I was called up and offered a package from 012 to replace my phone line. Currently I have an aDSL line from BEZEQ (NGN) and a package deal from 012 where I pay them for the combination of the aDSL portion of the line and the ISP service.

I have my own router because I set up my network myself and use different settings such as IP address, etc. It's also because I have a cable modem and a second internet connection. The cable modem was down once when I needed it and I got the aDSL line as a backup.

The two networks are "blended" so that everyone exists on the same connection and I can control which device connects via which network by setting a default route in the dhcp server.

The package replaced my modem with a "superbox" which is an aDSL modem, router, VoIP box, wifi access point and DECT phone base station. So far, so good. You can log on to the router side of the box and make all the changes I need to have it function with my network.

The reason for doing it is cost. It replaces my BEZEQ land line with a VoIP line from 012 with the same number. The only change is that you always need to dial area codes. :-(

The price was much cheaper. They even offered to pay my BEZEQ bill (25 NIS a month for the "bare" aDSL line) for 2 months, give me 30 minutes of international calls a month free for a year and so on.

The problem is that they reload the settings of the superbox every 24 hours. So all the settings that I made disappear. Instead of fitting nicely in my network, it would crash it.

The tech was very nice about it, and apologized for wasting my time. He told me that they do something different to accomodate people with more advanced networks, but they are always businesses, and it requires special permission, a different box, and a router.

Geoff.

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Geoffrey S. Mendelson,  N3OWJ/4X1GM











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Geoffrey S. Mendelson,  N3OWJ/4X1GM












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