On 12/03/2018 01:14 PM, Dennis wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Dec 2018 13:58:01 -0800, The Real Bev <
bashl...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>I love my Ooma device for VOIP. Everybody with an internet landline
>>should have one instead of the phone plan the ISP offers. Every once in
>>a while they send me email about a price much better than what we paid
>>AND offering me a $20 bribe for referrals. I don't give a shit about
>>the bribe but apparently a referral is necessary. I used to post these
>>deals, but since nobody was ever interested I don't bother any more.
>
> We use an Obihai 200 VOIP device with a Google Voice number for a home
> phone. No monthly fee (not even the "required" taxes that Ooma and
> others make you pay!), free long distance in the US and Canada,
> voicemail, etc. Google Voice also has a lot of filtering/forwarding
> features that are nice once you figure out how to configure them. If
> you want/need E911 service on the home phone, it can be added for
> $25/year (via Anveo) - I opted to add that and it works.
>
> BTW, we tried an Ooma a while back (before the Obihai), but it did not
> work very well for us. (In defense of Ooma, it turned out it was the
> ISP. We have new, better internet service since then.) So we donated
> the Ooma to the local community library so they could dump their
> expensive Century Link landline. They are happy with it.
>
> Just another option.
(no need for LD and still don't) we were really glad to find the Ooma.
Sentry 2. Blessed silence...