you?
exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!
Love the Star Trek TWC Communicator. I have one as well which is why I want a Bluetooth device that can turn my landline handset into a Bluetooth phone. The FCC ID on the back is a nice tongue in cheek ID number that the FCC actually let them use(2AFJA-1701). I have the 2019 version though.
after hooking all this up would your friends be able to call your mobile phones number and it would ring the landline instead? i hope this makes sense...
Yes they would
Hope this works with old rotary phones
@꧁Black Panther fan꧂ so I can place calls, and recieve them, with no additional adapters?
So it will work with the newer phones like shown on the cover of the instructions?
I LOVE the Cobra/Ericofon! I first saw one on an episode of the Twilight Zone and Googled like mad to find out what kind of phone it was. Original or not, nice find! Obviously, I am a phone dork (corded phones) and while I have a Magic Jack (so I can use my corded AT&T), I wanted to know more about the "Cell2Jack" without watching a 20 minute video. Thanks for all of the info I needed! 🙂
Will this work to make phone calls verbally. I’m looking for my elderly mom who can no longer dial a phone
thanks for the intstuctional video! i’ve got an old hello kitty phone from my childhood that i’ve been wanting to use again without having a landline number.
Can you get these to work with rotary dial phones?
I was curious on how to hook the cell phone up to the land line that goes into the house, just as the title promised. But that was not what was delivered.
will this work with rotary phones?
Can I connect this to my laptop to take calls with MS teams???
will the landline ring if someone calls your phone?
Instead of using cell phones, can u use headset??
@Prokop Horejs You used a similar product? Because if this thing really works like I'd hope, it sounds amazing. Been looking to redo my whole house retro and have these cool phones in every room and for them to be usable is amazing.
will the retro phone ring if your mobile phone is called? or is it just the one way calling that works? Great video btw! 👌
I’m wondering this too.
Hey guys I'm here to tell you that the phone will ring! Unfortunately there have been some reports that the Cell2Jack answers incoming phone calls automatically but I don't think it's often. Overall still very good
Will this work in the UK, does anyone know? I'm not sure about the difference between the UK and US POTS lines. Ta!
Panasonic makes hand sets that uses blue tooth to allow INCOMING calls to be picked up at various locations in the house. Is this the same thing using your old hand sets after cutting the cord?
It should allow you to connect any POTS phone to it.
How do I make my POTS work phone connect to Bluetooth headset? This has been a never ending trial and error.
this will do it it will allow you to use a pots phone with your Bluetooth headset
I have an old wall hang intercom phone, with no dial, will that work with this?
I got the Bluetooth linking to work with my TV, cell phone, tablet, and work phones. I have an old landline
As always, I greatly appreciate your help.
Were can i buy it
Just what I was looking for. Thanks!
I have a question that may seem obvious to some but I'm getting this for an elderly person who does not have a landline phone jack. If I buy a landline desktop phone (not a cordless desktop) that normally powers up through a phone jack, can that phone be used and receive it's power source from cell2jack that is plugged into the ac power source? I'm trying to power a desktop phone that is elderly friendly and does not have it's own power source other than if it was plugged into a phone jack (which of course I don't have). Sorry if this is a confusing or dumb question. But it appears in this video that your red desktop phone does not have another power source other than the cell2jack. So that is where that phone gets it's power? Thanks in advance.
that is correct the cell to Jack actually gets power from a USB connector so it will be providing the power for your phone you do not have to have a phone jack you can't you just need to be able to plug your phone into the cell to phone
@@TheHiTechNomad thank you so much for the answer. I ordered it today. Thanks for this video. You are awesome!
if you connect the landline via bluetooth to your cell phone, can you connect a bluetooth ear piece and still receive the call?
Good video. The music is from who?
It's there a way to do this over wifi? Or not involve a cell phone at all? My current phone works by wifi, but I'd like to remove the cord somehow. Thanks!
I have one of these. I am enthusiastic to answer any questions anyone might have about this product.
Zach Rodriguez I’m curious, since the adapter is only 5v can you get a ring on an older phone with a mechanical ringer?
Yes! You most certainly can! I have two rotary telephones in my collection, and when I ring them with my Cell2Jack they both ring with no issue. I can only ring one at a time, though. It will not ring both.
Thanks. Does Cell2Jack use data?
Zach Rodriguez Thanks for the reply!
Joanne Schaus - Cell2Jack connects to your cellular phone utilising bluetooth. Bluetooth does not use data. The telephone calls you make and receive on it use data because it is placing the call through your cellular provider.
Do you receive calls?
Yes the phone will ring when you get an incoming call
Can you use an old car phone just the phone and the jack that’s already hardwired to the car phone to cell to jack or would the car phone need power
I'm trying to figure that out. My car has an old car phone I would love to use, if this works.
I might have to get one, my magic jack time is about to expire. I don't need that number anymore.
Would this work with a rotary phone?
You would be able to answer a call, but I don't think you'd be able to dial out
@@TheHiTechNomad Thanks! I think that should b enough. I just want it for my rotary phone to recieve calls at my home anyway...it would b nice to make outgoing calls😣 but other pulse tone adapters/devices r way too expensive 😭
Thank you! I have a blue one just like yours…..Cobra is such a awesome looking phone…you have good taste ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻
Why that noise in the background? Does not make it easier to her what is beeing said!
