"news" <news@care4free.net> wrote in message
news:vx0EuhD1zfaFFwpa@care4free.net...[color=blue]
>
> You're right, of course, but that isn't quite what I was getting at. You
> will only get the dial tone if the phone is registered. If the VoIP
> provider's system has crashed or is otherwise unavailable, the ATA or
> VoIP phone will fall back to a non-registered condition and you will not
> get a dial tone. The availability of the provider's system was what I
> had in mind in my question.[/color]

The DrayTek Vigor2800VG has an option "Play dial tone only when account
registered", which depending on whether it is selected or not, gives a dial
tone in either state of the VoIP account (ie registered or non-registered).

Rob