[DavidJC]

I have a spare analogue line from UPC which I wish to use in a basement part of our building that a normal cordless signal is too weak to reach with any reliability. I cannot run further cables but there is a network connection at both the phone port and where the analogue handset would be.

Is there some sort of PSTN-VOIP adapter for one end and VOIP-PSTN adapter for the other end?
There may well be a term for such a device but most sites seem to offer products that route through a commercial sip service like Blueface. The 01 PSTN (UPC hybrid) line is already in place.

[Mr. G]

Yes that can be done. You can get both FXO and FXS voip adapters, look on ebay for them

Then that can be routed to a SIP address to your blueface phone. You can make outbound calls on the blueface phone via blueface or whatever provider you want to use.

[collier]

Originally Posted by DavidJC

I have a spare analogue line from UPC which I wish to use in a basement part of our building that a normal cordless signal is too weak to reach with any reliability. I cannot run further cables but there is a network connection at both the phone port and where the analogue handset would be.

Is there some sort of PSTN-VOIP adapter for one end and VOIP-PSTN adapter for the other end?
There may well be a term for such a device but most sites seem to offer products that route through a commercial sip service like Blueface. The 01 PSTN (UPC hybrid) line is already in place.

If the network connection is Point-To-Point at these locations (ie the Same cable) why not just patch an RJ11 from UPC through the network cable. Plug the phone in the other end.

[DavidJC]

The "PSTN" analogue phone line subscription is already there on the UPC modem.

I just wish to plug that into an interface to digitise and then decode to an analogue handset on the other side of the ethernet cable.

Do I need to use Blueface or a VOIP provider? You mention my Blueface phone, but all I have is analogue handsets.

Thanks

[collier]

Originally Posted by DavidJC

The "PSTN" analogue phone line subscription is already there on the UPC modem.

I just wish to plug that into an interface to digitise and then decode to an analogue handset on the other side of the ethernet cable.

Do I need to use Blueface or a VOIP provider? You mention my Blueface phone, but all I have is analogue handsets.

Thanks

No you dont need to use Blueface or any other VOIP Provider.

You can connect the PTSN line on the UPC Modem by either:

-Terminating the CAT5 (if its the one cable from the modem to basement) with an RJ11 plug (NB: you wont need all 4 pairs from the CAT5/6 cable.)
-Then connect one plug into the modems PTSN socket and the other into an analogue phone

or
-If the cable has LAN faceplates just patch them using 2 phone cables in the same way (one to Line1/2 on the UPC Modem and the other to the analogue phone)

BTW: My suggestion means that LAN connection cannot be routed through a switch or router, its for straight through use only. So it will work if you want phone only down it and not if you want IP services also.

[DavidJC]

Thanks for your help but the ethernet is split at a switch downstairs so is not a straight run. I understand the idea you are making of using a spare pair and fitting standard phone plugs.

I am also looking at a line for a storage room across the road which is POEthernet (microwave). I think this will have to be FXO/FXS.

If I got something like this on one end and another exact model on the other end would it be a virtual PSTN line, end to end?

[collier]

Originally Posted by DavidJC

Thanks for your help but the ethernet is split at a switch downstairs so is not a straight run. I understand the idea you are making of using a spare pair and fitting standard phone plugs.

I am also looking at a line for a storage room across the road which is POEthernet (microwave). I think this will have to be FXO/FXS.

If I got something like this on one end and another exact model on the other end would it be a virtual PSTN line, end to end?

David, I'm not sure on specific configs of these devices but I have found a thread on another forum where somebody is trying to do the same. It does suggest using 2 of these back to back.

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r226...N-line-over-IP