Netcomm V100 VoIP Analogue Telephone Adapter - 1-Port

What is VoIP?

Voice over Internet Protocol is the ability to make and receive voice phone calls over an IP based network. This includes a Local Area Network and a public IP network such as the Internet. The technology has been around for many years but mostly at big business level who used their large network capacity to also carry voice phone calls.

Now the technology has been made smaller and delivered in a hardware product that home and small business users can use.

V100 Analogue Telephone Adaptor

The V100 is an entry-level Analogue Telephone Adaptor is designed to connect to your broadband modem router. By plugging in a normal analogue telephone you can convert this into a VoIP-enabled phone. You can use any type of analogue telephone including a desktop phone, analogue cordless or DECT phone. The advantage of an analogue telephone adaptor is that you can use your phone like normal and ont need to switch your computer on to make and receive phone calls.

How does it work?

To call regular numbers, you will need to sign up and create an account with a VoIP Service Provider (VSP). A VSP is similar to your Internet Service Provider but usually specialises in transmitting of your voice over the Internet. Some ISPs are also offering VoIP services as well.

The V100 is a device that turns your voice into IP packets. These packets are the basic language that the Internet uses to transmit information from one point to another. With the V100 you can call other VoIP phones (usually on the same service as you) and you can also call regular landline phones on the Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) as well as mobiles and international phone numbers.

The V100 allows you to choose your own VSP and program their settings into the device and is usually recommended for users with a small amount of technical knowledge.

1. When you speak, your voice is translated into IP packets and transmitted over the Internet to your VSPs PSTN Gateway. This will reconvert your voice to analogue sounds, and transmit it to the phone exchange nearest the person you are talking to and finally to the destination phone.

2. When the other person talks, the process is reversed and when the IP packets arrive back at your V100 they are converted back into voice sounds which you hear through the phone.