Re: [PLUG] VOIP choices

[Gary Duzan 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


   +1 for voip.ms. I use it with an old OBi ATA so I can keep my old
cordless system, and they have a new VoIP app of their own which seems
to work well enough. They do bill by the minute, plus some fees for 911
service, and I think there is a monthly charge for ported numbers, but
unless they are on the phone constantly, I expect it would fit the
budget. They include a lot of features like voice mail, call
forwarding, and even voice response menus. (It cuts down a lot on spam
calls when the caller has to press 1 to talk to a person.)

   As for hardware, it looks like Grandstream has some ATAs that would
work with an existing phone, though I haven't tried it.

   Good luck...

                            Gary Duzan


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