Re: [gentoo-user] MagicJack on Gentoo? (preferably PPC)

[Mark Knecht]

On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Paul Hartman
<paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote:
> MJ does offer some form or enhanced
>> 911 service (U.S. emergency number as possibly you're in the U.K.
>> based on the link you provided) if I sign up for it which is a concern
>> if we were to completely drop our land line.
>
> I believe E911 is legally required for any VoIP provider in the United States.
>

Their web site has some info about this. I figure what I actually get
is what I actually get and probably not worth worrying about right
now.

http://www.magicjack.com/4/faq/


> I use Callcentric (with a Linksys SPA2102 obtained from ebay for
> $20ish) and the $1.50 E911 fee makes up nearly half of my phone
> bill... :)
>

OK, so the CalccCentric plans look a lot like MagicJack, but you can
use it directly with your router? I like that as of course the routers
are on all the time and wouldn't be subject to long Gentoo emerge /
reboot updates on my MythTV server.

Is you SPA2102 your main router for your house or is it behind a more
general router with wireless capabilities? I need wireless around the
house so I guess I'd have to find the right device if it's too
difficult to open port ranges for VoIP. I suspect it isn't too
difficult?

Thanks,
Mark