722 and Vonage

[quizzer]

Currently I have the 722 HD receiver connected to the comcast modem as i use comcast for phone and internet.

I'm thinking of moving to Vonage for telephone (cheaper and unlimited local,international calls) and keep comcast for internet only.

I believe i cant continue to connect the 722 with the comcast modem since the phone line will be OFF. Can the 722 be connected to Vonage adapter? if not how to avoid the $5 dish service charge?

Thanks

[SaltiDawg]

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I'm thinking of moving to Vonage for telephone (cheaper and unlimited local,international calls) and keep comcast for internet only.

I believe i cant continue to connect the 722 with the comcast modem since the phone line will be OFF. Can the 722 be connected to Vonage adapter? if not how to avoid the $5 dish service charge?
Your last paragraph puzzles me.

I dropped Verizon Fios telephone a few months ago and installed Vonage. I kept the Verizon Fios internet.

Essentially you need to do two things.

1) Disconnect your copper household from the Verizon system. (In my case lift three wires from their connector in the Fios interface box.)

2) Position your Vonage box somewhere that will allow you to connect to your internet router and also allow you to plug a phone wire into the Vonage box and any phonejack in your house.

Your 722 will see absolutely nothing different as far as the phone line. The Vonage system is totally independent of any computers and if I lose Internet my home calls will be forwarded to my cell phone.

I ported my old Verizon telephone number to my Vonage line and told Verizon that I wanted to continue my listing in the telephone book.

It went smoothly and my wife and I see no difference whatsoever in call quality. Costs me $20 a month plus taxes/fees. Many more services at no additional cost.

[olguy]

Currently I have the 722 HD receiver connected to the comcast modem as i use comcast for phone and internet.

I'm thinking of moving to Vonage for telephone (cheaper and unlimited local,international calls) and keep comcast for internet only.

I believe i cant continue to connect the 722 with the comcast modem since the phone line will be OFF. Can the 722 be connected to Vonage adapter? if not how to avoid the $5 dish service charge?

Thanks

I don't know anything about Vonnage but you can avoid the $5 by connecting your 722 to your router. The how depends on the location of your router relative to the 722. If you don't have a surge protector then the 722 will talk to a router via the powerline if you plugin a powerline/ethernet adapter near your router. If you do use a surge protector then you'll need a powerline/ethernet adapter on both ends.

Now, that being said I have my 622 plugged into an APC UPs unit and the Homeplug deal works just fine. And yes, I know some folks claim it won't. I've read other posters that have it working as well. Could be that th eAPC unit works but APC never bothered to get it Homeplug certified. Don't know, don't care.

[coldsteel]

If you're using Vonage, make sure you add *99 to the dialing properties on the receiver if you keep using the phone connection.

[GrumpyBear]

I currently use Vonage, on both my ViP662 and ViP722. No prefex needed with Vonage, there are some other VOIP systems, but I have never had to use that prefix with Vonage. I do have both my ViP's networked, use the phone connection for Caller ID.

[SaltiDawg]

If you're using Vonage, make sure you add *99 to the dialing properties on the receiver if you keep using the phone connection.
No prefix is needed with Vonage.

[quizzer]

I currently use Vonage, on both my ViP662 and ViP722. No prefex needed with Vonage, there are some other VOIP systems, but I have never had to use that prefix with Vonage. I do have both my ViP's networked, use the phone connection for Caller ID.

Does it mean the 722 can be connected to the vonage adapter directly similar to the comcast modem as i have currently?

[SaltiDawg]

Does it mean the 722 can be connected to the vonage adapter directly similar to the comcast modem as i have currently?
Read my #2 Post avove in this thread. The Vonage box is plugged into any phone jack in the home. The 722 can also plug its phone line into any phone jack in the house and will get a dial tone and connection.

[GrumpyBear]

Does it mean the 722 can be connected to the vonage adapter directly similar to the comcast modem as i have currently?
Due to issues with the home telephone lines here, and proximty of the Vonage box, I have a 4 port connector on the back of the Vonage box, and plug home phone, 622 and 722, leaves 1 spare port, just incase I have to fax from the computer, thru the Vonage system.

[SaltiDawg]

Due to issues with the home telephone lines here, and proximty of the Vonage box, I have a 4 port connector on the back of the Vonage box, and plug home phone, 622 and 722, leaves 1 spare port, just incase I have to fax from the computer, thru the Vonage system.
Grumpbear,

Aren't all of your phone jacks connected to Vonage? :confused:

[etzeppy]

Can't the OP just connect the 722 eithernet port to the router (which might be a Vontage supplied router) and keep Vonage telephone service out of the mix? I do not think it is necessary to connect the 722 to telephone service if the eithernet port is connected.

[GrumpyBear]

Grumpbear,

Aren't all of your phone jacks connected to Vonage? :confused:
Nope,
Older Townehouse, lots of bad cabling, need to rewire oneday, that day hasn't come yet. The 1st 3 pair in the house all have issues, have the DSL hooked up to the slate pair. Been through 4 outside boxes over the years, as well, bad place when it rains, but the HOA wont let me move it. Was just easier for me to make my own runs.

[GrumpyBear]

Can't the OP just connect the 722 eithernet port to the router (which might be a Vontage supplied router) and keep Vonage telephone service out of the mix? I do not think it is necessary to connect the 722 to telephone service if the eithernet port is connected.
OP could do this. He may just want it for the caller ID feature.

[SaltiDawg]

Nope,
Older Townehouse, lots of bad cabling, need to rewire oneday, that day hasn't come yet. The 1st 3 pair in the house all have issues, have the DSL hooked up to the slate pair. Been through 4 outside boxes over the years, as well, bad place when it rains, but the HOA wont let me move it. Was just easier for me to make my own runs.
Thanks for the clarification!

Again, if the OP has a home that has numerous working phone jacks in various rooms, all he has to do is remove the connection to the outside world at the Network Interface Device (NID.) Generally this is found on the outside wall of a residence and allows access by the customer and the phone company to allow either connecting or disconnecting service. Once you disconnect, this leaves all of the home's previously working jacks simply connected to each other but not to Ma Bell.

If you now plug your Vonage box into any phone jack in the home, all of those phone jacks will now be back in service. This would certainly include the jack into which the 622/722 was connected.

In other words, nothing needs be done with the 622/722 if its phone jack was working previously.