I've been waiting for what seems like months for Tesco to replenish stocks of this device, now i've read on the website that it has been discontinued.
I liked the idea of an adapter that provided a standard PSTN socket that you could plug in a standard telephone, or indeed any other kit with a standard telephone jack.
Does anyone know of a similar device on the market? All I want to be able to do is plug it into my router, give it some power and be able to plug in a telephone. I've had no luck finding anything at all that is along the lines of the IPA 1000. Can anyone give me a pointer?

There are many such devices.

They are called ATAs (Analogue Telephone Adapters).

I use a Linksys PAP2 ATA, to this I have connected standard corded and DECT cordless phones. This one has two independent VoIP lines, I have two accounts, one with Sipgate and one with VoIPStunt both with a local number (though VoIPStunt and the sister betamax VoIP services no longer issue local numbers). I didn't need to be able to access my landline when I bought the PAP2 as I dumped the BT landline (cable broadband) however I now have a cable landline due to cable offer, so now I have a separate phone connected to the old phone line and phones to my ATA - I have three lines - 1 PSTN and 2 VoIP.

Linksys also have other devices in the range, that allow you to use the same connected phones for both VoIP and the old phone line. So if you have a call come through on the old landline the phone will ring, if a call comes through on VoIP that same phone/s will ring.

Fritz!Box is another make, as is Zoom, D-Link, Zyxel, Grandstream and others.

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/A...phone+Adapters

The IPA 1000 was an IAX2 device, most VoIP providers are SIP only, you really you'd need a SIP ATA.

Thanks for all the info - and the time to type it all down.
I shall click on the link you provided and have a wander down that road to see if I can find something to fulfill my requirements. I especially like the idea of using 2 different providers on the same kit, maybe take advantage of the best of both worlds when it comes to tariffs.
Thanks again.