# VOIP Woes

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/voip-woes/181478>\
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**Created:** [March 9, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/voip-woes/181478 "2006-03-09T17:41:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/voip-woes/181478/1 "2006-03-09T17:41:10Z")

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My parents decided to get VOIP, them being too spontaneous and did no research, it kills me. Today, the no-name company (iTalkBB) sends us a Linksys VOIP modem. This thing has one port for ethernet and one port for telephone. Here’s my problem.

1. Where do I put it. Right now, I have a wireless router setup. Can VOIP handle going through a router first?

2. The VOIP modem has one telephone jack output. Does that mean I have to go in the basement and find that one telephone line that comes into the house and plug that in? We have 4 phones in the house, it’d be useless if only one phone was using VOIP.

3. How much bandwidth does VOIP take?

Thanks.