Dial-Up Analog Telephone Adapters
If you do not have a High-Speed Internet connection and would like to make cheap PC to Phone VoIP calls without a computer, you might consider a Dial-Up Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA gold). These devices differ from their 'high-speed' model cousins Insofar as they usually Incorporate a 56Kbps modem built-in to the design. They also include two RJ11 ports, one from the ATA to the phone jack in your wall, and the other, an output jack into Which you'd plug your conventional telephone. These devices are very popular in countries where outbound long-distance calls using the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) are very expensive (eg, Fiji, Afghanistan).
To make a call using a dial-up ATA, one typically dials the same way In which you'd make a call using your regular telephone. Once you've dialed the number you're calling, the ATA then 'connects' into your' dial-up Internet Account via the built-in 56Kbps modem and PSTN, then routes your call through the Internet to the number you're calling. The manner In which your call travels is virtually identical in nature to a PC to Phone call except that you're using your own conventional telephone handset in place of your computer and Headset
To make a call using a dial-up ATA, one typically dials the same way In which you'd make a call using your regular telephone. Once you've dialed the number you're calling, the ATA then 'connects' into your' dial-up Internet Account via the built-in 56Kbps modem and PSTN, then routes your call through the Internet to the number you're calling. The manner In which your call travels is virtually identical in nature to a PC to Phone call except that you're using your own conventional telephone handset in place of your computer and Headset