I read this about Optonline in the NY Times or in Newsday. It's a
hybrid and it's not pure VOIP. I just was doing a google search and
couldn't find the information that I read - but I'm pretty sure T'm
right. Cablevision doesn't supply the "black box" that vonage, Verizon,
MCI et al do when you get their VOIP service.

Look, I hope there's no difference because I hate cablevision and
always switch as soon as there's a better deal around :-)


In article , Chet Hayes
wrote:

Barry Feldman wrote in message
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The blue pair one meaning the blue and white I see coming in?


I'm using Optonline service. It works very well but it's not pure VOIP.

Pure VOIP would be straight into a broadband modem via an adapter and
the analogue sound would be converted by the box provided by, say,
Vonage, ot internet packets.

Optonline accepts the signal and sends it out to their own dedicated
lines via analogue. At some point after that they convert to VOIP for
the delivery of the call but it's got to go back to analogue for the
"last mile" as the telco's call it.


I believe this is incorrect. Optonline supplies you with a broadband
cable modem telephony device which sits in your house and goes between
the cable and the analog phones. This is exactly what Vonage also
supplies. As far as I know, the conversion from digital to analog in
each direction is done in that device, which makes sense for a number
of reasons. Have you seen any info which suggest otherwise?





Optonline makes their money taking over the first mile from Verizon. I
haven't used pure VOIP ie:Vonage yet.

I think Vonage is virtually identical in terms of technology.
Cablevision may have better quality of service because of their
internet network and ability to control routing within their own
network, but the basic system is the same.



so again all I see connecting from the outside in are a blue and white
wire - two wires?

BF
Glen Head


In article , PrecisionMachinisT
wrote:

"Barry Feldman" wrote in message
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Here's the deal. My Modem is in such a place that I can't really put it
near the main phone box.

I was told that if I disconect the incoming hard wires on the existing
phone lines and go out of the VOIP box with just a phone wire into an
existing phone jack the house will be wired.

First of all is this correct? Secondly I don't know which are the
incoming wires from the copper system is it the blue and white wires.
There's an old 2 copper pole connector box that looks around 40 years
old where the wire enters the house and disperses to the jacks.

Anyone with any knowledge of how to do this or if it can be done. The
sound on VOIP is good and the price difference is ridiculous


Pair 1 is usually gonna the blue pair.

Once youve disconnected your incoming CO line at the demark point, you can
connect the voip modem anywhere to your existing phone wiring.

Curious.....what voip service provider are you using??--I been thinking of
maybe going this route for all our long distance outgoing calls for some
time now.....

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SVL