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JimU
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Apr 17, 2022

What adapter will work?

I bought this router to replace my old Nighthawk AC1900 which is connected to the internet through my landline telephone (CenturyLink).  The new router does not have a phone line port.  In looking for phone line to Ethernet line adapters, most warn they are not suitable for broadband (internet) signals FROM routers.  Nothing about broadband TO routers.  Can anyone tell me what adapter I can use and where to buy it?  Amazon?  Thanks.

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    plemans
    Guru
    Apr 18, 2022

    You're kind of stuck.

    to use centurylink voice service, you either need to have a connection to the phone line before the modem or on the modem. 

    And centurylink supplies the modem. So you could call them and ask them how to get voice with their current setup. 

     

    Or you could skip using centurylink voice services and use a voip setup like ooma or google voice.