it depends on the carrier, you'd have to look in to that a little more but I
don't see why they wouldn't.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brent Harding" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: phone service
Do those routers work with anything else besides vonage? How could I port my
number without sighted help? I could then put the switch away and use this,
and have the phone built-in. That is what I want to do, but I'd like to keep
my number if possible. I thought the voip providers activate the device to
their system in some way to your account, like a cell phone.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: phone service
>a router is much better for stuff like that, not that hard to configure.
>the
> adapter just plugs in to an open Ethernet port and you plug the phone in
> to
> it and the phone works, they make routers even with the phone adapter
> built
> in now.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brent Harding" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 4:33 PM
> Subject: Re: phone service
>
>
> I'm thinking I should've gotten a router instead of a switch. The guy at
> the
> computer store said it ends up being harder to set up, but does provide
> more
> security. Does this adapter act like a router that you could hook one of
> the
> computers to a second net port and be behind it like the vonage one claims
> to? I could put the other system that I am only using to get files from
> behind the adapter and everything should work as it does now.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 3:09 PM
> Subject: Re: phone service
>
>
>> Hi Brent,
>>
>> Well, if you're not putting your computers behind a router (no reason
>> you shouldn't be, routers are hella cheap!), of course you'll need an
>> IP address of some kind.
>>
>> You're right about Free World Dialup, but I was using it only as an
>> example.
>>
>> Once you have an IP address (either from your provider or from your
>> router), the service is very easy to set up. BTW, I just got a Uniden
>> multi-handset 5.8 GHz digital two-line cordless phone and love it.
>> Sounds good and is pretty easy to use.
>>
>
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