RE: [Nolug] which cable modem to buy?

Not really....
One could plug one cordless phone into it and run all-over the house with
the phone. Personally I don't need a land-line phone. I'm fine with all my
cell phones. :O)

P

> On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 23:43, Pietu wrote:
> [snip]
> > How about all the voice features of 1.1. Would Cox actually be able to
> > provide me a phone line through my cable modem? (I've been
> waiting for that
> > feature to show up in this country.)
>
> What's the point of that? You'd have to re-wire your house, so that all
> phones now plug into a PBX connected to the cable modem. Not a trivial
> endeavour in homes.
>
> It already does something close, if you sign up for Cox Digital
> Telephone service. Then, voice data is sent through Cox's outside
> lines, only to be split out outside the house, at the NID, where the
> Bell phone line came in.
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-nolug@joeykelly.net [mailto:owner-nolug@joeykelly.net]On
> > > Behalf Of pcguy1@cox.net
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:58 PM
> > > To: nolug@joeykelly.net
> > > Subject: Re: [Nolug] which cable modem to buy?
> > >
> > >
> > > If you have the opportunity to purchase a Motorola 4200 (or
> > > higher) series modem scoop it up. It is by far the best modem on
> > > the market currently. While I love the Cisco 904s don't go for
> > > them or the early Samsungs (i.e. SR series). The main issue with
> > > the latter two is that they aren't going to be upgraded past
> > > DOCSIS 1.0. What this means is that some of the newer features
> > > won't be available on those two.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Charles
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > From: Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net>
> > > > Date: 2003/01/29 Wed PM 03:08:50 EST
> > > > To: nolug@nolug.org
> > > > Subject: [Nolug] which cable modem to buy?
> > > >
> > > > Charles and Scott,
> > > >
> > > > Any recommendations on which cable modem to buy? Worst Buy has
> > > 4 on their
> > > > shelves, Toshiba, Net Something-or-other (I forget what the
> > > brand name is
> > > > now), Linksys and D-Link. They are all right at $100, with a
> > > $10 mail-in
> > > > rebate, with the exception of the Linksys which has a $40 rebate.
> > > >
> > > > Also there is a $50 credit or somesuch if HSD is ordered
> > > through them at
> > > > modem purchase. Dunno if that applies to all of the modems, or
> > > just to the
> > > > Linksys. Also I'm wondering about how the Cox sales dweebs are
> > > going to react
> > > > to activation done through a retail store, and if a
> > > self-install is still
> > > > available if ordered through Worst Buy.
> > > >
> > > > Money aside, which of those brands are good, and which ought to
> > > be stayed
> > > > away from at all costs? Any other brand besides these something
> > > I should look
> > > > for?
> > > > --
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