Chapter Four. Installing Your VoIP Equipment

Which came first: the VoIP hardware or the service activation? Some VoIP service providers need to have their equipment installed before you activate your service; others need to be activated before you attempt to connect. In this chapter and the next, I will discuss both, concentrating on hardware in this chapter and following up with service activation and testing in Chapter 5.

Whether you are going to use a telephone adapter, a combination Internet ...

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