Using a dialup modem with Vonage

Posts: 8 · New Forum Member Joined: Feb 20, 2005 Posts: 8

I would like to be able to use a dialup modem through my vonage service.
Why on earth would you want to do something stupid like that?
I had broadband and a local telco line.
I would use the local line to test dialup modems, work on friends modems, and some specialized dialing into our mainframe.

So I figure I could connect my modem like any phone device in my house to the vonage system (I got rid of my local telco). The modem and vonage shouldn't know the difference.

It doesn't seem to work. I've also seen people having problems using a fax. I'm betting the two things are the same type of problems.

Anyone have any ideas and/or explain why this doesn't work.

Thanks

Posts: 3 · New Forum Member Joined: Feb 23, 2005 Posts: 3

Modems won't usually work. There are several reasons. One is that VoIP is not the same quality as regular lines. Your ear may not notice, but your modem can. Same goes for latency.

Andy

Posts: 29 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Mar 03, 2005 Posts: 29

anyone have any tweaks or tricks or tips to get this to work? yes it sounds crazy but i have reasons to want to use a pc modem to "dialup" too.. thanks for any ideas!

Posts: 8 · New Forum Member Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 8

Try adding this to your modem init string "n0 s37=9" for 9600 baud.

Let me know if that works and any other tricks you may discover.

Bill

Posts: 1 · New Forum Member Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 1

tried reducing outgoing modem to 9600

also added extra initialization commands:

n0 s37=9

to no avail. any more ideas?

thanks!

Posts: 183 · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:16 pm Post subject:

I have found that a WinModem (emulated with software) will not work. I replaced my WinModem card with a UART (hardware) modem card. Mine is a 3Com (identified by Windows XP as USRobotics 56K Voice PCI) and when I dial I always use the prefix *99 before the phone number. It works most of the time. But not always!

Posts: 1 · New Forum Member Joined: May 19, 2006 Posts: 1

I was having trouble dialing into a remote system using my analog modem and it was not connecting at all but then I put the *99 in front of the number I was dialing and it worked!!! Saved me a lot of headaches.

Posts: 2 · New Forum Member Joined: Feb 01, 2007 Posts: 2

dialup modem. vonage. netscape connect.
*99,*67, (then add your connection number)
worked for me!

Posts: 2 · New Forum Member Joined: Feb 01, 2007 Posts: 2

first try this...no, wait...have 2 shots of quadruple distilled vodka, then...............................................
*99,*67 then your dial up number.
if that fails, try this...
*99,*67 then your AREA CODE followed by a comma.

example:
*99,*67,612,xxxxxxx

dont forget your commas!!!

now i love my VONAGE Smile

Posts: 3 · New Forum Member Joined: May 10, 2007 Posts: 3

i just thought i'd say that i get faster speeds on dialup (53k) over vonage than i got back when i had verizon (26k) ... my verizon line always had static on it as i live in a rural setting...

i have to use dialup to connect into work occasionally as they don't give me access through a vpn..

sometimes the vonage + dialup will get disconnected if my cable modem provider isn't giving me the best speeds but overall it works pretty good..