Re: [PLUG] VOIP choices

[JP Vossen via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

On 10/6/25 09:04 PM, R Geoffrey Avery via plug wrote:
> It seems my parents will be moving, and just transferring their land line number of almost 40 years is not an option.  As that number is their "username" with many businesses by this point, I would rather it not get lost.
>
> What are the better choices to move the number without much fuss?
> I would prefer that it ring like a land line at the house, but they both have android phones now so an app solution can work too.
> $8 - $15 / month and maybe $100 up front on hardware seems reasonable
> I want to just set it and forget it and not need to provide support
>
> The DuckDuckGo has not been as helpful as I had hoped.
>
> In no particular order I have looked at
> Google Voice
> Voiply
> Line2
> Ooma
> Vonage

I've been using voip.ms for our "land lines" since 2014, recommended by this list, probably by Jon.  IMO, from a web site perspective they are not end-user/Mom&Pop friendly, but they have great tech docs for random ATA hardware and once you set everything up it pretty much just works.

Later,
JP
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