Ben, OBiTalk looks like the golden ticket to what I need. Thanks! Sam
On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Ben Serebin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All,**** > > ** ** > > I know this is old, but wanted to share in case it helps > someone (I spent a few months determining my options and testing different > solutions). I recently dropped Vonage after about 9 yrs for my home setup > and switched to a significantly cheaper and more flexible solution. Vonage > is too expensive (~$37/month) & I didn’t need all their crazy features since > it needed to be “wife friendly” (non-tech) & support a standard 2 line > Panasonic cordless phone. And more importantly their pricing over the last > few years included double digit pricing increases for “taxes & surcharges”. > I also have a Google Voice I wanted to incorporate. 2 options…**** > > ** ** > > **- **Get a OBiTalk (hardware) which allows you to dial out/in > via an analog or IP phone via a SIP provider or Google Voice (supports 2 SIP > or phone line options or combination). Yes, your grandmother’s analog phone > (needs touch tone, sorry no pulse) could be dialing out for FREE via Google > Voice. http://www.obihai.com/ The folks behind OBiTalk use to work for > Cisco, there hardware is rock solid stable. Very user friendly for non-VoIP > people.**** > > **- **Use a SIP provider (I like voip.ms) since it’s very cheap > and has EVERY feature you could dream of. Spoofed calling (my SPA has 6 > caller ID profiles), Asterisk support, phone trees, e911 or no e911 to save > the money. If you’re really smart & thrifty, you get e911 on 1 line and none > on line 2 and do call routing when someone dials 911. You can get almost > unlimited national for $4.95 INCLUDING ALL TAXES & SURCHARGES. And it’s 6 > sec billing. E911 is $1.50 extra a month. You can port #’s over (adds $2 a > month), etc. I love these guys. I have extra DIDs for $0.99 a month. It’s > mind blowing.**** > > ** ** > > FYI: I have an OBi110 (it’s so popular – people scalp them) & a Cisco > SPA509G IP phone.**** > > ** ** > > Enjoy,**** > > -Ben**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Sam Cayze [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, July 11, 2011 3:09 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* OT: I need a Landline! You read that right.**** > > ** ** > > So…**** > > Thought I’d build a nice new home office in the basement. After layers of > new insulation, soundproofing, and drywall, my cell phone no longer works > down there! Oops :-\**** > > ** ** > > Considering how much I telecommute, I need to get some sort of landline > installed. VOIP/SIP/Digital through Comcast, I’m considering it all. But, > I’m not too well versed on the options avail. I still support an old PBX at > our office, and built a SIP fax service/server, but my telco experience is > pretty limited outside of that. I’d like to avoid Comcast (Personal reasons > and I often cancel it and go through our Municipal WiFi).**** > > ** ** > > Any suggestions you guys have off the top of your head? A good service > that sticks out that you would like to plug?**** > > ** ** > > Something that incorporated with Google Voice would be a plus… (Not sure > anything does). I do use the new Sprint/Google Voice offering, so I can > mask the new number with my Sprint number, and I can easily have my Sprint > number ring the new number too.**** > > ** ** > > Thanks. Open to ideas.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > -Sam**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
