The Bridge

Connect a compatible home phone to Ring Ring Club. You choose their contacts and calling hours.

HardwareCA$79.99One time
Plan fromCA$0/moStarter tier
ShippingDuties-paidCanada

Phone sold separately.

Ring Ring Bridge adapter
Your phoneBridgeRouter

Phone cord Ethernet

Compatibility

The Bridge is built around a simple bet: families have beloved old phones, and most of them can still ring. Check yours before you buy: if you are unsure about a phone, ask us.

Rotary phones

That heirloom on the shelf may ring again. The Bridge supports pulse dialing, so on most rotary phones your kid spins the dial and the call goes through. Dials vary with age and wear, and rotary phones need the paid plan.

Corded handsets

The kitchen phone of your childhood. Standard analog phones with a regular phone jack work, including novelty phones (banana, Garfield, princess) that should rightfully be on every kid's nightstand.

Cordless phones

A 1990s or 2000s analog cordless system from the back of a closet usually plugs in fine; the base needs its own power. Same multi-handset behavior you remember: base unit on the wall, handsets around the house.

Vintage / novelty / antique

Standard analog phones of almost any age can work. Handsets built for office phone systems usually cannot, even when the plug looks the same. We hear from families who pair the Bridge with a 1950s payphone in the playroom.

Setup

  1. Plug your phone into the Bridge.
  2. Connect the Bridge to your router with Ethernet.
  3. Plug the Bridge into power, then follow your setup guide.

The Bridge stays connected to power and Ethernet.

Get setup help

Ways to use it

The Bridge gives any analog phone a line. Here is what families actually set up with it.

Bring back the house line

Plug the Bridge into any wall jack and every phone on your house wiring rings together, like the extensions you grew up with. Someone can pick up in another room and join the call.

Upstairs and downstairs, one number

On the paid plan, add a second Bridge and both phones share the house number and ring together. One line for the kids, two rooms.

A cordless for their room

The Bridge stays by the router. The phone does not have to. Plug in a cordless base and the handsets go to their bedroom or the back porch.

Grandma’s rotary, working again

The Bridge supports pulse dialing, so on most rotary phones the dial spins and the call goes through. Rotary phones need the paid plan: a dial has no star key for the free plan’s quick dials.

Wired, not Wi-Fi

The Bridge talks to your router over an Ethernet cable, not Wi-Fi. If your Wi-Fi is patchy at the far end of the house, a wired adapter is the steadier choice.

Your rules, on any phone

Trusted Circle, quiet hours and the off switch run on our network, not in the handset. A thrift-store phone gets the same parent controls as our own kits.

Specifications

ConnectionEthernet to your router or mesh unit
Phone portSingle FXS / RJ11
Pulse / toneBoth. Pulse dialing supported for rotary phones
PowerMicro-USB, 5V. Runs on a standard USB charger
SetupSign in on phone, scan QR, ~5 minutes start to dial tone
FootprintAbout the size of a deck of cards

Why the Bridge

Use a compatible analog phone you already own. You choose their contacts and calling hours in the Ring Ring app.

Buy the Bridge once for CA$79.99. Your phone is separate. The Bridge needs power and an Ethernet connection to your router.

Choose Starter for Quick Dial to connected Ring Ring members, or the paid plan for approved US and Canadian numbers.

Compare the phone kits and calling plans.

Questions

What is the Bridge, exactly?

The Bridge connects a compatible analog phone to your home internet using Ethernet. The paid plan provides a Canadian number for calls to approved US and Canadian numbers. Starter uses Quick Dial to connected Ring Ring members.

Will my rotary phone really work?

Most do, on Make It Ring Ring. The Bridge supports pulse dialing, which is what turns a rotary phone's dial into something modern phone networks understand. A rotary dial has no star key, so it can't use Quick Dial or the free Starter plan. We've tested it with phones from the 1950s through the 1990s, but dials vary with age and wear, so if you are unsure about yours, ask us before you buy. Kids think it's magic.

What if I don't already have an analog phone?

Use a compatible secondhand phone, or choose our Modern Kit for CA$94.99. The Modern Kit includes the phone and needs no Bridge.

Is the Bridge a phone, or do I still need to buy something?

The Bridge is an adapter, not a phone. You also need a regular analog phone to plug into it. If you don't have one, the Modern Kit is the all-in-one alternative. The Bridge is the right pick if you have a phone you love and want to use.

How does the plan work with the Bridge?

Starter is CA$0/month for Quick Dial to connected Ring Ring members only. No outside calls or 9-1-1. The paid plan is CA$11.95/month for calls to approved US and Canadian numbers, voicemail, caller ID and 9-1-1 with your registered address. The Bridge is a one-time CA$79.99 purchase. Applicable tax and duties-paid shipping are extra. Emergency calling needs power and internet.

