[blu] broadband phones?

[david at thekramers.net (David Kramer)]

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Chris Marget wrote:

> i've got service from broadvoice.
> 
> i chose them because they seem really friendly to the do-it-yourself
> community.  my ATA (analog telephone adapter) is a sipura 2000,
> purchased from voxilla.
> 
> $20/month for unlimited calling across the US and to several other
> countries.  yay!
> 
> also, for a couple of dollars more,  i have incoming phone numbers in my
> far-away family's local calling area, so it's a local call for them to
> reach me.
> 
> my ATA is hooked to a comcast cable modem.  initial configuration (which
> i had to do, as opposed to the locked-but-configured hardware from
> vonage) was a piece of cake.  it has always sounded fine, and *never*
> filed to give a dial tone.

We're looking into VoIP as a cost-cutting measure as my current consulting 
contract comes up in a few months.  Looks like I have two big limitations, 
though:
- I need phones throughout the house, and most of these systems are 
designed for only one phone.  I can do all the wiring if they say it will 
work, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
- I have DSL, not cable.  It's my understanding that I can't drop my 
current POTS phone line, because then my DSL won't work.

Am I right?

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