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Dialup over voip, possible?

The short answer is no. Unless you have a text-book perfect broadband connection between you and the destination where the dial-up is. Its possible, because Comcast Digital Voice customers can do dialup on their phones but that network is conditioned for VOIP and is separated from the rest of the internet.

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what's the problem?

Can't I travel and need to use ip addresses from CA or US without having to shell out extra cash on VPNs and what not?

speak of prejudice

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You can use a dialup modem on a voip line. People do it a lot. Most of them call it a "FAX" machine. Now; how well it works is another subject. You've actually got a better chance of getting a dialup modem to work than a fax, because fax packets are in real time and don't really resend. A dialup modem you have the capability of adjusting the DTE and DCE rate. you can also play with error correction and other aspects of the connection. FWIW; I've got some equipment at work that I monitor. Some is on tellular and others are standard dialup. I've gotten the modem to work. sometimes it's required a couple of tries, but I've gotten it to work. If you currently have voip, then try it. The answer is ALWAYS NO, unless you try it or ask it. Then, the answer may not be a resounding yes; but at least you have a chance. later... mike....

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Because if I log into some of my business bank accounts with an Australian, French, etc IP. My accounts get locked.
So why not try to use voip, since I have an unlimited plan to log in? It's not that difficult and I clearly see where you are going with this. I need help, so if you're willing to help like the other guys, then great. Just don't flame me for free.

OK, fair enough.

So I will try to be constructive:

a) This must be an issue for many folks these days, so have you asked these banks if they have a solution, and/or if they will work on one?

b) If it were me, I would be concerned about the security of doing banking transactions involving a combination of broadband internet to get to your Voip, then Voip, then dialup internet. Might be safer and even cheaper to do VPN.

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You can get VPN service for $70/year. Probably be a lot less painful.

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FWIW; my only reason for contributing, had nothing to do with the PURPOSE, but rather the technology. There are a lot of systems that still use dialup. (I have a LOT at work). These are monitoring type devices. The software is expensive and converting to an IP system is not financially practical. Plus, many of the pieces of equipment I use are in areas that DON'T have dsl, cable, etc... They are in BFE; oil fields, mountain top sites, etc... Dial tone either via Ma'Bell POTS or Cellular via Tellular; is the ONLY option I have other than satellite or some other extremely expensive method. So I use dialup over voip. later... mike./..

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I asked this question a couple of months ago, since I occasionally need to access a dial-up system over my VOIP connection. I have been able to do this successfully, although it doesn't always work on the first try.

My setup is Internal Dial-Up Modem > ATA > Router > Cable Modem. Of course, your setup is going to be different if you're traveling. I don't know if there's a way to make it work without an ATA, however.

You would definitely want to use a VOIP provider that allows BYOD (bring your own device), since you may need to fiddle with the ATA settings such as jitter buffer, echo cancellation, etc., in order to get a successful dial-up connection. Search this forum for "fax" to get some suggestions on what settings to use.
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Alan

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Maybe just look into telephone banking options offered by your bank, or use internet cafes....

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Thanks for all the help guys!

Not trying to bump my thread, though.

I'm going to try it since chriscorp and sanchito have had success. I guess it's just trial and error for each different setup and finding the settings the work best.

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Can't you just use a free proxy server? I mean if you need an American IP then look for American proxy IP?