OT: Suggestions for DSL and VOIP

[Siri Amrit Kaur]

On Wednesday 28 September 2005 06:59 am JD Austin kindly wrote:
> Siri Amrit Kaur wrote:
> >On Wednesday 28 September 2005 06:48 am JD Austin kindly wrote:
> >>>3. How complicated is it to set up and use?
> >>
> >>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.
> >
> >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
>
> 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
>
Thanks, JD.