Megazone said: > Do NOT rely on VOIP for modems unless they *explicitly* guarantee that > the modems WILL work. Modems generally do *not* work over VOIP > lines. If they offer a service that explicitly supports modems or fax > machines, that may work. > > And it would not really be two lines anyway. You'd have a POTS line > with DSL sharing the copper, then the VOIP is simply IP traffic on top > of the DSL. It is all on the same copper. > > That's another point in favor of the standalone TiVo - you don't need > a phone line, they can use a network connection. In fact, the network > connection is better. > Another correspondent on one of my Mac listservs gave similar advice, cautioning me that although FAX over VOIP worked for him, it was with a high bandwidth Satellite internet connection, and that with 1.5 mb/sec download aDSL (have to emphasize the ³a² there), the max upload rate was too slow when several people were using their computers on his home LAN. Guess I should stick with POTS for my second phone line.
And is it the case that I cannot use the internet for updating the TV schedule if my DVR is a DirecTiVo? I think I¹ve read previously that the USB ports are turned off by DirecTV on the series 2 units (such as I have). Thanks so much for your helpful advice. Jim Robertson -- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
