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[chpalmer]

Pick up your phone and press it.

The nice lady should say "Enter a Menu Option."

[NY Tel Guy]

Pick up your phone and press it.

The nice lady should say "Enter a Menu Option."

Are you serious or pulling my leg? I'm not at home now to try it but if that is true, what menu? What Option?

[NY Tel Guy]

Are you serious or pulling my leg? I'm not at home now to try it but if that is true, what menu? What Option?

I guess you were serious, here is a page from the user manual:

5 Basic Operations
5.1 Get Familiar with Key Pad and Voice Prompt
HandyTone-286 stores a voice prompt menu for quick browsing and simple configuration. To enter
this voice prompt menu, simply press the button on the HandyTone-286 or pick up the phone and dial
“***”. The following table shows how to use the voice prompt menu to configure the device.
Menu Voice Prompt User’s Options
Main Menu “Enter a Menu Option” Enter “*” for the next menu option
Enter “#” to return to the main menu
Enter 01 – 06, 47, 86 or 99 Menu option
01 “DHCP Mode”, or
“Static IP Mode”
Enter ‘9’ to toggle the selection
If user selects “Static IP Mode”, user need
configure all the IP address information
through menu 02 to 05. If user selects
“Dynamic IP Mode”, the device will retrieve
all IP address information from DHCP server
automatically when user reboots the device.
02 “IP Address “ + IP address The current WAN IP address is announced
Enter 12-digit new IP address if in Static IP
Mode.
03 “Subnet “ + IP address Same as Menu option 02
04 “Gateway “ + IP address Same as Menu option 02
05 “DNS Server “ + IP address Same as Menu option 02
07 Preferred Vocoder Enter “9” to go to the next selection in the list:
- PCM U
- PCM A
- G-723
- G-729
- iLBC
- G-726
12 WAN Port Web Access Enter “9” to toggle between:
- enable
- disable
13 Firmware Server IP Address The current Firmware Server IP address is
announced. Enter 12 digit new IP address.
14 Configuration Server IP
Address
The current Config Server Path IP address is
announced. Enter 12 digit new IP address.
15 Upgrade Protocol Upgrade protocol for firmware and
configuration update. Enter “9” to toggle
between:
- TFTP
- HTTP

[chpalmer]

Wouldnt kid a kidder...

Ive used it a few times, once to see what IP address it was assigned by my router. Ive set it to be assigned static but forgot what it was...

[voxabox]

feature wise, I'm still waiting for schedulable sim. ring
other than that the service seems stable, and the voice quality has been excellent

once residential is publicly launched, I'd get it for my parents
as for my own home use, I still have about 12 mos of VT unlimited left to go,
and I have been pretty lucky that VT seems to work most of the time (for me)
knock on wood

Tim,
could you confirm if outgoing callerId with name avail./offered via "residential" service plan?

[myvoip07]

Pick up your phone and press it.

The nice lady should say "Enter a Menu Option."

Does the HT286 has a phone menu like PAP2? Didn't had a chance to read the manual.