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| 1168469 | 2011-01-10 02:35:00 | I'm considering using VOIP at home (2talk) to take advantage of cheap tolls. I want to buy an IP phone to plug into my router. Something like the Linksys SPA942 looks pretty good. I'm looking at this because I could use the VOIP without having to have the pc turned on. I'm a bit of a noob so have some questions: 1) will the phone require a plugging into a wall socket for power? I've read something about "power over ethernet" and the SPA942 supports it. Does that mean it will get the power from my router (Linksys WAG200G) or do I need some sort of special router for this? I'm trying to avoid having yet another appliance plugged into the power socket in my office. 2) A couple of years ago when VOIP was talked about alot I'm sure I used to see ADSL gateways with phone ports included. Where have they all gone? No-one seems to sell them anymore. Apparently, if I want to use a normal analogue phone, I would need to get an ATA - yet another appliance to plug in. Would an all-in-one solution be better? |
legod (4626) | ||
| 1168470 | 2011-01-10 03:26:00 | We have the answer to no2 came from Xnet see here (www.xnet.co.nz) we have the WAG310G and our phone plugs into the phone port on it so just any old phone. Obviously any cordless phone will require power |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1168471 | 2011-01-10 04:53:00 | The only problem I found with VOIP and Skype was I felt what I gained in no toll charges I lost with extra bandwidth costs. The domestic non-Skype calling option for about AU$7 was great, but overall the most economical was extended national calling with Orcon. So beware the hidden costs. | WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1168472 | 2011-01-10 07:23:00 | I don't use Skype for calling I use Xnet naked DSL so not quite the same thing | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1168473 | 2011-01-10 08:16:00 | If you want to use Power over Ethernet, you'll need a device which will inject power into the ethernet connection. Your router won't have this capability. It will be "yet another" device you need to plug in, but it does mean you only need one cable going to your phone. See: ascent.co.nz for an example. Some enterprise grade switches have PoE built into them, and are commonly used for VoIP systems and similar - they're not cheap though, and would be overkill for a home environment. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 1168474 | 2011-01-10 08:38:00 | If you want to use Power over Ethernet, you'll need a device which will inject power into the ethernet connection. Your router won't have this capability. It will be "yet another" device you need to plug in, but it does mean you only need one cable going to your phone. See: ascent.co.nz for an example. Some enterprise grade switches have PoE built into them, and are commonly used for VoIP systems and similar - they're not cheap though, and would be overkill for a home environment. Awesome - thanks for the knowledge. Just what I was after. I think I'll end up getting an ATA when a decent one comes up on trademe. Any recommendations? |
legod (4626) | ||
| 1168475 | 2011-01-10 17:27:00 | The Grandstream HandyTone HT-486 goes on TradeMe for pretty cheap, sometimes down to $50, but they're not the highest of quality. They DO however support the iLBC codec which is perfect for over ADSL! The Linksys SPA2102 is the best quality, but really only supports g711, g729 and gsm. I'd personally opt for the HT-486 in a home environment and use iLBC (If your VoIP provider also supports it, like 2talk, but not Xnets VFX), or the SPA2102 if you're with Xnet, or using it in a business environment. |
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