Will it work in a power outage?

No. The Bridge needs internet and power to work. Copper landlines kept ringing during outages because the phone company sent power down the wire; that infrastructure mostly doesn't exist anymore. We recommend keeping one cellphone in the house as the emergency fallback.

Can I use the Bridge with my own router or do I need yours?

Use your existing router or mesh unit. The Bridge connects with Ethernet, and no router configuration is needed. We do not require port forwarding or special firewall rules.

Can I connect the Bridge to the phone jacks already wired through my house?

Yes. Plug the Bridge into any one wall jack (or into a phone that's already in a jack) and every phone on that house wiring rings together, exactly like the extensions you grew up with. Someone can lift a handset in another room to join a call that's already going, too. The one ceiling is ringer load: the Bridge can ring about five old-style bell phones at once. Cordless and other electronic phones draw far less, so you can run more of them.

Does the phone have to sit next to my router?

The Bridge does, the phone doesn't. Use a cordless phone and carry the handset anywhere in range, run a longer phone cord, or plug the Bridge into a wall jack so the phones on your house wiring ring too.

Will a push-button or retro-style phone work, or only true rotary?

Both. The Bridge understands pulse dialing (a real rotary dial) and tone dialing (push buttons, including retro phones that only look rotary), so either kind works.

Can I use the Bridge with another VoIP service?

Yes. The Bridge is standard, unlocked equipment, not a proprietary box, and it is yours to keep. If Ring Ring isn't for you, ask us and we release it from our system; then a factory reset and your new provider's SIP settings put it to work there.

Can two Bridges share one phone number?

Yes, on the Make It Ring Ring plan. Put a Bridge upstairs and one downstairs and both phones ring when the house number is called, and either can call out on it.

Choose your phone

CA$79.99 one-time adapter. Your phone is separate. Plans from CA$0/month. Applicable tax and duties-paid shipping are extra.

Bring your own phone

Phone styles

These are analog phone options from other sellers. Check the exact listing and ask us about your model before buying. A cordless phone needs its main base.

8 phones. Compare up to two.

Hamburger phone

Hamburger phone

Yes, it’s a real phone

Corded
Connection and plan

Choose a working analog landline version with an RJ11 line cord.

Starter or paid, with tone keypad. Novelty phones come from different sellers. Check that the exact listing is a working analog phone with tone dialing, not a toy.

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Panasonic KX-TGD830

Panasonic KX-TGD830

Cordless, with an answering machine

Cordless
Connection and plan

The main base connects to the Bridge by phone cord. The handset connects wirelessly to that base.

Starter or paid. Buy the set with its main base, not an accessory handset. Review the phone’s call-blocking and answering-machine settings during setup.

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VTech CS6114

VTech CS6114

A small cordless for everyday calls

Cordless
Connection and plan

Connect the main base’s analog line jack to the Bridge. The handset can leave the base for calls.

Starter or paid. Make sure the base, power adapter and handset battery are included. A cordless handset by itself will not connect to the Bridge.

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Red desk phone

Red desk phone

Classic shape, push-button dial

Corded
Connection and plan

Choose the analog, tone-dialing version with an RJ11 line cord.

Starter or paid, with tone keypad. The look does not identify the wiring. Check the exact seller listing for an analog connection and working tone keypad.

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Western Electric 500

Western Electric 500

The original rotary desk phone

Vintage corded
Connection and plan

The Bridge supports pulse dialing on compatible analog phones. Older cords or wiring may need attention.

Paid plan required. Ask us about the exact unit before buying. True rotary phones need the paid plan because the dial has no star key for Starter Quick Dial.

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Suwimut lip phone

Suwimut lip phone

A very different desk phone

Corded
Connection and plan

Choose the working analog landline version with an RJ11 line cord.

Starter or paid, with tone keypad. Confirm the exact listing includes tone dialing and a phone line cord. Similar-looking novelty products can have different features.

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AT&T CL4940

AT&T CL4940

Big buttons and a speakerphone

Corded
Connection and plan

The analog line cord connects to the Bridge. Connect the phone’s power adapter for its full features.

Starter or paid. Review answering-machine settings during setup. Caller ID depends on the calling plan.

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VTech VG131-11

VTech VG131-11

Cordless with a speakerphone

Cordless
Connection and plan

Connect the powered main base to the Bridge with a telephone line cord. The handset connects wirelessly to the base.

Starter or paid. Choose the complete set, including the main base. The VG131-11 is the black version; VG131 is white.

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