I have the WiFi plugin (~$20.00 on Amazon) so that I can reconfigure or communicate with the device via wifi vs ethernet. It also has a USB port for use with ObiWiFi or ObiBT plug-ins. It also supports Obi device-to-device calling, but I've never used that.
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I've got two different services configured: The Google Voice mentioned earlier (I got a free phone number from Google with an area code in my home town (for local calls from relatives back in Wisconsin), and an Aurora phone number from Anveo. The device supports up to 4-VoIP services. This setup (connecting the base-station to the Obi202 device) provides phone service to all the handsets in my home. In addition to this base-station, I have three more handsets around the house. It has two phone ports, I have one connected to my Epson Artisan 800 multifunction printer/scanner/fax machine, and another connected to my Panasonic DECT 6.0 base-station. The one I bought was the Obi202 (~$75.00 on Amazon). They make several different VoIP devices. Step three - You will need an appliance, a box, an endpoint device for the VoIP service to work on. To be honest, the cost for Google's VoIP service was $FREE. It had all the features I needed, with the added benefit of costing $0.00 per month! Actually - That's not quite fair. Keep in mind that these companies are very competitive, and this is your chance to save some money.
There are several plans and the prices vary drastically. Of course their are others as well such as Anveo or Phone Power. Google offers a VoIP service called Google Voice. The number of options and price points are quite vast. There are literally hundreds of companies offering VoIP service. There is a LOT of competition in the VoIP services field. A VoIP service that has more features than you need and one that has some track record as a reputable service. Not just any VoIP service, get one that's inexpensive, yet has all the features you need and want. A new phone number might actually cut down on the number of telemarketing calls I get, and getting rid of the distinctive ring features will definitely eliminate a lot of 'wrong numbers' to that day care who published my phone number in their ad. What about your phone numbers and the 'distinctive ring' features? They said. Once I got the home security moved over to cellular, I called CenturyLink (my residential phone provider) and told them to 'get lost'. I was paying appx $85.00 a month for a service that I had replicated in my mobile phone and I wanted to eliminate altogether. That actually costs more than running the home security system on a POTS line, but the cost of cutting the residential phone service more than made up for the difference. As part of this first step, I had to get my Home Security system moved over to a cellular connection. The recent 'Furloughs' gave me all the incentive I needed to cut some costs. Before I could cancel my residential service a couple of things had to happen. So how did I escape from the monopoly residential solution?įirst step - Cancel your residential home service. That's what competition looks like in these markets. If you want better service, you have to literally move from one city to another. It's practically the same with Television and Internet. The only way to get competition is for you to move! Really, I have sell my house pack up all my belongings and move to a different city based upon where the telephone service is better? That's the equivalent of competition in the US Residential Telephone marketplace. How did I do it? Well, it wasn't easy, but I managed and here's how.įirst of all, I've always hated this telephone monopoly where there's only one carrier available wherever you are. Telecom scam known as the 'Home Phone' using conventional POTS (Plain Old Telephone System). I'm free! As of this week (as of 30 Oct, 2013), I'm officially free of the U.S.
Like: "I'm definitely going to ditch the residential phone" Well, Hell hasn't frozen over, but I've made good on my claims. In the past I've bitched and moaned about the crappy state of home phone service in the U.S. My new Home Phone - Cost per month $0.00 :
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