From: jishnu@nospam.verizon.net   
      
   On 6/22/2014 2:14 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   > Jishnu Mukerji  wrote:   
   >> On 6/21/2014 11:33 PM, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   >>> On Friday, June 20, 2014 4:45:19 PM UTC-4, mrob...@att.net wrote:   
   >   
   >>>> Well, 48 V at the exchange. Maybe 5 V by the time it gets all the way   
   >>>> out to your off-hook telephone. :)   
   >   
   >>> FWIW, I used a volt meter on my phone line and it was 48 volts.   
   >>> Of course, I live only a mile from the C.O., maybe people further out   
   >>> have a lower amount.   
   >   
   >>> I have no idea what the voltage/currents are on VOIP phone lines.   
   >   
   >> On my VOIP phone line which is an optical fiber, both voltage and   
   >> current are zero as far as I can tell :P   
   >   
   >> Oh you meant from the modem to the phone? My old POTS phone from AT&T   
   >> still works so ..... :)   
   >   
   > That's hardly the test. Try using a 28.8k modem and let us know if you   
   > can get it to synch with another modem.   
   >   
      
   What has that got to do with 48v?   
      
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