[YLUG] VOIP as your main phone... feasible? Recommendations?

[adam.beaumont at uk.aql.com]

have a look at :

http://www.provu.co.uk/linksys_spa3102.html

provu are local-ish...   you can buy from them, or through us.. 
pricing about the same.. or go google for something cheaper ;)

i've not actually used the 3102, so not sure whether it'll allow you to 
make a passive (non-powered) pstn call if you ain't got no mains..

cheers
Adam

ps - apologies for including my absurdly long email signature in last 
post - i'm surprised no one complained - what a nice bunch you are 
...

On 26 Jun 2007, at 18:44, Alex Smith wrote:

> Now then,
> 
> 
> > Hi Rob,
> >
> > This is both a shameless plug of our services, but also hopefully an
> > attempt to help !
> >
> > Voip is good if you don't want to call 999 when your power is off ..
> > Thats the main point of difference.
> 
> 
> Adam'll undoubtedly rephrase this to be more accurate, but if you're
> worried about your power failing and being without a telephone, one of the
> easiest solutions is to use an ATA, with a normal (PSTN) phone and line.
> 
> The ATA acts as a bridge between PSTN and SIP. You plug in a standard PSTN
> phone, which can then dial out over SIP. In the event of a power failure,
> most ATAs route (automatically) through PSTN instead of SIP. .'., 999
> calls when your power fails. :)
> 
> Apologies for the acronyms, but I'm trying to cook dinner
> 
> 
> Alex.
> 
> 
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