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Command Communications Comswitch 5500 3-Port Phone/Fax Modem Line Sharing Device | 
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Brand: Command Communications
Category: CE
List Price: $129.95
Buy New: $48.62
You Save: $81.33 (63%)
New (23) Used (3) from $43.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 3873
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 12 x 2.5
MPN: CS5500
Model: CS5500
UPC: 096318055009
EAN: 0096318055009
ASIN: B00004Z7H5
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Allows up to 3 devices--usually a telephone, answering machine, fax or modem--to share a single phone line. | | • | Choose "Automatic" or "Semi-Automatic" mode | | • | Remote message notification |
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Product Description
Now you can eliminate the need for extra dedicated telephone lines with the ComSwitch 5500. Use the ComSwitch 5500 to automatically route calls to your phone, answering machine, fax OR modem - all on a single line!It lets up to 3 devices - usually a telephone, answering machine, fax or modem - share a single phone line. When you add a second or third phone number to your single line, the CS 5500 works smoothly with Distinctive Ring service offered by most local phone companies (different companies have various names for this service; check with your phone company for details). In short, the CS 5500 is able to recognize specific ring patterns assigned to your different phone numbers and route calls to the right device. The CS 5500 immediately answers every call in the "Automatic" mode. If you prefer to have all your extension phones ring normally, the "Semi-Automatic" mode is also selectable. The choice is yours. It is possible for the CS 5500 to work with Voice Messaging from the phone company (requires Distinctive Ring service activation). The system is also compatible with Caller ID service (requires service activation). Remote Message Notification - Never miss another important message while you're away. Every time you receive a voice message, fax document or data transmission, the CS 5500 will automatically send a special tone message to any desired telephone number - local or long distance. (Not compatible with tone pagers.) The CS 5500 is so smart it stays on the line during every call, listening for tone commands you send from the keypad of a telephone. So you can talk for a few minutes, push three keys, and transfer the call to your fax machine to receive a document.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 34 more reviews...
 Works Great! May 27, 2008
5500 works great! Be sure to compare to the 7500 as there are differences.
Also, tech support is out of, I think, Chicago. They can test the lines over the phones. I've used several others, now we just use this brand whenever we need a lineanalizer/telephone switch
ComSwitch approval March 30, 2008
The switch was very easy to install and has worked just as described. It has been a good purchase - for clarification I wanted to mention that if you have your electronic vmail through your carrier of your ph/fax line, it will not pick up with out distinctive rings, you will need to get a box for your vmail.
I can't believe I've been without it all these years! March 11, 2008
I stumbled across this piece of equipment by accident after I was searching online for a cheap extra phone line/service. I have a home-based business and wanted the advantage of using the free distinctive ring we got from Verizon to go to its own voicemail or answering machine. Verizon told us they would charge an extra $6 a month to have the distinctive ring (which we would use for our home number) to go to a separate voicemail, then told us it wasn't available in our area at all! So I was THRILLED that there was a machine out there that did this and I immediately purchased the 5500 after reading all the reviews. LOVE IT! I didn't even read the manual - just plugged it in, called tech support, told them what I wanted to do, and within 5 minutes I was up and running - EASY! What I did was have our distinctive ring go to the answering machine and the other ring (business line) go to voicemail. What I like about it, too is that the first ring rings both phones, not just the one in my office. So if I'm downstairs, I can hear it AND look on caller ID to see who is calling. And what is also nice about it is that if it is a business call and I want it to go to voicemail, it will continue to ring in my office without my having to hear it throughout the house. BUT, if I am downstairs and DO want to pick up, I don't have to run up to my office - I can do it because it's the same phone line! And I love that the caller ID works on all the phones, whether it's plugged into the Comswitch or not. I figured I paid one time to purchase this unit what it would cost MONTHLY to pay Verizon for an extra line. Love it, love it, love it!! Works great - we're buying another one for our beach house!!
Just the FAX sir. March 1, 2008
Works as advertised. I have Vonage for my phone service, caller ID and a home based answering device and it works fine having a internet based phone system. I would recommend this reasonably priced switch to any one that needs the convenience of a home fax machine with out the added cost of another line.
Works Great February 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased the COMSWITCH 5500 for my wife's small office. I have used one at my home office for the past 6 years with no promblems. For a home or small office that does not have a lot of faxes this is a great machine.
The new one was easier to set up than my old one, all I had to do was plug it in. I highly recommend this item.
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