Cisco DPC2434 Installation And Operation Manual page 75

Troubleshooting for Telephony Installations
Q. Can I use my existing phone number with the wireless home gateway?
A. Telephone numbers are portable in some areas. Contact your telephone service
provider for more information about using an existing telephone number.
Q. Do I automatically receive high-speed Internet service with the wireless home
gateway?
A. Your wireless home gateway may be used to provide telephone service, high-
speed Internet service, or both services. Your cable service provider enables Internet
service. Contact your cable service provider for more information if you are not
currently subscribing to Internet service.
Q. How many telephones can I connect?
A. The RJ-11 telephone-style connectors on the wireless home gateway can each
provide telephone service to multiple telephones, fax machines, and analog
modems. The maximum number of telephone devices connected to each RJ-11 port
is limited by the total Ringing Load of the telephone devices that are connected.
Many telephone devices are marked with a Ringer Equivalent Number (REN). Each
telephone port on the wireless home gateway can support up to a 5 REN load. The
sum of the REN load on all of the telephone devices attached to each port must not
exceed 5 REN.
Q. Can I surf the Internet and make telephone calls at the same time?
A. Absolutely! Telephone service is provided separately from Internet data services.
Internet surfing and other data services do not affect the quality of your telephone
calls. If these services are enabled by your cable service provider, you can make
telephone calls and surf the net at the same time.
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