VoIP Terminal Adapters

VoIP in the home uses existing high-speed (broadband) Internet connections to allow users to make and receive phone calls. The most basic configuration for enabling VoIP service in the home involves a small device called a Terminal Adapter. This device allows a standard corded or cordless telephone to make and receive calls over the Internet. The Terminal Adapter connects the standard home phone to a broadband modem and converts the standard telephony signals required by the phone to data signals for the Internet and vice versa. This can result in significant cost savings to both the voice service provider and the consumer. Most terminal adapters provide a single RJ-11 interface for the home phone and a single Ethernet port for the broadband modem.