Alternate Device Testing

[ptrowski]

I had one for over year with no issue ever.

That's good to know, but in close to 2 years I went through three of them with just the phones and a PC connected to it.

They would just up and die one day. Very odd.

[Xponder1]

That's good to know, but in close to 2 years I went through three of them with just the phones and a PC connected to it.

They would just up and die one day. Very odd.

Do you keep your stuff on backup power supplies? I have every electronic device in my house (that I can) on a UPS. Before I invested in all these UPS's I used to have to replace a component of some sort it seemed like monthly.

Besides with the UPS my cable modem, router, phone, and ATA will run for more than a hour without power.

As I am sure your aware small fluctuations in power can damage electronics. If your power goes out for a moment the power is too low. Then when it comes back on it surges as it spreads out. Either can damage electronics.

As for my old ATA after I left Vonage I sent it to someone I know who had a router fried. I called them yesterday and they are still using it today as just a router. They have had it for a long long ...long time. I used it for about a year myself.

Then again maybe they just sent me one from the "good batch"

[ptrowski]

This was about 4-5 years ago when I first ventured into VoIP. Everything I have plugs into surge protectors, not a UPS though. Everything else was ok, it was just the Vonage devices that were going kaput.

Hopefully they have improved since then.