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Re: Beocom 1 & Beocom 6000

burantek — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:41:13 GMT

now i have screwed up. in all this fuddling around, i have misplaced the power adapter and coupler for my beocom4 in a move...

is the adapter the same between the 6000 and the 4?

dummy, dummy, dummy...

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disregard.
just placed and order for the missing pieces w/ b&o direct.

Re: Beocom 1 & Beocom 6000

Jandyt — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:58:35 GMT

I think you might be thinking of remote access.
When away from home, you can call your Beotalk and listen to your messages........I think.

Andy T.

Re: Beocom 1 & Beocom 6000

burantek — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:53:08 GMT

hmmm...

i wonder how i made this mental link that you could chk your voxmail on the 1200 using a 6000 handset elsewhere in the house??? i swear i read that somewhere???

it sounds like i have been sweating this 1100/1200 issue for no reason.

well, i guess that is that, though it seems like that would be a nice feature -must have dreampt it...

thx to all for your assistance,

Re: Beocom 1 & Beocom 6000

Jandyt — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:01:37 GMT

Jeff.
The Beotalk 1100 and Beotalk 1200 have nothing to do with your phone.
You cannot hear messages on your 'phone from either of them.
You could have a house with no phones and still use a Beotalk answer machine. You press the button on the answer machine to hear your messages from it's built in loudspeaker.

Andy T.

Re: Beocom 1 & Beocom 6000

burantek — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:39:58 GMT

all,

thx so much for the input so far.

alex- you succinctly clarified the gray matter floating thru my head. i had come to the basic conclusions you enumerated.

my issue was basically that if i gave up and bought the 1 and the beoline 1 -would the old mk1 6000 sync w/ the new beoline base. that i am still uncertain about (and the 1100 vs. 1200 issue)

in recent news... as i am a "retrobeo" guy i really don't want to go the new system route. as mentioned, i have been fighting my way to get another mk1 6000 w/ the master base... which is what i really want, and... which...

drumroll...

i finally accomplished about 1/2 hour ago -woohoo!

so 6000 mk1's here i come! i will prob keep the beocom 4 and use it somewhere, and sell the old 1401. now i just need to confirm that the 1100 will be ok (available on the network like the 1200 apparently is.)

Re: Beocom 1 & Beocom 6000

Alex — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:57:18 GMT

Okay Im going to make this as clear as I can.

BeoCom 6000 in the US:

-Up to 6 handsets

-Base station was intergrated in the silver pyramid. Also called as the master station (requires phone line and power). All aditional chargers for BeoCom 6000 were black bases with a silver ring/loop to hold them up (just require power).

-One Line phone system.

-DOT button needed to use menu functions and page the other handsets.

-2.4 Ghz

BeoCom 1:

-Up to 8 Handsets

-Base station is separated from the chargers. Black BeoLine 1 is the base station (requires phone line and power). All the chargers are now in the aluminum pyriamid shape and only need power. The advantage of the BeoLine is that you can also add BeoCom 2 handsets to the system.

-Two phone line system

-Menu is now accessed through the center button of the wheel and has a much more user friendly interface. More reliabale too.

-2.4Ghz

BeoCom 4:

-Stand Alone phone. Not a system

-Each phone requires phone line and power

-1.9 Ghz

Re: Beocom 1 & Beocom 6000

burantek — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:51:29 GMT

thx for the reply...

i would certainly snap up a base, but would like to move fwd w/ several handsets and set up the complete network. otherwise i would just go with all beocom 4's -of which i already have one unit. (that may be the bigger issue -trying to consolidate to one "group" of phones, as i have the 4, a corded 1401, and the aforementioned 6000) i.e. -a bunch of "onesies."

i would like to get to the singular network, and i prefer the 6000 or 1's... or maybe even a 2. the 1401 and the 4 would become redundant and i'd likely offload them.

w/ regards to the 1100 vs. the 1200 - i have only ever read about the 1200 being compatible w/ the 6000 network (listening to messages on the handset). does the 1100 allow this?

thx again,

Re: Beocom 1 & Beocom 6000

Jandyt — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:08:19 GMT

Hi Jeff, Your Beotalk 1100 has no bearing at all on your phones, it is a seperate entity.
I don't think there is a problem mixing Beocom 1 and Beocom 6000, but I'm sure Keith will be along shortly to correct me if I'm wrong.
Why don't you just get a second hand PSTN base? They crop up regularly on eBay here, not sure if it's the same in the states.

