Patent ID: 7856032

Claim:
A communications device, comprising: a first port that is configured to be directly electrically connected to a user device; wherein said first port is configured to transmit data that is not modulated to a user device connected to said first port; wherein said first port is configured to receive data that is not modulated from a user device connected to said first port; a controller connected to the first port; a first modem comprising a power line modem connected to the controller; a second modem comprising a non-power line modem connected to the controller; wherein said second modem is configured to provide Internet communications via an external network; a non-power line port communicatively coupled to said second modem and configured to be electrically connected to a non-power line network to provide data from said second modem to the non-power line network; wherein said controller is configured to receive configuration data from an external network via said second modem, wherein said controller is configured to store the received configuration data in a memory; wherein said controller is configured to operate in accordance with said configuration data; wherein said controller selects one of the power line modem and the non-power line modem for transmission of data; and wherein said controller is configured to receive data via said first port and to provide the data to the one selected modem for transmission.