RE: [PLUG] voip...

["George Gallen" <ggallen@slackinc.com>]

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
> > > >
> > > > George Gallen
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