MP> Yes, it can give you a traditional phone and telephone number.  The
MP> "dongle" I have plugs into a power source and has two ports... one is an
MP> ethernet jack that I plug into my router, and the other is a phone jack
MP> where one can plug in a traditional phone or, in my case, run the line
MP> to the home phone jack so that the whole house is wired (if you do this,
MP> you have to make sure the old phone box on the outside of the house is
MP> disconnected!).

MP> It also allows me to install an app on a smart phone that gives you
MP> "home" phone capability (and free texts) on the smart phone.

Interesting. I wonder if this is a difference in the respective markets.
Cell/smart phone penetrance is so massive here a lot of people, below say 50,
have forgotten about the existence of a phone wired to a socket in the house
(whether analogue or VoIP). I'm not sure it would make a lot of sense to that
segment, who have phone contracts with thousands of free voice minutes each
month, to use a tethered connection. 

For me, I don't make 'voice' calls on the landline anymore - just the mobile.
It's only used for BBSing.

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