[GreenKeys] VoIP ringers

[W2HX]

I thought'd I chime in here. I too have vonage. My ISP is Verizon FIOS
(20Mbps!). The fios dmarc box has its own battery backup. So I just use a
cheap and very small garden variety UPS on my router and I can keep my phone
working during power outages. Well at least as long as the batteries last!

73 Eugene W2HX

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[mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of sdaitch at kuw.ibb.gov
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 8:08 AM
Cc: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [GreenKeys] VoIP ringers

Iv'e got a Vonage VTA-VD and I can't seem to locate
an REN rating.  I've never had any problems with 
ringing, but I think I know why, the Panasonic 
cordless phone set we use with the Vonage box is
a 0.18 REN, not much of a challenge.

Don, you are right, when we lose power at the house
or any problems with the ISP, we lose our VoIP, but
locality for us makes VoIP with its inherent issues
a financially wise decision.  Plus we have a local
wired phone and a local cell phone, should we need
that connectivity.

73
Sheldon