VOIP Equipment

Hiya,

Need some help with VoIP Equipment....

I used to have an account with BT's Broadband Voice system, I have since
Cancelled the account, but would like to know if the Cisco Telephone Adapter
I have is of any use with other VoIP providers?

The equipment is a Cisco ATA 186 Telephone Adapter.


Many Thanks!

James
www.mkbuses.net

"(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Need some help with VoIP Equipment....
>
> I used to have an account with BT's Broadband Voice system, I have since
> Cancelled the account, but would like to know if the Cisco Telephone
> Adapter I have is of any use with other VoIP providers?
>
> The equipment is a Cisco ATA 186 Telephone Adapter.

Yes - it can.

You would need to flash the Cisco ATA 186 with a SIP image to make it work
(as BT Broadband Voice uses MPCG by default) but it can be done.

If you search this newsgroup (and uk.telecom) as well as
http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/postlist...at=&Board=voip you should find all
the information you need.

Regards
Sunil

"Sunil Sood" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:d29l6l$u64$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Need some help with VoIP Equipment....
>>
>> I used to have an account with BT's Broadband Voice system, I have since
>> Cancelled the account, but would like to know if the Cisco Telephone
>> Adapter I have is of any use with other VoIP providers?
>>
>> The equipment is a Cisco ATA 186 Telephone Adapter.
>
> Yes - it can.
>
> You would need to flash the Cisco ATA 186 with a SIP image to make it
> work (as BT Broadband Voice uses MPCG by default) but it can be done.
>
> If you search this newsgroup (and uk.telecom) as well as
> http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/postlist...at=&Board=voip you should find
> all the information you need.
>
> Regards
> Sunil
>I use voipfone as my provider (they use SIP) and I rate them

The Cisco website is also reasonable and contains the appropriate manuals.
Just be aware of one thing - we've found that in some cases you need to go
via an intermediate "image" and can't just flash with the one you want.

I haven't looked at the SIP images for a while so hopefully the ADSL website
will indicate whether this is currently the case.

Paul DS.