Andy T.

Re: Beocom 1 & Beocom 6000

burantek — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:21:23 GMT

resurrecting this thread from way back...

and pls don't beat me w/ a wet noodle as i have read everything here and elsewhere including the pstn faq, but... i can't seem to get this thru my rather thick cranium.

so, my apologies in advance.

i have an unused 6000 mk1 w/ a charger (no base). i have been struggling to grab a "based" 6000 mk1 from ebay, etc... to the point where i am about to give up and just buy a beocom 1 new from b&o direct w/ a beoline 1 base. will my 6000 mk1 have an issue connecting up w/ this giving me a mix of 1's and 6000's on the beoline 1? -or should i go all beocom 1? or wait and try to get a "based" 6000 mk1? or??? (btw, i also have a beotalk 1100 that i would like to tie in -do i have to upgrade to a 1200?)

thx in advance,

Re: Beocom 1 & Beocom 6000

Keith Saunders — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:04:16 GMT

cozza:

Keith Saunders:
Also making internal calls to another handset is much easier, on the Mark 2 you just press "INT" then turn the dial for the extension you want which is displayed in the screen.

On the Mk1 you press the dot button, then turn the wheel. So they're the same in this respect.

True, but what I was trying to say is on the Mark 1 there are written symbols printed above each number key and teh manual says if you wish to call internally you press the "Black dot" by the dial then the number key for the room you want, but this assumes you know which room is which number. With the Mark 2 there are no printed symbols or markings above the number keys. You press the "INT" key and turn the dial and it informs you of teh room. It is quite true you could also do it on the Mark 1, but most people did not know that for the aformentioned reason.

Keith

Re: Beocom 1 & Beocom 6000

cozza — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:49:19 GMT

Keith Saunders:
Also making internal calls to another handset is much easier, on the Mark 2 you just press "INT" then turn the dial for the extension you want which is displayed in the screen.

On the Mk1 you press the dot button, then turn the wheel. So they're the same in this respect.

Re: Beocom 1 & Beocom 6000

Jandyt — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:01:46 GMT

joff135:
I just bought a new black pair of 6000s today with a Beoline...and the manual says that you can have up to eight phones in the system.

Yes, that's just the new, small Beoline base that can take 8 handsets. The large black box and the pyramid charger/base station only take 6.

Andy T.

Re: Beocom 1 & Beocom 6000

Peter — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:33:49 GMT

The main difference between the Beocom 1 and 6000 is that the 1 has the facility to deal with two incoming lines. The manuals are on site.

Re: Beocom 1 & Beocom 6000

joff135 — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:53:17 GMT

I just bought a new black pair of 6000s today with a Beoline...and the manual says that you can have up to eight phones in the system.

Re: Beocom 1 & Beocom 6000

Keith Saunders — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:26:18 GMT

Stevo,

Where shall I start, lets start by looking at each phone.

At the top on the Mark 1 you will see two black plastic spots, on the Mark 2 it is a socket for earphones.

Looking at the keypad of the Mark 1around the dial going clockwise from 10 o'clock you have "A" "C" handset symbol "V" black dot and on the Mark 2 in the same order you have "R" "C" handset symbol "A-V" "INT"

The two things which I find of real value with the Mark 2 over the Mark 1 is if you are on a call and a second caller tries to call and you have call waiting, but decide not to swap to that incoming call, when you hang up the first call it will display the caller ID details of the second call. Also making internal calls to another handset is much easier, on the Mark 2 you just press "INT" then turn the dial for the extension you want which is displayed in the screen.

A Beocom 6000 Mark 2 cannot be charged on a base, wall charger or table charger of a Mark 1, the lugs at the bottom of the phone are different to stop you doing it.

If you have a Mark 1 Beocom 6000 you cannot receive an external call during an internal call, but with the Mark 2 you can.

Also if you have a Mark 1 Baseline you cannot break into an existing call from another handset, it just comes up with the words busy.

Anyway these are the key differences, I hope it helps.

Keith..