The Stick® from Multi-Link is an advanced line sharing device for your home, small office, or even your corporate PBX under the right conditions. The Multi-Link Stick allows you to share two voice lines, a fax line and a modem line with a single telephone line from the phone company.
The Stick acts as an auto-router listening for CNG Fax tones (the noises your fax machine makes when it is dialing out), touch tones and pulse tones to route an incoming call to the correct device.
This technology allows a small office or home office to send and receive faxes, connect with modems, and make and receive voice calls all on a single phone. The best part is that it is invisible to both the originator and the receiver of the call. This makes it an ideal solution for saving money as the Stick which costs as little as $85USD (one time cost) can offset the recurring cost of a $50 a month telephone or dedicated fax line. In the world of small business, every penny adds up.
The Stick works on a standard POTS (plain old telephone service) by listening for ring voltage and automatically answers the incoming call. After answering the line, the Stick listens for CNG and/or touch tones (DTMF). During this listening period (which is about 5 seconds) the caller hears a standard ringing sound (bell spec). Once the CNG tones are heard the call will be routed to the fax port, or after the timeout defaulted to the voice line 1 port. Outbound calls are routed on a first come, first served basis, and protected by a “barge -in” feature. The Stick is easily programmed by touch tones using a standard keypad on any telephone. The Stick is fully compatible with Caller-ID services and DSL services. And the best part is, if you aren’t technically savvy, just call their free technical support, they will program it for you, right over the phone.
This is one product your home office shouldn’t be without. We tested The Stick with Vonage VoIP services and Linksys PAP2 and found them to be compatible with no issues at all.
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