OT: Suggestions for DSL and VOIP

[JD Austin]

Siri Amrit Kaur wrote:

>On Wednesday 28 September 2005 06:48 am JD Austin kindly wrote:
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>>>3. How complicated is it to set up and use?
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>>It depends.  I build my own Asterisk pbx machines which can be
>>fairly complicated.  Typically you get a device that you plug into
>>your router which is pre-configured for the voip provider which has
>>one  or more phone plugs on it to plug a phone into.
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>Thanks, JD.
>I don't have a router. Will I get one when I get DSL? Does this 
>question give you have a clue about how clueless I am?
>
>Siri Amrit
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It depends.  When I signed up for DSL it came with a DSL modem that had 
4 ports on the back.
If what they send you has a built in DHCP server (they usually do) then 
you can plug a switch into it if the dsl model only has one port
and add ports if needed.

JD