Thumbs up for the Thunderbirds portraits 🙂
imma guess thats a alexa clock it went off when he said alexa 1:01
Just what I’m looking for
Lmao so you could call Alexa on a rotary phone! Slide the 0 hole to the stopper and get the new operator: Alexa. Wonderful!
Did you test the virtual assistant voice feature with this to see if it worked with that type of chorded phone?
I actually own an original back in the day wish I had kept 😢 it now I’m going to try it on a my Disney Goofy landline phone, Thanks for the info.
Would this work on an old rotary that does not have # or * symbols on the rotary? (I saw an answer but it seemed to apply to button presses) What should one do then? And would it work on a Swedish rotary that starts with 0 instead of the American 1?
To lich your cell phone to the C2J device you can plug another phone having # and * keys, such a modern DECT wireless phone. Once linked, you unplug that DECT phone and plug the vintage old rotary phone without these keys.
What was the black cord that you connected to the white box thing?
It could simply be the Power supply, maybe in form of a USB connector? I was confused at first as well.
This is pretty dang neat!!
How do you dial pound star pound with a rotary phone
You might try using this free app that makes the tones just hold it up to the phone. Let me know how it goes. play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.guillaumedesbieys.dtmftunegenerator
It does work it has a dial tone but I can't make calls from it.
I work from home and use a landline phone but need a wireless headset that connects to my landline phone what do you recommend?
I've had good luck with this unit - amzn.to/2PlBQ3H
Would this be capable of instead of connecting a cell phone connecting a pair of Bluetooth hands free headset. So if there is a incoming call on the landline it would be able to be answered by the headset? A hypothesis that could be tested?
Yes any bluetooth device supports pair to another device, you should be fine.
Thank YOU SO MUCH!
Your Ericofon is a repro from the 90s, probably. If it were an original, it would be rotary, not push button. I'm pretty sure it's a "Scandiphone".
@aaron names Yes, the phone jack was invented in 1973.
Really cool, wonder if this would work with a rotary.
I think it works by tones and not by pulses.
will this work with Facebook Messenger? of course I don't mean dialing, just want to hear/speak when I dial somebody up from my cell phone app
it functions as your Bluetooth headset so if your Bluetooth headset will allow you to do it then yes you should be fine
OMG Thank you thank you thank youuuuuuuu!!!
Thank you so much
What about a phone that doesn't have a pound or star.
You can use a Touch Tone Phone App like - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.guillaumedesbieys.dtmftunegenerator&hl=en_US or this online version pbxbook.com/other/dtmftone.html - Just hold your handset upto the speaker
Will this work with a wireless headset to a landline?
Im trying to get wireless headset work phone for wife. She works calling/recieving people to inform them of their Covid-19 test results. And the wireless headsets designed for this are ridiculous in price. (And her company is not going to fork up the cost for it.)
Isint that the phone from magnum pi?
Yes, as well as a version of in shows like The Prisoner, U.F.O. and more!
Oh man this would be absolutely perfect for my needs. But for the life of me i cant find one that delivers to my country (Netherlands)
(If anyone knows where or how, hit me up. Thanks in advance.
Did you get it? I'll mail you one no problem.
Cool thank you
does it work in China？
The phone should have TouchTone. Also if you disconnect the phone line coming into your house, ALL the phones in the house will work with just ONE unit. Some people use it to avoid the possible health issue when using a cellphone.
Hello. Thanks for the video. I unfortunately learned it doesn’t work with a 1940’s rotary phone. There is a way to connect them using an xlink, however.
@@pintsofkillians Can you send a link for the phone, if it support POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) it should work.
this is dumb, but is there any way i could do it w/ out having the phone connected to it with a wire? i found a vintage phone on the side of the road and it works but the only problem is that i do not have a landline
You could convert it totally to a wireless phone. I converted my phone totally to a Bluetooth cordless unit. Basically what I did is found a cheap cordless handset. I took out the innards and installed them in the phone. if you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me - th-cam.com/video/9-jIohF7mcM/w-d-xo.html
I thought this was how to connect your cell phone to a landline phone. This is how to connect your landline phone to a cell phone? Why would I want to do that? Cell phones are already portable. Wouldn't it be easier to just buy a headset?
Some people have an old landline phone that they wish to use. It could be that they're concerned about cell phone radiation and want to use a standard phone. Most prefer to use a standard phone for sentimental reasons go to have a conversation piece. For example my mother likes to use her princess phone from the 1960s. I have a friend who uses it with a batphone replica on his desk. Since the unit is always on as soon as you get near it it switches to the deskphone when you leave it switches back automatically.
@@TwoMinuteTechTalk Ok. I thought it was used in terms of convenience.
So you could take a land line and make it car phone?
Yes. You can take a landline and use it in your car. If your car has a USB port, you can plug the cell2jack into the port, and connect a trimline telephone to it.
Great info, next time kill the music playing in background.
Two thumbs down, this two minute tech talk was clearly four minutes!!!!
(Jk)