Land Line Phone

[jimbbc 5]

Will a land line phone from the USA work in Pattaya? Yes, I know I'll have to get a 220v plug.

I plan on bringing my VOIP adapter on this trip just to see if it works.

[jacko 8,822]

Where do you intend plugging it in?

Phones in hotels tend to use different systems than what residential dwellings use.

I am thinking it would work on a residential line.

[Fireman Sam 336]

I tried bringing one from the UK to my house in Nakhon Phanom a few years back, it didn't work, apparently you just need to reverse a couple of wires and they will work. I just binned it as they were cheap to buy here anyway.

 

We moved house six months or so ago in Nakhon Phanom and we scrapped the home phone alltogether. Our fibre optic broadband is run directly into the back of the computer, so no real need these days for a home phone IMHO.

 

 

Regards

[jacko 8,822]

I retained mine when I dumped my TOT ADSL, it only costs 115 baht/month. I figured some things still asked for a home phone number and the bill was a good proof of address document. I think I even used it as such for a bank account.

I never use it and it rarely rings, and when it does it scares the bejeebers out of me. Normally some cold call seller!

 

Actually I could get a land line from my True Internet/TV cable, one can be plugged into the back of the modem/router.