On 03/30/2011 09:04 AM Stephen Harris wrote: > On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 06:57:04AM -0400, ken wrote: >> What I'd hope to do is plug the analog output from the ATA into the >> input of my home's POTS (Plain Old Telephone System, i.e., the 1970s >> technology). That way all the cabling I have for extensions into nearly >> every room could still be used. Why abandon all of that? The only >> downside would be that I would be providing electric to all of that >> (rather than pulling all that power from AT&T). Would the ATA mentioned >> on your webpage handle that? I mean, I wouldn't be using all the phones > > That's kinda what I'm hoping it will do. But I haven't tested, yet! > > Remember you'll need to cut the wire to AT&T before re-using the internal > wiring. Yeah. Good point! You might fry your ATA before you even get to use it! In fact, it would be good to test the ATA by plugging a phone directly into it before doing anything else.