#8084575 - 02/09/15 01:07 PM
Re: anyone use ooma voip here?
[Re: loudsubz]
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Simon_the_Pieman
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seems to get good reviews, buy adapter and just pay the necessary services fees per month (mandatory like E911 etc) but still it comes to like $4 a month
my contract is coming up and I'm looking at other options for home phone since we still use it a lot.
anyone have ooma here?
bro in law and parents both use it. happy thus far. seems pretty clear to me when i call too. i think costco has the cheapest deals on the kit.
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#8149282 - 03/28/15 02:21 PM
Re: anyone use ooma voip here?
[Re: furball]
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furball
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BUMP ...
I've finally went about setting up VoIP.ms at home... WITH A NEW NUMBER.
Holy shit the quality is good. The setup was rather simple, once you get past a few things...
Newbie Tip: If you're purchasing the Cisco SPA122, and you cannot connect to it via http, connect directly via the WAN port, and not via wifi. Then, log in and enable remote management. ... This got me stuck for like 1-2 hours.
General Steps - Go to CanadaComputers, and pick up the Cisco SPA112 or SPA122. I picked up the SPA122 for $10 more, but will probably never use the extra features. - Differences, read this: http://blog.voipdiy.com/2013/02/cisco-spa112-spa122-voip-ata-whats.html - Read the manual briefly, and know you can get to the VoIP menu by pressing **** ... - Go to VoIP.ms, and sign up. Pay $25USD. - I opted for a 'DID' (i.e. phone number) for $0.85 USD/mth You can also opt for a 1-800 number - Caller ID lookups are $0.008/lookup. - I also opted to pay per minute, at $0.009xx/min, i.e. 1 penny/min. There are flat monthly plans as well. - Follow this HowTo: http://blog.voipdiy.com/2013/02/configuring-cisco-spa112-ata-with.html
It was one of the better 'install experiences' I've had in a long, long time. Wasn't stressful.
Newbie notes - On the SPA122, there are 2 ports. Think of them as 2 separate 'lines'. If you want 2 land phones to ring, you'll need an old-school splitter, connected to LINE1. (Trust me, I've been thru this portion already) - So technically, you can have 2 separate phone lines. One for the family, and another for the Bat Phone. - VoIP.ms has 'Premium' and 'Value' quality plans. It defaults to Premium. Value is roughly half the price of Premium (half a penny/min vs a penny) ... People have said Value is noticeably shit. So I've left it at Premium. - You can 'fake' your caller ID number to another number, it's a simple configuration value. - Voice mail is free, and I've configured it to email me the voice mail.
In terms of overall RELIABILITY, that's a different story ... - Momma's iTalkBB line dropped dead for a few days, and she doesn't know to reboot/etc the box... - Mine went into a fritz when the Rogers modem dropped; I needed a full-blown reboot of the Rogers modem, and then a reboot of the phone line itself... - So, while it's 'ok' if you're savvy, it's not exactly brain-dead reliable like a Bell/Rogers phone...
A buddy is opting to go via FreePhoneLine.ca .... Which as far as I can tell, the 'unlock code' is pretty much a pre-paid SIP account, for a one-time cost of ~$60 ... that lasts 'forever'...
Stuff to do: - Wire tucking/etc.. - firmware upgrade - static IP - Finding a free PC and iOS app that can use my SIP credentials
Edited by furball (03/28/15 02:40 PM)
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