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The location is mid-northern Vermont - BUT: For ITSP services, why would that matter a'tall ???

Hence my mentioning adding ATAs before it - which is VERY cost effective, thanks.

I see that you are insisting that sticking with analog lines is what should be done...OK; Got it. Now - as plainly stated as possible: WE'RE NOW LOOKING TO REPLACE THE ANALOG LINES WITH VOIP, THANK YOU !!! I know the area & what CLECs there are...TW is not here; Comcast does not serve the area...

Thanks for replying. Fair(ly)Point(less) is the telco which is tripling his monthly bill right now & all he has gotten from them thus far is threats of ever higher charges; GWI is out of Biddeford ME and does not serve Vermont at all, sadly.

Howdy Folks. I will soon need to help switch a friend's small office from PSTN to VOIP. Finding a suitable ITSP is presently the focus of my query here. I am well aware of many ITSPs as I use a couple of lower priced ones - but what is desired in this situation is to find a very solid source...

Thanks for replying. That is sort of a non-issue, really. I had suggested switching to VOIP when the contract was due for renewal and he couldn't get his head around it back then - but now that the telco is hammering him for way more $$$, suddenly it looks pretty good to him !! CLECs are...

Sometime back I installed this system for a friend who had (foolishly IMO) agreed to extend his Centrex contract with the telco. The system is 100% fine and not anyplace near all its features are even in use. It is a small office with three people who need only basic phone functions. The most...

Thanks for replying Lbertyinstaller. From all the reading I did, I seem to remember that the stuff about hunt group 6 & ext 76 were about using a modem to connect rather than a direct connection via serial to the admin port... Am I mistaken in that recollection ?? Thanks.

Thanks Again TouchToneTommy !! The next time I'll be traveling that way will be (roughly) in a couple of weeks and if I have enough time I will try what you've suggested. The system is in place and functioning acceptably - all except for the PC Admin. It was attempted from a total of 5...

Thanks for that suggestion Redphone !! I may have tried something like that as I noticed it, and the Amanda tech I was in contact with also mentioned removing the quotes, but; I may not have tried it exactly as you've described. So, the next time I'll be traveling that way will be (roughly) in...

Unfortunately there are too many possible points of failure in connecting an ACS for the admin s/w to a 'modern' PC... Tried it on a nice, fully functional XP PC with a DB9 serial port at COM1 - and the s/w itself failed; Altogether tried using it from 5 different PCs - none worked more than...

Neat idea - thanks TouchToneTommy !! It is all ready for travel right now, but when I get it there I'll read the manuals and see if that is something it'll do - I think I remember that it does, but me olde braine isn't as reliable as looking in the manuals... Thanks Again.

OK, thanks for un-confusing that !! As I'd mentioned - no modem was involved in my connections, which worked fine, on and off for weeks between the very same Admin port, cable, USB to serial adapter, and PC. So maybe it is the port gone bad after all. That would be very sad as the rest of...

Interesting. Thanks again !! It failed with the backup card in place actually. Yes - one of the backup cards here says remote access on it and one is just a backup/restore card. Now I'm a smidgin confused though - doesn't the very presence of the RJ45 port labeled 'Admin' in an R7 or 8 ACS do...

Thanks Telecomboy. Indeed I did - as well as trying it with & w/o the backup/restore card, wiggling around the RJ45, re-installing the USB to serial adapter driver, using a different adapter, rebooting the PC, changing the COM port back & forth from 1-2, and even tried it from my NB PC thinking...