VoIP Analog Telephone System

An analog telephone adapter (ATA) that enables VoIP telephony services and is configured to allow a user to gain telephone connectivity between an analog handset and the internet, the ATA comprising:

• a rigid housing including
• a USB port,
• an Ethernet port,
• a telephone port configured to transmit signals to the analog telephone;
• a processor,
• a non-transitory storage medium, and
• a network interface card;
• the ATA having
• a first configuration wherein the ATA is configured to
• communicate with the internet via the USB port and to
• relay communications from the telephone port to the USB port to enable telephony services;
• a second configuration wherein the ATA is configured to
• communicate with the internet via the Ethernet port and to
• relay communications from the telephone port to the Ethernet port to enable telephony services;
• the non-transitory storage medium having
• a first instruction for the processor to automatically detect internet connectivity at the USB port,
• a second instruction for the processor to automatically detect internet connectivity at the Ethernet port,
• a third instruction for the processor to automatically configure the ATA into the first configuration upon a determination of internet connectivity at the USB port and no internet connectivity at the Ethernet port, and
• a fourth instruction for the processor to automatically configure the ATA into the second configuration upon a determination of internet connectivity at the Ethernet port and no internet connectivity at the USB port.