You can also use the cheaper SPA2102s if are only using SIP lines upstream.

Jeff
On Mar 30, 2011, at 10:30 AM, Michael Picher wrote:

> Yea, for two lines, get a couple of Linksys spa3102's (shudder...  did I just 
> recommend that?) and have them connect direct to voip.ms and be done with it. 
>  Voip.ms has a good set of instructions for setting up the 3102's.
> 
> Leave out the complexity of a phone system.
> 
> Mike
> 
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Philippe Laurent <p...@ideos.com> wrote:
> Thanks folks! Pure play Voip.ms was my first inclination (I cut my own home 
> bill to 1/10 of what it was using them), but I was concerned about the 
> shelter freaking out over the 'what do you mean I can't get the phones from 
> Walmart' syndrome, and doubled back on that thought. Also the cost of SIP 
> devices (whether 802.11 or DECT based) was also a concern, but the yearly 
> savings will heavily offset that investment.
> 
> I appreciate helping me see the light... sipX is the right thing to do, but 
> only under the right circumstances.
> 
> FYI Gabe, the TWBC folks don't hand off SIP lines at all, only analog 
> termination, hence the hesitation.
> 
> 
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 7:09 PM, Gabe Casey <gca...@franklinamerican.com> 
> wrote:
> Tw should be able to hand off a sip line if that can be done your job will be 
> much easier/cheaper I bet the device they drp off is an ata/cable modem anyway
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Mar 29, 2011, at 4:07 PM, Philippe Laurent <p...@ideos.com> wrote:
> 
>> Folks -
>> 
>> Of all the knowledgeable goodness on this list, I know that someone can 
>> point me in the right direction for this project.
>> 
>> Client: Local Humane Society
>> 
>> Case: Time Warner cable (TWBC) offering a promo for one free line with the 
>> purchase of broadband. With this deal, and the need to have one more line 
>> (at $43/month), cost of $22/line. Termination is analog.
>> 
>> Problem: We want both numbers to ring when someone calls, as if the lines 
>> were bridged, and we want to be able to use both lines for both inbound and 
>> outbound calls. Apparently TWBC cannot bridge the lines.
>> 
>> Solution? Non-profit, so not a great deal to spend. My work is free.
>> 1. Deal with it. (Not a great solution).
>> 2. Get a Patton or Audiocodes FXO (2) interface device ($) and connect an 
>> instance of sipX to it. Provision with something like the wireless IP 
>> Quickphone.
>> 3. Get a Patton or Audiocodes FXO (2) /FXS (2) interface device, connect the 
>> FXO to sipX, and the FXS to regular analog phones.
>> 4. Abandon the TWBC deal and instead go for a pure play voip.ms solution 
>> over their broadband, using wireless and wired IP phones.
>> 5. Other?
>> 
>> Any brief input would be most appreciated.
>> 
>> Philippe
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