What other people think about ATA186-I1WITH 1PORT?
Normal telephone number rings a normal phone.
I have one of these operating on my home network and it allows a dialup phone number to ring a standard phone that you plug in. Both inbound and outbound calls work well. You do need to be able to forward a couple of ports from your internet visible IP with a normal SOHO style router. I happen to use i-connect as the service that provides my phone number but many others also support this device. You will need instructions from your service provider on how to configure the device. There is also a later version from Cisco which also has a switch built in. This would allow you to operate both a computer and telephone from a desk or hotel room with only a single ethernet connection. The sound quality is similar to compressed voice circuits. i.e. usable for business but not the clearest line you ever had.
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What other people think about ATA186-I1WITH 1PORT?
Normal telephone number rings a normal phone.
I have one of these operating on my home network and it allows a dialup phone number to ring a standard phone that you plug in. Both inbound and outbound calls work well. You do need to be able to forward a couple of ports from your internet visible IP with a normal SOHO style router. I happen to use i-connect as the service that provides my phone number but many others also support this device. You will need instructions from your service provider on how to configure the device. There is also a later version from Cisco which also has a switch built in. This would allow you to operate both a computer and telephone from a desk or hotel room with only a single ethernet connection. The sound quality is similar to compressed voice circuits. i.e. usable for business but not the clearest line you ever had.