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I brought the phone with me (out of the enclosure though). Since then, I’ve learned more about the different ways to connect the phone to my computer, and finally settled with a Linksys PAP2. I was able to strike a deal again, and got one basically for free. You can hack this device (which is supposed to be used only with Vonage, and use it with any SIP provider (like Stanaphone). After buying a 2nd network card on ebay (total $7) and using internet sharing, I was able to get around my intense dorm network restrictions. Still, I had HUGE difficulty getting this all to work. Luckily, I made friends with one of the guys in my Resnet’s technical department, and he helped me fix my final problems. The result, after about 7 months, I have a payphone (named Charles, by the way) that is live! Right now all that’s working is the incoming part, but pretty soon I’ll add money to my Stanaphone account, and I’ll be able to call around the world cheap! (For example: 1.6 cents/minute US and Canada, 2.7 cents/minute France, 3.8 cents/minute Japan, 2.5 cents/minute U.K.)