Case Student Affairs

On the web site it says that a standard analog telephone is required for the room.  Does this mean a digital cordless phone won't work?

Hi Colin,

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by digital cordless phone, I'm assuming you just mean a regular 2.4 or 5GHz cordless phone, but as long as it can plug into a standard RJ45 (regular phone line) I don't see why it wouldn't work.  They may be trying to steer people away from useing wireless phones that might interfere with the Wifi, I'm not sure.

If by digital phone you mean VoIP then I have no idea.  I'm sure you could plug it into the router in your room, but I don't know if it would interface with the Case provided number.  Hope this helps.

 PS.  A phone is not required, it's only if you want one.  Of the hundreds of people I know, only about 5 of them have a landline.

 Minor correction, RJ11 is phone. RJ45 is network. :)

Thanks for correcting me.  That's what I get for trying to sound smart.

We mean "analog" in the sense of "not Voice over IP (VoIP)." A cordless phone (digital, spread spectrum, or otherwise) will work. I would try to stay away from 2.4GHz though. WiFi runs on 2.4GHz and the campus is pretty well blanketed with Wireless Access Points, so there's sometimes some interference (also microwave ovens and some other things run on the 2.4GHz band, it gets crowded).