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Joel Coehoorn
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You can use a Voice over IP analog adapter, but there are two important caveats:

  1. These are one-directional devices that assume you have existing VoIP infrastructure. They won't extend a normal analog line, but rather want to use an existing VoIP PBX.
  2. Fax signals often have trouble using these devices. Look for one that specifically supports faxing. Some of these devices are advertised to support fax machines, but as a practical matter will not, so do your homework.

If you don't have or can't setup a VoIP PBX, you can buy appliances that make it easy... but even simple ones usually run a few hundred dollars. You might find something like the Nettalk duo more to your liking.

You can use a Voice over IP analog adapter, but there are two important caveats:

  1. These are one-directional devices that assume you have existing VoIP infrastructure. They won't extend a normal analog line, but rather want to use an existing VoIP PBX.
  2. Fax signals often have trouble using these devices. Look for one that specifically supports faxing. Some of these devices are advertised to support fax machines, but as a practical matter will not, so do your homework.

You can use a Voice over IP analog adapter, but there are two important caveats:

  1. These are one-directional devices that assume you have existing VoIP infrastructure. They won't extend a normal analog line, but rather want to use an existing VoIP PBX.
  2. Fax signals often have trouble using these devices. Look for one that specifically supports faxing. Some of these devices are advertised to support fax machines, but as a practical matter will not, so do your homework.

If you don't have or can't setup a VoIP PBX, you can buy appliances that make it easy... but even simple ones usually run a few hundred dollars. You might find something like the Nettalk duo more to your liking.

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Joel Coehoorn
Joel Coehoorn
  • 28.2k
  • 16
  • 95
  • 139

You can use a Voice over IP analog adapter, but there are two important caveats:

  1. These are one-directional devices that assume you have existing VoIP infrastructure. They won't extend a normal analog line, but rather want to use an existing VoIP PBX.
  2. Fax signals often have trouble using these devices. Look for one that specifically supports faxing. Some of these devices are advertised to support fax machines, but as a practical matter will not, so do your homework.