Re: [PLUG] voip...

[Lee Marzke <lee@marzke.net>]

If you bought it from the provider, it's generally locked to the 
provider.  It's not
a standards issue,  but vendor lock-in.  Did you get the passwords for 
the box ?

I've heard you can buy the same box unlocked from Linksys, but I think 
you have
to register as a telcom installer.

Lee Marzke


George Gallen wrote:
> I did a quick check, it's only two wires to disconnect at the box.
> I'll have to give it a shot.
>
> Does anyone know if the linksys voip box works with any other server
> besides vonage? Is the voip a standard yet?
>
>   
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org
> > [mailto:plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of John Von Essen
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 1:09 PM
> > To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List
> > Subject: RE: [PLUG] voip...
> >
> >
> > It works though!
> >
> > -John
> >
> > On Wed, 31 May 2006, George Gallen wrote:
> >
> >     
> > > hmm. sounds too easy.....
> > >
> > >       
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org
> > > > [mailto:plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of 
> > > >         
> > John Von Essen
> >     
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 11:53 AM
> > > > To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List
> > > > Subject: Re: [PLUG] voip...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > You need to take the copper phone network in your house and
> > > > have it feed
> > > > off the phone port on your Vonage DSL/VoIP router.
> > > >
> > > > Easiest way to do this is cut the phone line coming into your
> > > > house at the
> > > > demarc point. Then, extend the exterior phone line directly
> > > > to your DSL
> > > > modem. Then simply connect the phone port of the Vonage
> > > > router to any of
> > > > your existing RJ11 faceplates. At that point, any other 
> > > >         
> > RJ11 faceplate
> >     
> > > > jack in your house will be live with phone service. Just plug
> > > > in and talk.
> > > > This whole process can be easily reversed if you decide 
> > > >         
> > to go back to
> >     
> > > > traditional voice.
> > > >
> > > > -John
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 31 May 2006, George Gallen wrote:
> > > >
> > > >         
> > > > > We were thinking about changing our phone service over to
> > > > >           
> > > > vonage (VOIP).
> > > >         
> > > > > How do you hook up more than one phone? We have 4 phones in
> > > > >           
> > > > the house
> > > >         
> > > > > does that mean only the one phone (which plugs into the
> > > > >           
> > > > converter) will be
> > > >         
> > > > > usable? Aside from buying mulitple wireless vonage handsets
> > > > >           
> > > > which now
> > > >         
> > > > > increases the initial cost of equipment.
> > > > >
> > > > > George
> > > > >
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