Depends on the cable company. Cablevision here gives you a cable
modem, no extra charge.

Cool. Comcast seems to charge me for EVERYTHING!

Again, that depends on the cable company. If you get phone bundled in
with Cablevision, you get a single unit that's both the cable modem
and the VOIP adapter

Interesting. Does that lock you into Cablevisions VOIP service or can you
use it with other VOIP providers?

I agree that today that makes the most sense. It's how I have it. No
need to get twisted pair phone wiring to work at every phone jack in
the house anymore.

I originally connected my phone wiring to the adapter. We ran it that way
for a few years, then something went goofy with the phone wiring. It was
easier to get a new wireless phone system than try to track down what was
wrong with the wiring.

Anthony Watson
www.mountainsoftware.com
www.watsondiy.com