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| Thread ID: 124863 | 2012-05-24 06:05:00 | Orcon Genius VOIP | Terry Porritt (14) | Press F1 |
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| 1277095 | 2012-05-29 08:20:00 | Well that's when my current 30 is supposed to run out. I'm wondering how that's going to work exactly if they do change me early. | 8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1277096 | 2012-06-01 14:56:00 | Being a long-time Orcon customer, I've been receiving their offer to switch to Genius plan, but I have several concerns about the setup and how it will affect/disrupt my current setup. My current computer and phone setup is: 3 routers, two of which are provided by my wife's workplace IT people so that she has access to her workplace's servers via VPN. My original router provides IP addresses for our home PCs (2 PCs are connected to the router by cables, 2 PCs connected by wireless); the workplace routers are the VPN and a wireless router for my wife to work wirelessly on her laptop. The four PCs are located in the same room as the 3 routers. Phones: 3 cordless phones located around the house, 1 in the computer room, 1 in the kitchen, 1 in a bedroom. Not sure if the existing phones would work with the Genius modem, I take it I will only know when I receive the modem? The other concerns would be the two PCs that are cabled to the router. Would I have to install wireless network cards into these two PCs? Also, the two routers provided by my wife's workplace, is there no provision for connecting these routers to the Genius modem? I envisage putting the Genius modem in the kitchen, and with the routers being in a separate room, I would not fancy having to run a long cable even if the routers could be connected to the modem. The major concern that is stopping me from switching to Genius is the two routers that allow my wife to VPN to her workplace. If a working solution to this setup can't be resolved I don't think I can make the switch. Also, I take it the Genius modem assigns IP addresses to all connected devices? I would contact Orcon about these concerns, but I'd like to hear from people on F1 who have Genius installed and how, if they have a similar setup to mine, they addressed any issues. |
xmojo1 (4630) | ||
| 1277097 | 2012-06-01 23:01:00 | Not sure on some of the complicated stuff but afaik the Genius box has one RJ11 on the machine, so if you have a cordless phone system that has 3 handsets that would work but if you have other phones they may not work. I heard some people re-route the telephone wire back into the Genius box with ATA(s). So that might work. The Genius ha a few RJ45 ports :confused:if it is going to be in the kitchen either wireless or a long long cable or rip walls down to install in them :lol: That is why we are using full wireless now. Router in the living room RJ45 to Xbox, no LCD/Plasma yet (still CRT, still works). All computers are Wifi. Router used to be in my room but I could hear the buzzing sound while sleeping so every night had to turn on/off and hope no one needs to use it before I got up... (but I do get up earlier than most). Haven't gone to Genius but have looked at them and call then on one or two occasions. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1277098 | 2012-06-01 23:10:00 | Well that's when my current 30 is supposed to run out. I'm wondering how that's going to work exactly if they do change me early. If you change over earlier and not in a contract, some ISPs may give you a partial credit/refund. (but you may need to ring them on the day when you are transferred, so they can action it, some may also say that you need to give 30 days notice). |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1277099 | 2012-06-01 23:19:00 | Yeah that's apparently going to happen, looks like my bill might be 20 bucks more than usual though, what with the courier costs and such. We'll see. edit - this month's bill. It's working great so far. They ported my number yesterday and today I'm going to eat some of the 200gb updating vista which as I type is booting into a newly recovered setup. |
8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1277100 | 2012-06-05 05:30:00 | I used Genius for about 6 months. So long as your phones are cordless you can plug them into Genius, you can also plug a corded phone into a double adaptor. You can connect Genius to other routers/switches in another room via the house mains wiring. The adapters are available at PCtech. | mzee (3324) | ||
| 1277101 | 2012-06-05 05:42:00 | You can plug normal corded phones in to the Genius router too? | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1277102 | 2012-06-05 07:22:00 | You can plug normal corded phones in to the Genius router too? AFAIK. I heard that a CSR from Orcon said they had to be cordless Dtec phones but that might be the router issued in AU. Could also get a tech to re-route the lines back into the Genius so you can continue to use your many phone jacks around the house also. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1277103 | 2012-06-05 21:19:00 | The Orcon tech didn't know what they were on about. All the routers come from Australia, they're a rebadged version of an aussie router. You can plug any regular phone into the Genius router just fine. | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
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