The XLINK is such a cool gadget. I make and receive all my phone calls when I'm at home on my old phones. I have a Western Electric Model 500 desk set from 1966, a Model 302 desk set from 1947, and a Princess Model 2702 from 1984, and they all ring and dial out with the XLINK. It makes phone calls so much more fun!
I have one that I use at work with a Western Electric 500 rotary dial set. My work area is noisy, so I have a handset with a noise canceling transmitter which works much better than the iPhone mic (especially since it has the ruggedized weatherproof case). By the way, if you dial a number that answers with “if you know your parties extension, please dial it now”, you CAN do it with the rotary dial (the cell phone or system converts it to Touchtone). The only downside is you can’t dial “*” or “#” with it.
My phone line is part of my interent package. The internet modem is upstairs and I want to have the rotary phone downstairs. The rotary phone works when plugged directly into the modem. I have wifi extenders downstairs and a Phone to Ethernet adapter. How can I get the Rotary phone to work downstairs? Will the Xlink work? Am I able to connect the Rotary phone to the Xlink and then the Xlink to the wifi extender to have it ring? And will It work on its own existing number that I use for the landline? Im racking my brain trying to get this to work but I just don't know what to do ! :( if you have any suggestions thank you!
All of my rotary phones work with this box, however, when I receive incoming calls, none of my phones ring except for my iPhone Any suggestions? Thank you
That is odd. I have run into some problems but I usually just reset the bluetooth and it is fine. I hate to be the one to say did you turn it off and on. I have an android maybe there is something in the iPhone settings on bluetooth?
Hello. I am preparing to buy one of these Xlink gateways myself. I was wondering about the pulse dialing. Is there an app or configuration somehow? Thanks in advance
It does the pulse and tone dialing no problem. No extra app needed. It does seem to take a little longer to catch up on pulse but you do not have to wait between numbers. Just dial the whole number and it will lag a little before it starts ringing.
If you were to pop over to ebay and search ' western electric bluetooth ' you can look at desk telephones that have Bluetooth inside, do get a good look at the photos. Reading the description it says that the desk telephones are from Western Electric made back in 1960's. All of the converted telephones work as if you have gone back in time, dial tone, the original ring works when a call comes in (NOT a download sound clip!) make calls too using the dial. That Xlink needs wires. The western electric telephones on that guys ebay page are WIRELESS just like your cellphone!
Hi! Does the Bluetooth stay connected even when far away from it? So if I leave home will it still ring the rotary phone? Or do I have to reconnect each time I get home so that it works?
I have an truly old phone with mouthpiece and ear phone, no dialing, and want to put it in use as an extension to only talk on via bluetooth to my landline. What do you suggest?
I think the first question is if it has a wall jack end on the cord or just wires sticking out. Some pre 1940's phone were just wired in. I believe you could put the wires in a wall jack end but you would need to be careful. Than you can just use your landline. No bluetooth needed. But if there is no dial, you could only answer calls or dial on another phone and swicth to the antique phone. I believe that if you used a smart phone hooked up to an Xlink and the antique phone that you maybe able to use your smart phones programmed voice commands to dial someone up. Now I want to find and antique phone and try this. For example- pick up the mouth piece, listen for the dial tone and say Siri call mom.
Diz is so damn cool, i wish Xlink would make the 5 and 10 plug versions and allso bluetooth antenna extenion option so i can hide it in basement and still would wörk.... or just make the Xlink internet connectable or SIM card connection has security systems have dat option, they have boxes even smaller dan thiz
Yes! I wish it had all of that. It has been like 7 years since I got the Xlink and I was hoping it would get better but it only seems to get more expensive each year.
Ha lol I paid 74 bucks lol idk if it's where you live but in florida it was like 74 and tax, but I love it. I have it hooked up to a red cherry firehydrant rotary telephone in excellent shape. I'm gona enjoy talking to my friends on this phone, I might buy a black one and a baby blue one next and perhaps a white one. I also have a beige one connected to my parents landline that I use as a 2nd phone along with our cordless ones, but you have the cooler phones lol
No landline or any other service needed. Just your cellphone service. You just pair your cellphone bluetooth and all your cell calls will go through the old phone. you can dial with the rotary, it has dialtone, and rings. It is a great way to experience the use of these phones without the full commitment of landline or other services.
I am not sure about the range or quality of the cell2jack but I did see a video that showed that the cell2jack does not make the analog phone ring. What fun is a rotary phone without the bell ring?
Question: How many corded telephones can be connected to the Xlink? Since they draw energy for them to ring there must be a limit to how many can be connected. Maybe there is a REN rating with the Xlink.
Good question. There are 2 jacks in mine which I assume means 2 phones can operate fine. However I do not think it is meant to operate a full household of phones.
+Brea The Brat - I wouldn't expect such a small gadget to ring a household full of phones. If it has two jacks then it must be like the Verizon Home Phone Connect that I use. It's rated for two telephones so I'll assume that's the capacity of the Xlink as well. It would work for me.
