Partner ACS - Forwarding Calls to Cellphone - T1 Needed?

[jokermia]

Partner ACS R7 system. According to the Install guide, a T1 card is required to forward calls to a cellphone. Is this still correct, or was there some firmware upgrade that allows you to forward calls to a cellphone w/o needing a T1? If so, do you simply follow the instructions to forward calls to an external number? Thanks.

 

[TouchToneTommy]

Cell Phone Connect is different from Remote Call Forward

Unlike the Remote Call Forwarding, the incoming call will ring at both
the outside telephone number you specify and your extension, allowing to you answer the call at
your extension or have the call answered by the coverage for your extension (for example, your
voice mail system).

When Cell Phone Connect is active, all calls that ring at the extension are forwarded to the
telephone number programmed to the specified Personal Speed Dial code. As soon as the call
rings at the extension, the PARTNER system places a call to the specified telephone number. The
destination (that is, your extension telephone or the telephone number in the Personal Speed Dial
code) that answers first is connected to the call, and the call stops ringing at the other destination.

This is like "twinning" on an IP Office, if you're familiar with that feature.

Bottom line, if all you want to do is FORWARD your extension to a cell phone, NO, you do NOT need a T1, you just need regular lines with reliable disconnect

 

[jokermia]

Fantastic - thanks for the reply (I am indeed familiar with "twinning" on the IPO). To clarify, I can just program the cellphone number on a Personal Speed Dial, then program Remote Call Forwarding, correct?

One out of four people in this country is mentally unbalanced. Think of three of your closest friends - if they seem ok, then it's you.

 

[TouchToneTommy]

Yup, enable RCF with #322-(Ext. No.)-1 in system programming, put the cell phone number into a personal speed dial, then Feature 11-(Ext. No)-(Speed Dial bin)

 

[jokermia]

Awesome - thanks so much!

One out of four people in this country is mentally unbalanced. Think of three of your closest friends - if they seem ok, then it's you.