Boy this is a mess. Some of you are in WAY worse state than I am. Landlines are more rare today, but people that have then have them for a reason and for Cox to do this really is not what I would consider a land line anymore. Good to know about Century Link. That might be the way to go to keep the existing wiring working the way it is. So can any one of you help me understand. Does this new piece of equipment replace the existing cable modem or is it an additional piece of equipment? If I'm forced to do this I"m wondering if I could put it in a place that I actually have a phone jack.....course I'm sure I would need both....cable jack and phone jack next to each other in any case.