2 of the phones are retro reproduction and the other 2 are original 60's or 70's phones. Any phone that has a standard wall jack cord will work with the xlink. Older 20's and 30's phones might not have a standard wall jack cord. The ones I have seen, like and original candlestick kind, just have bare wires.
Does this let you call anyone with the old phones and can you receive calls from other people if they called the old phone and does it work with touch tone phones
Hi. It works through your cell phone so anyone with your cell number can call you on the old phone as long as your cell is linked to the xlink bluetooth.
All you need is a Bluetooth connection. Once you set it up on your cellphone, you do not need to do anything else. It will automatically go through the phone plugged into the X-link. As long as the cellphone is in range of the X-link (like 30ft). If you are referring to jailbreaking a smartphone, no that is not necessary at all.
Sorry, it was more about testing the phones. Apparently the price has gone up on the newer versions of the Xlink. The Xlink is a good device if you have a cell phone contract and don't want to add a monthly landline bill just to use your vintage phones. That is why I bought it anyway. However, it works with your cell phones bluetooth so it has a limited range (around 15 - 20 ft.). But all you need to do is set done your phone near the device and use the vintage phone for calls no problem. I did find that it does drain the cell phone battery when it is just out of range trying to connect.
Okay so phone freaking or phreaking is re-engineering old phones and messing with telecommunication in general. I have done a lot of surfing around to find a simple way to utilize my rotary phone but I never came across phone freaking.
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The XLINK is such a cool gadget. I make and receive all my phone calls when I'm at home on my old phones. I have a Western Electric Model 500 desk set from 1966, a Model 302 desk set from 1947, and a Princess Model 2702 from 1984, and they all ring and dial out with the XLINK. It makes phone calls so much more fun!
Thank you Brea, this was helpful I’m a 15 year old kid with a W.E 500 telephone and this helped so much!!! 🤗🤗
Great. I am so glad it helped.
This is awesome!!
I'll be purchasing one as soon as possible. I'd love this! Thank you for the video!
Awesome. I haven't looked for into it in quite a while. It would be nice if the technology has gotten better.
I want to know if you can slam down the handset on robo calls. That is what I am missing about cell phones. Hanging up with a swipe is unsatisfying. 😂
Yes! You can slam down that rotary phone and it will end the call on your smartphone.
Awesome; can't wait to try one on my old rotary phone!
I have one that I use at work with a Western Electric 500 rotary dial set. My work area is noisy, so I have a handset with a noise canceling transmitter which works much better than the iPhone mic (especially since it has the ruggedized weatherproof case). By the way, if you dial a number that answers with “if you know your parties extension, please dial it now”, you CAN do it with the rotary dial (the cell phone or system converts it to Touchtone). The only downside is you can’t dial “*” or “#” with it.
My phone line is part of my interent package. The internet modem is upstairs and I want to have the rotary phone downstairs. The rotary phone works when plugged directly into the modem. I have wifi extenders downstairs and a Phone to Ethernet adapter. How can I get the Rotary phone to work downstairs? Will the Xlink work? Am I able to connect the Rotary phone to the Xlink and then the Xlink to the wifi extender to have it ring? And will It work on its own existing number that I use for the landline?
Im racking my brain trying to get this to work but I just don't know what to do ! :( if you have any suggestions thank you!
I don't think the Xlink will work your wifi like that. You need a bluetooth device to connect the Xlink to.
@@BreaTheBrat I was hoping that wasn't the case, thank you so much for the reply!
I like that!! Woooooow! Is the cell phone itself swishboard??
Can you find your own number for the phones via mobile or usb update?
All of my rotary phones work with this box, however, when I receive incoming calls, none of my phones ring except for my iPhone
Any suggestions?
Thank you
That is odd. I have run into some problems but I usually just reset the bluetooth and it is fine. I hate to be the one to say did you turn it off and on. I have an android maybe there is something in the iPhone settings on bluetooth?
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Hello. I am preparing to buy one of these Xlink gateways myself.
I was wondering about the pulse dialing. Is there an app or configuration somehow?
Thanks in advance
It does the pulse and tone dialing no problem. No extra app needed. It does seem to take a little longer to catch up on pulse but you do not have to wait between numbers. Just dial the whole number and it will lag a little before it starts ringing.
If you were to pop over to ebay and search ' western electric bluetooth ' you can look at desk telephones that have Bluetooth inside, do get a good look at the photos. Reading the description it says that the desk telephones are from Western Electric made back in 1960's. All of the converted telephones work as if you have gone back in time, dial tone, the original ring works when a call comes in (NOT a download sound clip!) make calls too using the dial. That Xlink needs wires. The western electric telephones on that guys ebay page are WIRELESS just like your cellphone!
@@Become_A_Paid_Electronics_Tech thats nice, but xlink is great when you already have a vintage phone
@@Steinninn a vintage phone can be converted too :) I've had people send their phones to be converted to Bluetooth.
