[PVRCNC] OT -cable telephone

[Jim Jordan, K4QPL]

Kent,

Great idea. Why didn't I think of that instead of fussing inside the box?

> 2) Interfacing... I use a phone line splitter (2 female jacks to one
> male plug) and plug the VoIP unit into that and plug the adpater into
> the wall to feed the other phones.

Just don't do it before disconnecting to Embarq or Bellsouth at your house 
entry point. (usually just a matter of unplugging them). Wouldn't work in 
parallel and incoming ringer voltage might not be very good for the VoIP 
unit.

Jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kent Winrich" <kwinrich at gmail.com>
To: "Brian Alsop" <alsopb at nc.rr.com>
Cc: "PVRCNC" <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [PVRCNC] OT -cable telephone


> Lemme take a swing at some of these.
>
> I have had VoIP for about 5 years now.  I will NEVER EVER go back.  I
> briefly lived in an area that I had to go with Embarq.  We never gave
> out the phone number but surprisingly, our phone kept ringing...
> telemarketers.  Thanks and good by Embarq.
>
> Back on Topic.....
>
> 1) Cable modem can be place where ever you want it (you just need a
> cable line going to it).  I put mine in an office where I have a phone
> line port to send out the phone to the rest of the house.  I use
> wireless for most of the THIRTEEN computers we have in our compound.
>
> In regards to power... I use a UPS to keep the cable modem and VoIP
> routers running.  Just because you are running a UPS/gen set, doesnt
> mean you will have service.  If power is cut to the cable lines that
> feed your house, you are out of service.  If you dont have cable you
> wont have phone service.  Hasnt happened that often to me.
>
> 2) Interfacing... I use a phone line splitter (2 female jacks to one
> male plug) and plug the VoIP unit into that and plug the adpater into
> the wall to feed the other phones.  If your phones need power (for
> caller ID or whatever) you will need to supply that power.  The VoIP
> units do not (that I am aware of)  The VoIP box has a standard RJ-45
> jack.
>
> 3) Your phone run just like they do when connected to a standard phone
> line.  Do see what would make them any different here.
>
> 4) RF -- No difference here.  If you had Rf troubles before you will
> still have them as more than liely you are picking up RF through the
> lines in the house.
>
> Others -- I am so used to dialing area codes for all numbers at this
> point.  If you are not already used to that you are lucky -- I guess.
> No numbers for long distance.
>
> No other gotchas I can think of.  Have fun making a ton of calls, not
> having to deal with friggin Embarq, paying 50% less and laughing all
> the way to the bank.
>
> Kent Winrich - Lost, but not gone
> K9EZ/4
> Fuquay Varina, North (by gawd) Carolina
> b0zo # 133
> www.ab0zo.com
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 8:58 AM, Brian Alsop <alsopb at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> Guys,
>>
>> Switching from landline to cable telephone via Time Warner.
>> The economic arguments just got too overwhelming.
>>
>> Looking for others experience.  Only know that it will require a 
>> telephone modem hooked to the same coax as the Internet modem.
>>
>> Things that I couldn't get answered.  Anybody I asked these questions to 
>> had no clue.
>>
>> 1) Where is the cable modem located?  Does simply supplying it with 
>> generator power during power outages restore all capabilities-- including 
>> the local 911 kluge?
>> 2) How is the cable modem interfaced with existing telephones?  Most 
>> phones here derive their power from the phone line and presumably the 
>> installation process will allow the same. 3) Is there some "volume 
>> control"  to bump up volume some relative to the landline. 4) What about 
>> the potential for RFI?  We don't intefer currently with the internet 
>> service or landline.
>> I'm looking forward to not paying 50% of my phone bill to taxes and 
>> special interest groups.
>> I'm also looking forward to not having to call out Embarq 4 to 5 times 
>> per year to get rid of the loud hum on the phone line.
>>
>> What unadvertised "gotcha's" are there?   Thinking of something like 
>> having to dial lots of extra digits to access long distance or things 
>> like that.
>>
>> 73 de Brian/K3KO
>>
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