| reply to kbjones
The Difference is... The PAP2 does not have QoS. The RT31P2 does - thus the price difference. No matter what, if you put any ATA behind a firewall, none do QoS (Quality of Service that gives the VOIP more bandwidth when in use) that I am aware of. Behind a ENET router no ATA does QoS unless your router can be configured by port for QoS (which most routers do not offer). Others have posted that they have no noticeable bandwidth hit with the ATA behind the cable/dsl modem in front of a router.
I would be interested to hear about security issues with the ATA in front of the firewall.
From what I have read, most ATAs are problematic behind a hardware firewall. Interesting is that the VOIP providers don't mention security. Plug and play for VOIP is right behind the cable/dsl modem.
I have LINGO as of today and all is well. I will post a LINGO review in a few days after spending some time with it.
As far as VOIPing the house through the existing jack wiring, you MUST disconnect the POTS from your household network box before plugging the ATA into a house jack or it will fry the ATA. My POTS is pushing 52V DC into the lines as measured with a voltmeter. |
