Subj : Real Modem on VOIP?
To   : ray
From : Sean Dennis
Date : Tue Sep 08 2026 08:40 pm

Hello ray,

08 Sep 26 13:36, you wrote to All:

 ra> So what your saying is, a ATA can convert digital to analog to ring
 ra> a phone and it good enough for human voice, but fails providing what
 ra> the modem need to function at high baud. That makes sense.

Correct!

 ra> There is some info out there about ATA's and fax working but I suppose
 ra> fax being a low baud device is why.

Fax uses much less bandwidth than a regular modem call so they can work quite 
well over VoIP.

 ra> Any idea what the going rate is for a POT line these days?

Around $60 or so monthly here in NE Tennessee.

-- Sean

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