Yeah there is... but you left one D/A out! The Panasonic KSU is a digital switch too.....So the modem signal does another A/D -> D/A before it gets to the ATA
phase jitter, you say?? Amazing that it works. But if I trade the ReplayTV in for a newer one that can connect right to my LAN, I forfeit the "lifetime" subscription that the present unit has... so I stick with this hilarious situation:)
I have been using Vonage for 2 months now and have gotten rid of Verizon. Sound quality is excellent, and it works with FAX and even though Vonage says it won't, with my TiVo's modem. Only thing I miss is that the caller ID doesn't have name info. I am using it with a Panasonic KX-TD308 key system. The Vonage ATA box connects right into a CO line interface on the Pana system and it works perfectly.
You still need to be aware that power failures will knock you out, because even if you put the cable modem and the ATA box on a UPS, the cable company's distribution network gets power from the same power distribution network that you do. So unless a power failure is VERY localized, the odds are that the cable signal will go too.
As a backup I have installed a WHP Cellsocket, a neat device that makes a cell phone look like a telco CO line. Since I have a family plan, the additional line costs me only $10 a month. The Cellsocket also plugs into the Panasonic key system, and everything is powered by a UPS, so if the power goes off, the cell phone still works. And, the cellphone has the added advantage of free long distance and free nights and weekends.
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Yeah there is... but you left one D/A out! The Panasonic KSU is a digital switch too.....So the modem signal does another A/D -> D/A before it gets to the ATA
:)
phase jitter, you say?? Amazing that it works. But if I trade the ReplayTV in for a newer one that can connect right to my LAN, I forfeit the "lifetime" subscription that the present unit has... so I stick with this hilarious situation
I have been using Vonage for 2 months now and have gotten rid of Verizon. Sound quality is excellent, and it works with FAX and even though Vonage says it won't, with my TiVo's modem. Only thing I miss is that the caller ID doesn't have name info. I am using it with a Panasonic KX-TD308 key system. The Vonage ATA box connects right into a CO line interface on the Pana system and it works perfectly.
You still need to be aware that power failures will knock you out, because even if you put the cable modem and the ATA box on a UPS, the cable company's distribution network gets power from the same power distribution network that you do. So unless a power failure is VERY localized, the odds are that the cable signal will go too.
As a backup I have installed a WHP Cellsocket, a neat device that makes a cell phone look like a telco CO line. Since I have a family plan, the additional line costs me only $10 a month. The Cellsocket also plugs into the Panasonic key system, and everything is powered by a UPS, so if the power goes off, the cell phone still works. And, the cellphone has the added advantage of free long distance and free nights and weekends.