What hardware to buy ?

I have a BT ADSL Broandband connection that uses a USB Micro filter.

I have registered for a SIP account and want some recommendations on what hardware to buy.

I have seen some unlocked vonage pap2 for £23 inc delivery, are these any good and compatible?

Also any recommendations on an ADSL router will be appreciated.

Thank You

Max

Welcome to Voipuser..

I assume that you are connected to the internet via your broadband using a computer. If that is the case then you may not need much else to get started. You will need some kind of a microphone and speakers ... a headset (headphones with microphone would be good). If you have that then you can download X-Lite or possibly Zoiper soft phone and get started. What SIP have you registered for? ..Voipuser service is good for initial experiments. There are several versions of pap2 and I expect mazilo (another moderator) will have something to say there. I do not quite understand why you are asking about an ADSL router ... I assume that you already have an ADSL modem from BT so all you probably need is a router or possibly an ATA with router.

I am connected to the internet, I only have a USB Modem (no LAN ports )which is connected to my BT Micto Filter.

The Idea I have is to get a wireless adsl modem / router so I can connect SIP hardware directly into the back of its rj45.

I have not registered with any SIP providers, only looking to experiment with voipuser at the moment and see if I can configure the Hardware and set the system up.

Thats why I wanted some advise on what hardware to go for.

Oh dear! It is hard to say. Because my computer router/server failed due to a power failure during a blizzard I am using the router function biult into my voip ATA to connect to my modem. At present this is working very well - better that I expected. The ATA that I have is a Linsys SPA3102 (about $85 Can at present). This does not have a usb. Something like that would be suitable for you with USB.

Fist, what exactly is your USB modem ... you say it has a rj45 port?

max_gee :

I am connected to the internet, I only have a USB Modem (no LAN ports )which is connected to my BT Micto Filter.

Make sure your new aDSL modem complies with the specs from your ISP.

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The Idea I have is to get a wireless adsl modem / router so I can connect SIP hardware directly into the back of its rj45.

You really don't want to get an all-in-one device even though it will save space and will reduce electric bill. You will have less ability to control/diagnose should the problems arise, let alone if one module fails. That said, you should consider to invest on a pure aDSL modem (configured as a transparent bridge) and a NAT/Firewall WiFi router supported by some open-source firmware as shown on the Table of Hardware of OpenWRT or DDWRT. AFAIK, a NAT/Firewall WiFi router running on an open-source firmware is more stable with more flexibilities in the sense you can run some additional software on your router. For instance, you can install an Asterisk PBX system on your router to make it not only as your router, but also your digital PBX system.

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I have not registered with any SIP providers, only looking to experiment with voipuser at the moment and see if I can configure the Hardware and set the system up.

Your existing hardware configuration should let you try VoIPUser services with some softphone. When your PAP2 device arrives along with your new aDSL modem + NAT/Firewall WiFi router, then you just need to configure your PAP2 device with the existing VoIP lines to replace the softphone. And, if you have an Asterisk PBX system, you can trunk in a lot of VoIP lines to ring/talk to/through your PAP2 device configured as one of the extensions to your PBX system. My Asterisk PBX system runs on my LaFonera WiFi router is currently servicing more than 20 VoIP lines with four extensions. Did I mention asterisk-1.4.xx has a GTalk channel that supports GTalk, i.e. to communicate using GTalk through a SIP compliant device as an extension to an Asterisk PBX system?