Re: [PLUG] Oooma Home VOIP Phone

[JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org>]

+1 for VoIP.ms, which I've also been using since 2014, thanks to Jonathan.

It is dirt-cheap pay-as-you-go, except for about $2/mo just to have the 
number.  It DOES support 911 and we even fax over it from time to time 
(don't ask).

I have a 2 line Grandstream HT702 ATA [1] that I paid around $35 for 
IIRC.  That's unavailable now, but VoIP.ms has a list of devices [2], 
thought it does not seem like it's updated much.  This [3] _might_ work...

The web GUI is stone-age, like what you'd get if you asked a SysAdmin 
from this list to write it.  It is NOT Mom&Pop compatible.  But it 
works, and it offers a ton of call blocking (that Vonage never did when 
I used them) and called-id override features.  So I can change the 
stupid phone number or "Wireless Call" CID to "Grammy."  Those 2 are 
killer features for me.

Also, except for the device setup (which they have guides for) and the 
rare CID/blocking, you never use the web GUI, it's set and forget.  And 
if you really wanna go nuts they have a REST API too.

We are very happy with them.

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[1] Unavailable 
https://www.amazon.com/Grandstream-HT702-2-fxs-port-Telephone-Adapter/dp/B007PEIHKE
[2] https://wiki.voip.ms/article/Devices
[3] $31 
https://www.amazon.com/Cisco-SPA112-Port-Phone-Adapter/dp/B00684PN54/

On 03/28/2018 08:25 AM, Jonathan Simpson wrote:
> If you're interested in rolling your own solution, voip.ms 
> <http://voip.ms> has some very affordable services. All you need is a 
> supported voip phone, or, if you want to get fancy, an in-home PBX.
>
> I use the latter, running a freePBX instance with a voip.ms 
> <http://voip.ms> trunk. It's 99 cents per DID and 1 cent a minute.
>
> On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 8:19 AM, Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org 
> <mailto:MailList@nerdworld.org>> wrote:
>
>     I've been using vonage for years, but am looking at other lower-cost
>     systems.   The Ooma seems good, but am wondering if anyone on the list
>     can relate their experiences with VOIP providers.
Later,
JP
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