On Sun, 2005-03-20 at 23:47 -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote: --snip-- > One thing that would be PERFECT for me would be if, instead of using a > "standard" VOIP client, I could use a program that acts like a modem > (including AT commands), and lets me control it like I would from a program > like Minicom (or from a program of my own, like using Perl to open the device > like a file). This program would then send the resulting carrier with data > out over a VOIP system, the same way a voice signal would go. I know I'd > have to get a service like Skype-Out to dial out of their standard system, > but it'd mean I could do more about balancing different systems without > adding an additional 3-4 phone lines. I'm not sure if I entirely understand your question, so I'll re-phrase it and you can tell me if this is the correct interpretation or not. You want to go with a residential VoIP provider, and then use that VoIP connection to do your modem connections to other PC's over phone lines, correct? If this is in fact what you meant, then, theoretically this SHOULD be possible, at least in hardware. You'd plug your modem into an FXS port on a compatible device, and then dial out like normal. However, due to the uncertainty of connections over the internet, there's no guarantee as to the quality or stability of that connection. If you were using an internal VoIP system (like asterisk for example), then it would definitely be possible since you're almost guaranteed to have a perfect connection from your FXS device to the PBX (your asterisk box). But since you're (as far as I can tell) wondering about a residential VoIP provider, the big limiting factor will be the quality of your connection to the provider. Hope that helps. -- Alex Malinovich Support Free Software, delete your Windows partition TODAY! Encrypted mail preferred. You can get my public key from any of the pgp.net keyservers. Key ID: A6D24837
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