PC Phone

Rwells1938

I would just like to make plain calls, not viop calls, using my land line from my PC.

Is there a software program that will run on the PC and somehow connect to the regular phone line maybe using a modem?

Thanks for you help and suggestions

Roger

pythonpoole

Express Talk can only interface with VoIP lines, but perhaps Express Dial is more what you're looking for.

You can also use a FXO adapter to convert your regular analogue line into a digital VoIP line.

Rwells1938

Here is my problem...

I use my phone for customer support. It is a vonage phone and works great.

The problem is that I also use my pc to talk to support individuals. Trying to balance the vonage phone and a headset is more than I can handle at one time.

I am trying to use the same head set to talk on vonage and the pc (not at the same time) but a call on one may come in right after the call on the other so I have to change head sets.

I would really like to use the same head set for both and not have to switch. The PC head set is the best so it is the one I would like to use.

I though if there was some way to answer and make calls through my vonage phone line using my pc headset it would work great.

Know me I am trying to do this as cheap (free) as possible.

Thanks

Roger

pythonpoole

Vonage offers SIP (Softphone) accounts that are fully compatible with the Express Talk software. The Vonage softphone accounts however can only be add-ons to a regular Vonage account (i.e. you cannot have a softphone account without having your normal account that runs off the ATA adapter they provide).

The other option as I suggested before is to use an FXO adapter. (I currently have Vonage and use this method, although I am getting rid of Vonage soon due to their 1) Lack of support for BYOD plans (to hook up your own software/hardware with them, 2) Cost (4x more than my current provider), 3) Lack of helpfulness in some support areas). The cost of the FXO adapter is approximately $80 give or take a bit.