Thank you, TomC, for this timely posting. I received my Philips Lifeline Monitor on the 22nd & just couldn't bring myself to open it. I opened it today & because my phone plugs into my modem & the modem into the wall jack, I couldn't understand how to hook it up. It said not to use a splitter. So I planned on returning it. I have never heard of monitors that you could buy! I have no friends, my mom is in Mission Oaks and my sister lives near Orlando so I like the Guardian 911, which only dials 911. I'm going to check with CenturyLink to see how I can hook this up. I can't put the cordless phone answering machine in the spare bedroom since I sleep late & those robocalls & appt reminder calls start early & would wake me up. Thanks again!

** I meant router, not modem. I think I can put the router in the spare bedroom since it's close by.
** Thanks for the tip, PJOHNS2654. That's something else to consider.