I have DSL and want to install Vonage.  I need to get a second line.  Right?
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No you do not need a second line.
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dial up is too slow. get yahoo dsl for a couple bucks more than dial up and then you can use any voip plan out there.
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Go to www.verizon.com for a  phone line & www.verizon.net for DSL
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Get a VOIP router! and then hook that up with your phone line's main console...which might be outside the house!
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yes, its Verizon....if you can get it in your area!!!\nverizon is the best deal for a naked DSL line!\n\nand earthlink.net\n\n\nyou dont need a per se phoneline, but many will lie to you, and tell you need one!!!! not true...phone line and DSL-line are 2 different lines...
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VOIP is ok for residential usage, or if you have your own VPN, but I'd avoid VOIP over the public Internet for any commercial usage.  At least right now.  LD is free, but per-minute LD is so cheap right now anyway, it's not a big deal, especially for small biz.  Seriously, for business usage, there is a high probability you'll end up regretting it and upsetting your customers.  You'll also need to make sure you have a rock-solid Internet connection with a fair amount of bandwidth (ie, no cable modems).  Vonage, all due respect, is scaled for residential usage, and many people are very happy with that.  But for biz grade services, you'll get what you pay for.  If you really HAVE to have VOIP, check out AT&T which has a biz-grade VOIP service.  otherwise call your local exchange carrier and get regular POTS lines.  For small biz, most LECs have unlimited LD plans cheap if you ask for it on POTS lines these days anyway.  From someone "in the know"...\n\nEDIT: I *do* work for a telecommunications firm.  Which is why I think I'm qualified to answer.  If you want medical advice, go to a Doctor, yes?  And before you ask, my company of employ provides VOIP service, so I'm familiar with what I'm talking about, good and bad.  And we have clients that have VOIP from all the major players.  Vonage, Sunrocket, Time Warner, and the LECs, and the major IXCs.\n\nHe is correct that you can blend both VOIP and POTS lines together, it really depends on what you need the phones for.  You can have a couple of land lines, for instance, run DSL over one of them, and the have some extra back up lines (fax lines for instance) as VOIP.   My point is, and I stand by it, overall, I have a tough time recommending VOIP as a primary source of connection to the PSTN for small businesses that rely on the telephone for customer communication.  That's not to say it doesn't work perfect for some folks, especially if they have good internet connections, a good ISP, and the right CPE to support it.  But for most folks home-brewed VOIP solutions have been at best inconsistent.  My 2 cents.
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The FCC just forced Verison to have drop line service a couple weeks ago. What this means is you can get DSL without the need of phone services from Verizon. This will allow you to subscribe to a third party DSL service and use VOIP phones while never seeing a phone billfrom Verizon.\n\nBy the way, if you call you Verizon representatives about this, they wil deny it because they don't want you to loose your business.
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Standard voice-over-IP uses about 100kbps.  Something like Vonage will use slightly less.  If you have cable or DSL with like a 3mbps service or better, you won't notice the extra load.
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yeah, we do that in the office.  Just put the splitter on so you separate the ADSL from the normal phone line, then stick the normal analogue modem on the phone line.  No special arrangements required.
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skype, rather than running through an actual phone like vonage and some other services do, this runs through a program on your computer.  I'm not sure if you can call outside phone lines, but I think you can for a relatively minimal charge.
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You need a land line to have DSL because it needs the phone line connection to connect to the ISP.\n\nYou dont need a land line for Cable.
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You may want to do it the other way around.  I would install the VoIP router first and then the wireless router.  Most VoIP routers have QoS, although not the best, built into them.  This will give priority to the VoIP call, which you want.
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I had Vonage connected to my Time Warner Road Runner connection.  It worked fantastic.  I never had a problem with it.  I discontinued the use of it only because I don't use the phone much.  You can change how much bandwidth the telephone adapter uses so it does not affect your surfing and your surfing does not affect your phone calls.
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yes....put a fax line with vonage cost money...I have an analog outlet on my VoiP phone ....I plug in my free standing fax....change the baud rate to 9600 or overseas mode....and then it will work....there are a few tricks you gotta use....do only 3 pages at a time...I think the fax line is 3.99 a month...the way I use it, its free...
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cost:  vonage is less.\n\nsetup:  timewarner set it up. vonage did not set up mine.  I set it up vonage myself.  you can have the geek squad at best buy or someplace set vonage up.  or a friend that can do it for free.
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If you have dial up, you are paying for an ISP, Voip service and a phone line?! Wouldn't it be cheaper to go with broadband and then get Voip?! \n\nShort answer: No. Just not enough bandwidth. If you live in an areas without broad band just get two phone lines and be done with it.
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You need a phone line for DSL, but not necessarily phone service. Ask your provider about "stand alone" or "naked" dsl service. Federal law is changing and soon the major telcos must provide it.\n\nSee this here:\n\nhttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/20/BUG67HQ0P319.DTL