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ISDN S/T to POTS Converter?
Have a cisco 1604 router with a dedicated 128K BRI connection. Need to occasionally use one of the channels with a POTS telephone or modem. I need a device that converts an ISDN S/T jack to one (or preferably two) POTS jacks.
These things used to be fairly common, albeit expensive back when the telco was the only place to get ISDN equipment. Now, however, most ISDN devices provide a POTS (a.k.a. analog port) on them. Hence, no need for a converter. I'd check with your phone company and see if they will sell you one at a reasonable price.
These things are known as TA's (Terminal Adapters). Your phone company will have them. They usually have two POTS ports that are programmable. Many ISDN "modems" also have a TA built-in, and it might come cheaper to buy a thing like the Zyxel OmniNet, which is an ISDN "modem" and a TA within the same box, than buying a dedicated TA.
Gee Nordic, you're really on top of this one!
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I know about TAs (and builtin TAs - I also own a 3COM ImpactIQ with U-interface and 2 POTS jacks). I don't really want an ISDN modem. What I want is a (very inexpensive) device with the absolute minimum intelligence (and physical size) necessary to break out the B channels to standard POTS jacks
Does anyone know of any devices like this? Please specify manufacturers and models if possible.
Does anyone know of any devices like this? Please specify manufacturers and models if possible.
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