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Sunday, June 4th, 2023 9:09 PM

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Dial-up modems and Cox home phone

Correct to assume that a dial-up modem (analog) would not work with Cox home phone service (digital)? Story too long to explain why I'm asking 

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2 years ago

It's worth a try. I know fax machines work with Cox home phone(VOIP) and I can't imagine a dial up modem would be much different. Just set it to a low speed like 28 or 33Kb and turn off error correction.

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BTW If you wouldn't mind sharing the story, we would love to hear. We are all geeks here. 😄

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No need to set speed or error checking because the dial-up wouldn't have anything to negotiate speed or error check with.

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I assumed OP had a dial up connection they were going to call into. Wouldn't that have equipment that could negotiate such things? My experience with dial up is only my AOL days when I was a kid.

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I wouldn't have assumed a "connection" but since OP is questioning voice service, I'd assume equipment with a "voice" function, such as a fax, switch or call-blocker.

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OP specially mentioned "Dial-up". I assumed it was some kind of data modem on a security system. I guess we will never know unless OP tells us the story.

Honored Contributor III

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2 years ago

Yes, a dial-up modem will work on the wiring within your house because the Cox telephone modem converts the digital signal to analog.

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2 years ago

dial up modems will work just fine. Digital phone service means it's digital to the device that converts it to analog signal for telephone service. You can use a fax or dial up modem without issue. I have a U.S. Robotics Dual Standard HST connected running A.C.I.D. (Audio Caller ID), it announces all calls I receive through my computer speakers. Works just fine. 

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2 years ago

I used 300 - 1200 baud modems on an older Cox cable/internet/phone modem. The new modems don't even support pulse (rotary) dialing.

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