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Replacing phone service with Sonic (pots, wiring, jacks)

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 2:24 pm
by cgthayer
I have regular pots phone service in my house reaching 4 jacks, and I have sonic fiber. I'd like to attach the RG's single phone jack to my system. Other than disconnecting the old service and wires, is there anything I should know about attaching the Sonic phone service to my existing jacks?

Re: Replacing phone service with Sonic (pots, wiring, jacks)

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 2:57 pm
by dane
Nope, it's pretty easy. Just unplug or un-wire the prior POTS service at the MPOE or wiring location, and feed that from the Sonic optical network terminal's RJ11 voice output.

Re: Replacing phone service with Sonic (pots, wiring, jacks)

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 4:38 pm
by danielg4
Just bear in mind that the Adtran 411 ONT is rated for a maximum REN of 3.0, whereas 5.0 is the standard maximum REN for POTS.

Re: Replacing phone service with Sonic (pots, wiring, jacks)

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 1:29 pm
by tquiggle
dane wrote:Nope, it's pretty easy. Just unplug or un-wire the prior POTS service at the MPOE or wiring location, and feed that from the Sonic optical network terminal's RJ11 voice output.
If I can just plug my existing POTS phone into the Adtran 411's RJ11 port, why does Fusion Fiber require a $6.50/month ATA rental?

Tom

Re: Replacing phone service with Sonic (pots, wiring, jacks)

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:53 pm
by danielg4
There is no ATA rental with the Sonic Gigabit Fiber service. The ATA rental is only for service over AT&T's transport, which does not use the Adtran 411.