Hi,

It has been a long time since I have used my 1A2 system. We long ago got rid of our land lines, so there was no 1A2. However, the system, wiring and phones are all still in place, and now that the grandkids are gone, I want to use it again. Here is the issue... I cannot get a POTS line! Every thing is VOIP (yuk), and I am not sure what to do.

I have the "Lunch box" KSU in my basement. It comes on, the buttons work, etc. Is there some way to use this with "phone over the internet" systems? Do the VOIP (UVERSE) provide ring current and T/R voltages?

Also, once I get this up and running, I want to upgrade to a bigger system so that I can use a call director and some auxiliary features such as intercom, tie line (to my outbuilding) and overhead paging so I can page my wife to bring me a beer. What should I look for to upgrade? So far, e-bay has been relatively good to me as has been The Phoneco Inc.

Thanks in advance!

Joe

Real comms took 200lb teletypes, hand keys, sounders, operators and cranked phones!