Fred A. Miller wrote:

James, I'll try this one more time. IF you use a cable service, like for TV, and also use it for high-speed Net. access AND your phone it "lives" on fiber, except for maybe a short distance to your residence. You CAN NOT, NO WAY, NO HOW, NADA use an analog device like a modem or FAX/modem....period. According to Time Warner, "no way" when I've discussed it with their techies.

Fred

As I mentioned in another note, I have voice over IP phone service. This service is provided by the local cable TV company, who also provides my internet service. They supplied a small box that connects to the cable network and provides up to two *POTS analog phone lines. I can plug any analog POTS device into that box. The box connects back to the provider via coax & fibre. I have no idea what TW is providing you, but it is not a limitation of fibre or IP. If such a limit exists, it is in what *THEY* are providing you. In another note, I provided a link to a LinkSys box that delivers analog phone connections via IP. Please read what that device can do. If you can get IP & ethernet from TW, you can use a device such as this. Are they also supplying your phone? If not, what do you use? Here's that link again: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10026/index.html Please explain why a device such as this will not provide a POTS connection on TW or any other internet provider. *POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org