Hi. The OBI Tech phone bridge home page is at www.obihai.com/. However
you can get them from Amazon. Just do a search for obi phone bridge.
There are a couple of models to choose from. Some more basic than
others. In regards to Vonage I think you might be out of luck. From
their specifications page I read the following.
Service providers Vonage, MagicJack, Nettalk, Ooma and Skype (via
FREETALK) do not currently support anything other than their own device,
locked-down to only their service.
However if you are in love with your vonage number you could always port
it over to a supported voip company like voipo.com. I can tell you from
experience that you can use voipo on the Obi PHone Bridge. In fact,
that's what I do now, I have my home line coming into port1 and my
google voice on port2. I have no need for the voipo phone bridge they
gave me.
This is getting off topic however, so some research is your next bet.
There is a ton of information out there about this neat little universal
phone bridge. It seems like Google Voice is pushed a lot because it's
free. In fact, my short-term plans are to get rid of voipo and just go
google voice all out. Oh, by the way, voipo I think is only like $7 per
month if you want it. Their reps are far nicer than the vonage ones too.
Good luck in your research.
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On 11/2/2012 12:10 AM, Casey wrote:
Hi where can you get one of these phone bridges that you suggested in
your message?
Also after you get this box how do you set it up with something like
vonage instead of using there equipment that they give you?
On 11/1/2012 1:42 PM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote:
Hi, I changed the subject to better match what's being asked. This way
if people want to chime in, they will have a better chance of seeing
this thread. Also, it's usually better to post one message per question.
Yes, that's more list traffic, but it keeps threads separate. Now as to
your questions. Read below.
1. Many people have gotten rid of a home phone line because of cell
phone access. This is regardless of whether it's an iPhone or not. What
I personally would recommend is buy a $40 ObiTech phone bridge. This is
similar to the phone box you use with Vonage right now. However this is
a universal one. It works with all voip providers, or if not all of
them, it's a whole bunch of them. You can get a free Google Voice number
and have it ring both your ObiTech box at home, and your cell phone at
the same time. So, no need to forward calls, etc.
2. It's hard to answer which is better because in the end it depends on
coverage, which area you are in, and how you feel in a particular day. I
use AT&T, but if I have a bad customer experience, I might write that
they suck, and to go with Verizon. I will say this though, really when
it comes down to it, whether you get VZ, ATT, or Sprint, your
experiences are going to be similar in regards to the iPhone itself. It
will just be a matter of billing, coverage where you live, and customer
service in how you are treated.
Good luck.
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I can't remember the other two... - Sir Norman Wisdom
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On 11/1/2012 2:32 PM, Casey wrote:
Subject: two questions for the group
Hi I have two questions for the group.
1. Is anyone hear using the I Phone as there home phone?
And if so how do you get your battery to last and how many times do you
have to charge it?
also do you have to keep it plugged in while you at home and only unplug
it when you are going to go back out somewhere and then when you return
home plug it back in?
I am asking this because I currently have vonage for a home phone and I
also have my cell phone witch is my I Phone.
So I am asking because maybe I could get by with just using my I Phone
for all of my phone needs or.
Keep my vonage or get something like the Verizon ho me connect and use
that for a home phone.
Now for my second question.
2. I know that this maybe mater of preference but.
Both Verizon and A T and T have the I Phone.
So witch one is better and has the better network?
I am currently with Verizon but I have heard that they charge the most
out of all the cell companies.
And that A T and T have roll over minutes and there plans are a bit
cheaper.
Also now with the new I Phone 5 is the Verizon lte network that it is on
faster then whatever network that A T and T has there IPhone 5 running
on or about the same?
Also which of these two companies has better voice quality?
Thank you all for your time and I hope that some of you can shed some
light on thees questions.
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Casey
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