[stevel]

1. The speculation is that the 212 number works because it is physically close to Vonage's operations center in New Jersey.

2. No idea.

3. No. The call to DirecTV is made to an 800 number you can't control, once a month. You may not get any indication that it works or not other than the ability to order PPV after a while.

4. The prefix you are using is primarily ,#019 - this tells the TiVo modem to slow down to 19.2kbps. *70 disables call waiting, and *99 puts some Vonage adapters in a "fax mode".

 

[stevel]

It's a DSL filter. You can get one at Radio Shack. (Also called a Broadband Filter).

No, it does not have caller ID. (Though I think it can be enabled with a hack.)

 

[stevel]

I don't know the Caller-ID details - you have to install some program that runs on the TiVo which requires hacking it to allow such user software to run. Do a Google search for "deals tivo directivo hacking" and you'll find a forum where such things are discussed.