GE TL86597 InstaJack Wireless Phoneline Jack

Perfect for our application. I have Vonage running on our home telephone network. However, we purchased a 1960 era Stromberg Carlson 500 rotary dial phone and have it placed where there is no phone outlet. The InstaJack works perfectly, allowing the old phone to send (pulse dialing) and receive (with attendant old timey bell) calls. I have the Instajack transmitter installed in an upstairs bedroom where there was an empty phone jack and the other Instajack piece installed downstairs where the phone is located. Ain't technology grand!

For me, this product works splendidly. There is a little hitch that may cause some users frustration: I think this product is not some sort of "wireless phone extension," but it rather sends signals over your existing house wiring. If you have the base and receiver plugged into the same branch, it will work. If not, it won't. This is why I believe some outlets in my house work, while others do not. Thankfully, the outlet near where I want the receiver to be happens to be the same branch as one near a telephone jack. It also explains why they tell you not to use any sort of filter, surge suppressor, or even an extension cord for either the base or receiver. One way to be relatively certain that this product will work for you is to go down to your circuit or fuse box. If the two outlets are controlled by the same breaker/fuse, it will almost certainly work. If not, it might. The product does have an indicator light to tell you if it is connected, which is a great convenience if you don't want to analyze your home wiring.

Update: 1/14/2017 - This product no longer works and never worked properly and consistently. I ended up buying a 100 ft telephone cable to compensate and it works great and was much much cheaper! I came across this GE product (GE TL86587) which I purchased in January 2013. Let's just say the product is flawless. It works perfectly with my fax machine between floors. I have the base unit in my middle floor and my fax machine is in my office in my basement and I send and receive faxes without any problems what so ever! There is no interference with wireless landline. Because I have a wireless landline system in my home and there is no interference with lines! A great, great product would highly recommend if you need a wireless phone jack system or just an extra phone in a room or floor in your home! The shipping as fast as you have come to expect with amazon however the packing did lack, but that could have been my purchase of two DVD's that were in the same box as the phonejack system. Update: 10-13-2014 This product has stopped working and it is not worth the money. You are better off buying a 50' long telephone cable and running to a telephone jack then wasting your time or money on this product. I got 2-3 good faxes out of this product and that is all... Do not buy!

I purchased the GE TL86597 InstaJack for my wife's home-based bookkeeping business. Her office, for whatever odd reason, was not equipped with an actual RJ-45 jack, but there was one in the kitchen. Installation was simple. Plug the receiver (with two jacks on the side) to the socket nearest your existing RJ-45 port. Connect a standard telephone wire. Then plug the satellite unit in where you need a jack, and your phone into that unit. We have Verizon FiOS VoiP service and it works fantastic with that.

It is somewhat temperamental. Works pretty well at most outlets in the main building but is not dependable in an adjacent building. This is a steel building. I purchased it just for use in the adjacent building and I now see that was a mistake. I don't need it if I can't use it in the other building. We didn't want to run a solid wire to the other building. We will have to dig a trench and make an entry hole in the other building to run a solid wire.

It was as discussed in previous posts, very susceptible to electrical noise in the power circuits from the many electronic devices. The result was very poor call transmission quality, and I think it even messed up my voicemail system (had no problems until I plugged this thing in). I tried to mov all the electronics to other circuits, but when the cable modem has to be at the same place then there's not much choice. If you're an analog home then it should be great!

Works great for land line phone. Not used for internet but the phone line connection is perfect.

It works as advertised. We did have some stack on the line using one outlet, but it went away when we installed it in a different outlet. I can't explain the static/interference on the line, but I am not complaining as it got the job done. The call quality is slightly degraded using this device, but for the price this is definitely a 4 star item that I would recommend.

I use for fax only. Not the greatest connection to the phone line and can't stay connected for faxes longer than a few pages. My disatisfaction can be due to my home electrical, phone and fax situation. I do recommend it though for infrequent short faxing.