Vintage telephones and VoIP

[MissMittens]

I looked up an old page online and read something that might be of use to Loungers. Vonage (I'm not connected with them in any way) tech support have the ability to crank up the ringer voltage on their box to a full 90v. This means anyone with a bakelite phone with the bell style ringer, can receive calls on Vonage. There are various converters out there for using them to dial out also, converting pulse into DTMF tones.

Didn't see this posted anywhere, so figured it might be helpful

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Have you heard anything about them supporting pulse dialing? I heard that they do not.

 

[kenmcneill]

Have you heard anything about them supporting pulse dialing? I heard that they do not.

You can get a pulse-to-tone converter

 

[MissMittens]

Have you heard anything about them supporting pulse dialing? I heard that they do not.

They don't, but you can buy a converter. Radio Shack used to have them but stopped selling them about the same time they stopped selling anything of value to anyone

 

[PrettySquareGal]

I use rotary phones with cable. They work just fine; they ring and the rotary works on the system.

 

[MissMittens]

Cable VoIP, or cable to the telephone company lines outside?

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I know about the converters and such, but I have a lot of rotary phones (about 70 or so) and like to rotate what's in use. I was more wondering if what they say, isn't just a CYA thing, which I think PrettySquareGal covered. My 96 a month cell bill has prevented me from getting a landline, but if Vonage would work, I may go that route.

 

[PrettySquareGal]

Cable VoIP, or cable to the telephone company lines outside?

Cable VoIP.

 

[PrettySquareGal]

I know about the converters and such, but I have a lot of rotary phones (about 70 or so) and like to rotate what's in use. I was more wondering if what they say, isn't just a CYA thing, which I think PrettySquareGal covered. My 96 a month cell bill has prevented me from getting a landline, but if Vonage would work, I may go that route.

My cable company including the guy who installed it told my rotary phones wouldn't work with it. What do they know!

 

[MissMittens]

My cable company including the guy who installed it told my rotary phones wouldn't work with it. What do they know!

PrettySquareGal, do you know what the make/model of the VoIP box is by any chance?

 

[PrettySquareGal]

PrettySquareGal, do you know what the make/model of the VoIP box is by any chance?

I don't, sorry. I use Time Warner cable, if that helps any; they may be able to give you that info in general.

 

[MissMittens]

I don't, sorry. I use Time Warner cable, if that helps any; they may be able to give you that info in general.

Thanks PSG! I did a little Googling and found that the cable company says it won't work, but people have had luck with some of the Motorola boxes they give out anyway, so you're

Apparently Vonage works too with a Motorola VT-2142 box even though they don't "support" it.