22 Sep
2008
22 Sep
'08
6:29 a.m.
On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 8:43 PM, Chris Elmquist <chrise at pobox.com> wrote:
However, you might still want to use a modem if you
have a home security
system or a satellite TV receiver... all of which use an embedded modem
to "phone home".
We have a security system that phones home with our Wide Open West VOIP
system just fine. It probably depends on the quality of the modem and/or
baud.
I have an IT friend who did some experimentation with this as he has VOIP at
home but still needs to be able to dial in to some server management cards
on POTS in case the inter-tubes go down. He could get a carrier reliably but
only at 9600 kbps, which is fine for a basic terminal session I guess.