Not looking to consolidate - we just need a residential land line once EATEL pulls out. I work at home and the exisiting VOIP phone is my desk extension on my employer's phone system so I have to keep that no matter what.
>From what you said below, the COX installation should work for me. The house has standard residential wiring, I just use the block as a distribution point so I can set up the phones in a star pattern - I hate series run phone systems - one bad jack and all jacks down stream go out. I was just unsure if COX used some esoteric VOIP device and it needed to plug into an ethernet port somewhere, but it sounds like there is an analog line I can use for what I want. I also got a reply from someone at COX on DSLReports and they said the eMTA seperates out the VOIP traffic so the internet traffic and VOIP traffic don't share bandwidth. Thanks, James > -----Original Message----- > From: General-bounces at brlug.net > [mailto:General-bounces at brlug.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Baudouin > Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 1:19 PM > To: General at brlug.net > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Existing VOIP phone and COX > Digital Telephone > > James Kuhns wrote: > > >I posted a modified version of this on DSLReports also but was hoping > >someone here may be able to help me. > > > >I currently have HSI and standard cable from COX. I have > standard telephone > >service through EATEL who is pulling out of our market > (Lafayette) so I am > >looking into switching to COX' Digital Telephone. Just a > side note: I've > >been extremly pleased with EATEL's service, I guess they > just don't have > >enough subscribers in this area, my luck. > > > > > Eatel is pulling out of everywhere non-Ascension. It isn't a # of > subscribers based deal. > > >My cable and phone service are both terminated in a wiring > closet. The cable > >is split with one line going to my modem and the rest going > to various TVs > >in the house. My phone service terminates in this closet at > a punch down > >block with lines to each phone jack and one running back to > the NID outside. > > > >I currently have a VOIP phone connected to a switch behind > my cable modem > >(the switch and modem belong to me, the phone belongs to my > employer). I > >REALLY need to keep this VOIP phone. > > > > > If you are looking to consolidate services and no longer pay for two > telephone services but still use your existing IP phone, you > are out of > luck. Cox digital telephone is handled by patching a line from the > modem into your home's analog phone wiring. Your standard > analog phones > then plug into the wiring, and your modem handles turning all of that > information into VOIP. > > You could still use your existing VOIP phone through the Cox cable > internet as you have been however, but I don't think that meets your > needs. (Why do you need two phone services?) > > >I am unclear how COX handles/installs their phone service. > I'm worried about > >what equipment will be installed over here and if this > equipment will work > >with my current setup - i.e. will I be able to use COX' > phone service and > >keep my existing VOIP phone, will I have enough bandwidth to > use both phones > >simultaneously (COX claims it's a 5/1 connection but I > usually see speeds > >~3.9/.75) - I realize this is probably an "it depends" > question (I'm just > >curious, one at a time will be fine, but both would be great). > > > > > See above. > > The bandwidth is fine according to my usage patterns, but if you > normally download at the full 4 megabit rate and upload at > the full rate > and attempt to talk on the phone (I've never actually needed to try > that) you may have a problem. I am not sure how "quality" > Cox's QOS is > (redundant, I know) . > > >Also, could anyone explain how the physical connections will > be setup? Coax > >to the TV (I'm sure)? Coax to a modem or is the modem "built > into" an eMTA with ethernet coming out? Will I be able to > patch the COX phone feed to my punch down block in place of > the line I currently have going to my NID? > > > > > It depends on how your home is wired. Mine is wired in a loopback > system with no punchdown block in the attic. They simply ran a phone > line down to my modem and patched it in to the existing system. You > shouldn't have a problem. > > The coax from outside comes into your modem as normal, with > an ethernet > output to your computers. > > >Any other "gotchas" anyone can think of? > > > >Thanks for any help. > > > >James > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >General mailing list > >General at brlug.net > >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
