AboutSpencer Holcombe Expertise I have been in the telecommunications arena for several years. I've worked in traffic,installation,repair,customer service,fraud,national and major accounts. I Started with Pacific Telephone,went to American Bell, AT&T Information Systems, AT&T Communications, Pacific Bell-SBC - AT&T. I can answer most questions of a service or equipment nature-excluding cellular. From jacks, wiring, phones, to custom calling services, local to long distance.
Experience Bell System and post divesture work for AT&T and Local operating companies. Service rep-to Fraud desk.
Organizations Telephone Pioneers of America
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Expert: Spencer Holcombe Date: 6/13/2007 Subject: Caller ID w/fax/tad
Question Hello,
I have a Brother MFC 8440 which includes a fax and a Uniden 5.8g with a corded phone/answering machine. The Uniden has caller id and the Brother has a caller id display. The tel line is connected as recommended to the line in, the tad goes to the line out. The fax and tad function correctly. However, the caller id will only display on the fax and not on the telephone or tad. Caller id works when the tad is connected directly to the in coming phone line bypassing the fax. Any ideas on how to get the caller id working on the tad?
Answer David,
Check the settings on your fax and phone for a caller id setting. MOST caller id's will work with more than one display device if you set them as device 1 device 2 etc... or you can always use a duplex jack and plug the tel in before the fax.
Spencer
