Want a feedback please!!!

Hi VOIPoers,

I'd like to ask a question about your phone adapter.

How often does your phone adapter stop working?

Please provide below info:
Phone Adapter: Linksys RT31P2 or Linksys PAP2 or whatever
ISP: DSL or cable or whatever at what speed.
Setup: Behind a router or in front of router
How often not working: Never, once per month or whatever

Below is mine:
Adapter: Linksys RT31P2
ISP: Yahoo DSL Elite (6MB DN and 648KB UP)
Setup: Behind a Linksys WRT54GS wireless router. The adapter is wire-connected to the router.
How often not working: Everyday the adapter disconnected itself, sometime once per day, sometime more than 4 times per day for about 15 or 30 minutes. I don’t do anything; it will back on by itself. But sometime, I have to unplug/plug power.

Thanks!

PAP2T behind LINKSYS WRT54GL with Tomato v1.23
Comcast 12/2

Always there, always reliable.

Similarly an RT31P2 has been doing fine behind a ZyXel Modem/Router in FL on Century
(Reseller Beta testing) Not sure the up/down speeds

Always there, always reliable.

I have a PAP2 and haven't noticed any outages. I have it set up behind a DLink router, cable modem, around 16Mb/s down, 8Mb/s up.

Adapter: Linksys RT31P2
ISP: Qwest DSL (1.5Mb Down and 512Kb Up)
Setup: Behind a home-grown Endian Firewall router. Adapter is behind the router, on a separate "orange" subnet, with holes punched in the firewall for the recommended port ranges.

I have not noticed any problems with Qwest, although I have only been with them for a week. I had another local provider that was terrible, with pings in the 150ms - 300ms range, and the adapter had problems staying provisioned. I literally could not use the phone at all. It was just completely unreliable.

With Qwest I haven't had any noticeable problems, although I'm not home during the day, so I haven't "monitored" it, but my wife would definitely let me know if there were problems with the phone. :p

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Originally Posted by voip123

Hi VOIPoers,

I'd like to ask a question about your phone adapter.

How often does your phone adapter stop working?


Thanks!

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Unless one sits in front of their adapter 24/7 they couldn't answer that question accurately.

If you're not around when it goes out did it really go out or does it only count if you see it? :D

That being said .... recently NEVER (PAP2/Fios (25/5)/Actiontec router)

Adapter: Linksys RT31P2
ISP: Comcast (Speed, who knows with Comcast. I just did a speedtest, and it showed 20 Down 3 Up, Those numbers seem high)
Setup: Have tried it both ways, currently behind a Linksys switch running dd-wrt because when the VoIPo TA goes south, it takes my internet for my computers with it. Since my wife works from home alot, can't have the internet down.
How often not working: Every few days I will try calling home and it will go straight to voicemail, or I'll get an email that I just got a voicemail, and the phone doesn't ring, or I'll go to make a call, and no dialtome. I just go and unplug and plug back in, and it works. I have ports forwarded, the TA in the DMZ. Still happens every few days.

voip123, is your adapter set up for static or dynamic lease with your router?

Yes. I assigned a static IP with all port forwarding that is suggested by VOIPo.

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Originally Posted by MisterEd

Unless one sits in front of their adapter 24/7 they couldn't answer that question accurately.

If you're not around when it goes out did it really go out or does it only count if you see it? :D

That being said .... recently NEVER (PAP2/Fios (25/5)/Actiontec router)

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I know it because I sit in front of the adapter, which is next to my router.

I only report when I know it. I don't know how often it doesn't work when I am not around.

It looks like I am the only one has the problem.

No problems here, although it sounds like you are having issues. What things have you/support tried? Do you have the same problem when your ATA is in front of the router?