Cisco-Linksys BEFN2PE EtherFast Cable/DSL Voice Enabler

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Product Details

Product Manual [418kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005NIML
• Item model number: BEFN2PE
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 14, 2001

Product Description

? Adds an additional outgoing phone line to your home or business ? Uses an ordinary telephone to make Internet calls - even cordless ? Compatible with virtually all cable/DSL routers ? Configurable through your networked PC's web browser

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hidden details make this not as exciting as I thought..., January 4, 2002

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Andre Stechert (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cisco-Linksys BEFN2PE EtherFast Cable/DSL Voice Enabler (Personal Computers)

At the time of this review, I just received and set up this product. Here's a quick summary of pros and cons:

Pros:
1. It's got the Linksys look-n-feel, if you know what I mean. Simple, sturdy packaging, stacks well with other Linksys peripherals (I also have their cable/dsl firewall, 10/100 auto switch, and wireless hub), decent instructions, configuration is transparent if you stick to the tried and true, the right set of diagnostic LEDs on the front panel.

2. The product set up was a snap with DHCP enabled. The only snag I ran into is that the ethernet port on the box is a crossover port by default (Ethernet, like many communications standards, has "hub" connections and "client" connections. Crossover connections let clients talk to clients or hubs talk to hubs...). Fixed easy enough by flipping the little "Am I a crossover port" toggle on the back and hitting the reset button (also on the back).

Cons (mostly net2phone):
1. You cannot use your existing net2phone account. There's a special account number assigned specifically for these devices.

2. The rates for these devices are higher than the other net2phone rates.

3. Don't expect to replace your regular telephone with this phone (as indicated in the manual). It does not support important features such as 411, 911, Caller ID, etc.

Recommendations:
1. This is probably the product to get if you want net2phone service but you have either (a) incompatible equipment, (b) are having a hard time getting your audio peripherals set up, (c) you want a cordless set up for use with net2phone (although there are solutions for this from Plantronic, e.g.).

2. Don't get it for cheaper phone service like I did.

Hope this helps!

0 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Network Administrator, October 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Cisco-Linksys BEFN2PE EtherFast Cable/DSL Voice Enabler (Personal Computers)

Best product for Internet Caffes that offers VoIP. We plan to bye it ASAP.