"Roger" <roger_barrett@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Andrew W Young" <news09@andrew-young.com> wrote in message
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>>>Andrew W Young was thinking very hard :
>>>>>On Fri, 2 Apr 2010 18:20:04 +0100, Andrew W Young
>>>>><news09@andrew-young.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I am looking for a way to answer PSTN landline calls on a VOIP
>>>>>>handset.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The aim is to have one handset which rings for both its own incoming
>>>>>>VOIP calls and also any calls on a landline within the premises.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Any ideas on a piece of hardware to present the PSTN line to the VOIP
>>>>>>handset?
>>>>>
>>>>>Linksys/Cisco SPA3102.
>>>>>
>>>>>BUT getting good voice quality without far-end echo on the PSTN line
>>>>>is a challenge. Google for more info.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks -- I have been looking at the manuals for this device and it
>>>> looks to be ideal for connecting analog/PSTN handsets to VOIP
>>>> services.
>>>>
>>>> But is it suitable for connecting VOIP handsets to analog/PSTN
>>>> services, i.e. the other way round?
>>>
>>>Possibly, though you'd need more help on the dial plan than I can offer,
>>>without something in between, like Asterisk.
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>> I've looked at it and I believe it won't do what I am after. The VOIP
>> handset would need to register / login with a SIP account to the Linksys
>> SPA3102. But the 3102 does not offer this functionality, assuming I have
>> understood the material correctly.
>>
>> I believe that I am after a device which connects to (a) PSTN line and
>> (b) LAN. Listens on PSTN line for incoming calls. Offers a SIP account
>> for local handsets to login to. Presents incoming PSTN lines to that SIP
>> account.
>>
>> --
>> Andrew W. Young news09@andrew-young.com
>> http://www.andrew-young.com/
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> Andrew
> you can forward calls from an spa3102 to another voip device so I'm pretty
> sure you could do what you want but the question would be why would you
> want to?
>
> With an SPA3102 you only need to plug in an ordinary analogue phone and
> you can answer VOIP calls and PSTN calls on that single handset, all
> handled by the SPA3102.
>
> If you want to know about registering voip handsets to an SPA device go to
> voxilla.org and look in the Linksys/Sipura hardware forum - I always find
> this a very useful place for finding out how to do something with my
> spa3102 .
>
> If you want to look at some good instructions for how to set one up for
> use in the UK take a look at
> http://www.aoakley.com/articles/2008-01-08.php
>
> Roger.

sorry the voxilla forum is at voxilla.com not voxilla.org