On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:18:38 GMT, T i m <news@spaced.me.uk> wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>I have need to change my cable (NTL) router and I was being pointed
>towards the DrayTek offerings as they were supposed to be pretty
>hardy.
>
>Whilst looking at the DrayTek stuff the hardware VOIP thing got me
>going and was wondering if I could *realistically* drop our second
>telephone line (primary BT for *us*, second line via NTL for daughter)
>and replace it with a VOIP solution. We could then put the ~9 quid /
>month line rental saved towards a faster BB service or summat (beer?).
>;-)
No reason at all why you shouldn't run voip. There are a few people on
this group who don't have a landline at all - just broadband.
>
>By the way of a test I've registered with Sipgate and installed the
>X-Lite SIP client (and much like Skype to use) and taken a call from
>our land line and a mobile, so far, so good.
>
>So, do the DrayTek offering live up to their name would you say or
>would I actually get the same function / reliability with something
>else (cheaper) please?
>
>Did I spot the 'Billion' brand of routers look very similar to some of
>the DrayTek's (and do they do a cable model)?
>
>From the router I only really need the basic router functions (NAT /
>FW / PF etc) and ideally (if it looks like it might be a goer) 2 x SIP
>ports (one for daughter, one for me).
>
>All the best and thanks for your time ..
>
>T i m
I can't comment on routers specifiically, I usually check out reviews
on various sites, including Amazon. If you are on NTL then,
presumably, you have an ethernet modem to which you can connect a
router.
The Fritzbox Fon 7140 is a very versatile voip, wireless, router that
can be used on ADSL (it has a modem included in the box) or with
cable, in this case a connection is made to the first ethernet
connection on the box from the cable modem.
You can Froogle or check out
http://tinyurl.com/yqn9xf
on broadbandstuff.co.uk


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