![]() Voila! You now have a regular telephone that works on VoIP.īut what’s going on in that ATA box to work the magic? There is circuitry that makes the phone connection look like it is coming right from your telephone company. You connect the ATA to your broadband modem or router using a standard Ethernet cable. You plug your phone in the phone jack that’s exactly the same size as the phone jack on your wall. In this case it’s the Grandstream HandyTone 502 ATA or Analog Telephone Adaptor. Your order the service online and they send you a free adaptor for your phone. ![]() You can get residential and small business plans with unlimited calling to the U.S. A good example is PhonePower’s VoIP service. Most VoIP services designed for residential and home business (SOHO) take the adaptor approach. What you need is a special phone designed to work on a data network or an adaptor for the phone you have now. That’s good, because you might just cause some equipment damage by plugging these incompatible devices together. You have probably figured out that you can’t just take a regular telephone and plug it into your router or broadband modem. ![]() I’ve been getting inquiries from people who are wondering if you need to buy a special phone to use VoIP as a replacement for regular telephone service.
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