Flaky VOIP with Westell 9100em

After adding FiOS TV last week my voip started flaking out, working sometimes, then not.  I've moved my voip box to the DMZ of the router without any change of behavior.  I can receive calls, but as soon as I do I cannot dial out for a while.
After chatting with my voip provider they said the Westell 9100em is the problem and SPI is getting in the way.  I tend to agree with that diagnosis but do not know how to fix it.  I don't know a lot about SPI, but it's frustrating the the DMZ isn't really wide open to the world.
I tried some Advanced Filtering rules to disable SPI without luck.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.  I really like my voip provider but I'm unwilling to put their box in front of the Westell router.

You did setup a static IP that is outside of the DHCP range of the router:
portforward.com -> forum -› Knowledge Base -› How to choose a Static IP address
http://forum.portforward.com/YaBB.cgi?num=11165773​57
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