"Bob Jones" wrote in message
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> JB> Is it possible to use a service like Vonage or another voice over ip
> JB> internet phone, to cause Maximus to recognize it as a phone line?
>
> JB> Thanks.
>
> In theory yes. Actual results will depend on the VOIP provider's supported
> encoding scheems, the box you use to convert to analog and your modem. I 
> have
> yet to see this worked out by others, mainly due to lack of interest in 
> folks
> taking the time to work out the details.

It's interesting that it's possible, but if it's as uncharted as you say, 
I'd rather wait till more
people try it and have worked some of the bugs out.

>it should work to  maybe 24Kbps or possibly higher. Again, it depends on 
>how well the VOIP
> provider supports things....

Well, that's not extremely bad for one node, but still doesn't make it 
attractive
enough to take time to experiment.

> If you find something that works, let me know. If the VOIP provider is in 
> the
> US at a cheaper cost than my land line, I would be interested....

I will certainly let you know if I come across such a combo. I'm sure there 
will be more experimentation
with VOIP in the future, since the monthly cost is so low.

Thanks for sharing the info.

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