Land line phone Will this work for a land line phone? Media com says we need a router to switch to their phone service for 7.50 a month rental! I have this router. Can the technician use this router? No internet service. Help! Thank you!

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AbrahamLinksys · Accepted Answer

If they are switching to a voice over IP service (VoIP) the modem the are going to give you will have an Ethernet port and you should be able to use that to get your internet wireless with this router

Dawie · Answer

A land line works on a different technology. It will not work

PurchasingAgent · Answer

Maybe yes, but the answer is NO if you don't have internet service(or the cabling used to provide internet) to your house... What they're not telling you is that they're using voice over IP, which is phone calls over the internet. "Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a technology that allows you to make telephone calls using an internet (or private network) connection typically over a broadband connection instead of your standard phone line."

The media company should know if they can provide this service to you(Voice over IP). If so, then you should be able to use any router of your choosing, and purchasing one is cheaper in the long run.

The reason that they can provide phone service so cheaply is that by using the internet connection, they avoid Federal line charges, fees and taxes for phone lines.

The drawback is that your phone will now operate over the internet, so if you lose power, then it will not work like a standard, wall connected landline that draws power from the phone line itself.

AlexKlejka · Answer

No, this router has no phone jack. However, your provider should be able to give you a list of compatible devices.

wlh356 · Answer

the same question other people ask same thing goes for you.you have to buy your own modem Router.like the Model: C3700 N600

WiFi Cable Modem then you get a splitter run the cable to cables companies modem then to your own modem Router that's how people do it for their phone service I don't know who your provider is but twc don't charge for there modem when you do it that way.

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