How do I set up a 2 line phone?

[angrymissy]

<p>I will be working from home soon, and need to set up a business line.&nbsp; Right now at work, I have a 2 line phone.&nbsp; There are 2 buttons on my phone, if I'm on the phone and the other line rings, I can put my call on hold, then press the other button to pick up the other line.</p><p>How do I set up a 2 line phone at home?&nbsp; Do I actually need 2 seperate lines or can I work it out somehow with call waiting?&nbsp; Anyone know a phone service that will allow me to transfer and/or conference people in?</p>

[Plethora]

<p>Most homes are pre-wired for two lines -- the interior wires from the telco's box have four conductors.&nbsp;&nbsp; Each line takes two conductors.&nbsp; You should be good to go.&nbsp; Verizon offers all manner of options for teleconferencing, call forwarding etc.&nbsp; You can also get distinctive ring (unique phone numbers each of which rings differently -- first line rings as normal, 2nd does a double ring, etc).</p><p>All the verizon stuff can get a bit spendy though.</p>

[badorties]

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>vonage (or similar company) my&nbsp;be a cheap, dirty alternative ... order two lines, take the cable from each modem and plug them into&nbsp;each port (line 1 / line 2)</p><p>your phone/ISP company my have a few business (and personal) options fer ya</p>

[angrymissy]

Cool, thanks.&nbsp; I'm most likely going to go with Optimum Voice so I can get a package deal.&nbsp; So I will need 2 seperate lines, I guess.

[JustJon]

Then call Optimum Voice and see if they have a two line option.&nbsp; They'll tell you all you need to know.<br />

[Hottub]

Make sure you go for the Optimum Triple play! Everything is $100 a month. And I found out it hardly goes up the second year. I think I jumped about $5 total! Check the Optimum FAQ to see if they have a 2 line solution to avoid the 2nd cable.

[Gvac]

Be careful, Missy.&nbsp; I saw a Seinfeld episode once....<br />