> "Mr Flobby" <mrflobby@cv1.info> wrote in message[color=blue]
> news:4580aaa3$0$2444$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk[color=green]
>> Well, I just got myself one of these
>>
>> [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SIP-VOIP-PSTN-analogue-Adapter-Adaptor-New-ATA_W0QQitemZ150069015675QQihZ005QQcategoryZ131565QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]
>>
>> This is the cheapest new unlocked ATA I've seen. Anybody
>> come across one before? It's a Pluscom VPA-11, and I
>> can't find jack about it anywhere. The only bad thing is
>> that the PSTN port is a fail over,[/color]
>
> What's bad about the PSTN port being a failover..?
>
> Ivor
>[/color]

Well, IMO, if you need a device to connect to the PSTN then you intend, at
some point, to use the PSTN. It's much more flexible if there's a way to
use the PSTN via a dial sequence. Grandstream realised this with the 486
rev.1 vs 486 rev.2 model. In my case, call rates dictate that weekend calls
are free via PSTN, now the unit has to be switched off to enable this (one
main phone).

Stuart