Hi! Does the Bluetooth stay connected even when far away from it? So if I leave home will it still ring the rotary phone? Or do I have to reconnect each time I get home so that it works?
The bluetooth only connects when your cell phone is in range of it. The range on mine is not that great. Mine loses connection about 30 ft away.
I have an truly old phone with mouthpiece and ear phone, no dialing, and want to put it in use as an extension to only talk on via bluetooth to my landline. What do you suggest?
I think the first question is if it has a wall jack end on the cord or just wires sticking out. Some pre 1940's phone were just wired in. I believe you could put the wires in a wall jack end but you would need to be careful. Than you can just use your landline. No bluetooth needed. But if there is no dial, you could only answer calls or dial on another phone and swicth to the antique phone. I believe that if you used a smart phone hooked up to an Xlink and the antique phone that you maybe able to use your smart phones programmed voice commands to dial someone up. Now I want to find and antique phone and try this. For example- pick up the mouth piece, listen for the dial tone and say Siri call mom.
I have seen a bunch of websites like oldphoneworks.com that are helpful.
Diz is so damn cool, i wish Xlink would make the 5 and 10 plug versions and allso bluetooth antenna extenion option so i can hide it in basement and still would wörk.... or just make the Xlink internet connectable or SIM card connection has security systems have dat option, they have boxes even smaller dan thiz
Yes! I wish it had all of that. It has been like 7 years since I got the Xlink and I was hoping it would get better but it only seems to get more expensive each year.
Ha lol I paid 74 bucks lol idk if it's where you live but in florida it was like 74 and tax, but I love it. I have it hooked up to a red cherry firehydrant rotary telephone in excellent shape. I'm gona enjoy talking to my friends on this phone, I might buy a black one and a baby blue one next and perhaps a white one. I also have a beige one connected to my parents landline that I use as a 2nd phone along with our cordless ones, but you have the cooler phones lol
So you don't use a land line at all? Just get power to the box then plug the phone in and pair the box to the cell phone?
No landline or any other service needed. Just your cellphone service. You just pair your cellphone bluetooth and all your cell calls will go through the old phone. you can dial with the rotary, it has dialtone, and rings. It is a great way to experience the use of these phones without the full commitment of landline or other services.
Is the Xlink still working?
Hi, does somebody know how the xLink compares to the Cell2Jack?
It seems to be a pretty similar Gateway product but is less expensive.
I am not sure about the range or quality of the cell2jack but I did see a video that showed that the cell2jack does not make the analog phone ring. What fun is a rotary phone without the bell ring?
I have a cell2jack look for one that rings the older rotary phones the cell2jack is good for only push button phones you get the ring with that
Nice phone demos .
Question: How many corded telephones can be connected to the Xlink? Since they draw energy for them to ring there must be a limit to how many can be connected. Maybe there is a REN rating with the Xlink.
Good question. There are 2 jacks in mine which I assume means 2 phones can operate fine. However I do not think it is meant to operate a full household of phones.
+Brea The Brat - I wouldn't expect such a small gadget to ring a household full of phones. If it has two jacks then it must be like the Verizon Home Phone Connect that I use. It's rated for two telephones so I'll assume that's the capacity of the Xlink as well. It would work for me.
retro's are not really old phones. I wonder if the real old rotary phones work with a xlink
2 of the phones are retro reproduction and the other 2 are original 60's or 70's phones. Any phone that has a standard wall jack cord will work with the xlink. Older 20's and 30's phones might not have a standard wall jack cord. The ones I have seen, like and original candlestick kind, just have bare wires.
Does this let you call anyone with the old phones and can you receive calls from other people if they called the old phone and does it work with touch tone phones
Hi. It works through your cell phone so anyone with your cell number can call you on the old phone as long as your cell is linked to the xlink bluetooth.
@Muñeca Quitapenas since 1980 what about touch tone phones
Does your phone have to be unlocked?
All you need is a Bluetooth connection. Once you set it up on your cellphone, you do not need to do anything else. It will automatically go through the phone plugged into the X-link. As long as the cellphone is in range of the X-link (like 30ft). If you are referring to jailbreaking a smartphone, no that is not necessary at all.
what the...?? what are its limitations? I cam here to get pro's and cons
Sorry, it was more about testing the phones. Apparently the price has gone up on the newer versions of the Xlink. The Xlink is a good device if you have a cell phone contract and don't want to add a monthly landline bill just to use your vintage phones. That is why I bought it anyway.
However, it works with your cell phones bluetooth so it has a limited range (around 15 - 20 ft.). But all you need to do is set done your phone near the device and use the vintage phone for calls no problem. I did find that it does drain the cell phone battery when it is just out of range trying to connect.
Have you here of phone freaking?
Okay so phone freaking or phreaking is re-engineering old phones and messing with telecommunication in general. I have done a lot of surfing around to find a simple way to utilize my rotary phone but I never came across phone freaking.