[dennisw]

Obi also sells more advanced models than the obi100 that I got. Such as ports for two phones and built in faxing capability

[ClearCase_guy]

So, I need to ask the dumb questions: When you now make phone calls, do you sit at your computer? If someone calls you, does your computer ring? Or do you have a standard telephone unit, plugged into the wall in your kitchen, just like anyone else?

[mylife]

Thanks, I have been using Vonage for probably 10 years.

I generally works fine but has been all snockerd up for the last two months.

Bought a new Vonage box for 99c and the problem went away before I ever even installed it.

Frustrating.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

We were SO FED UP with the crappy service from AT&T that we switched to the Comcast Triple Play about a year ago — HD TV, Phone, and 55 Mbps Internet. Haven’t had a single outage in that time — rock solid. AT&T DSL phone and Internet would go down every week, the nominal 1.5 Mbps Internet line would routinely collapse to 200 kbps, and they wouldn’t respond. I’ll NEVER go back to AT&T. We actually wound up saving quite a bit buying the triple play package compared to the old POTS + DSL from AT&T and Cable TV from Comcast.

I doubt that I could save anything by going back to three separate suppliers.

[minnesota_bound]

I still have a regular landline from ATT that I will disconnect soon that costs $43 per month. If I were to keep it I would switch to a voip setup. Thanks to those that post their voip plans for regular phones. It will be interesting to find out how it works.

For my cellphone plan I have the “T-Mobile $30 plan” with 100 minutes + 5gb 4g data (unlimited 3g afterward) + bring your own phone. I bought a Samsung Galaxy S4 for T-Mobile at Amazon for $385. Google plan name to locate.

Since I have so few minutes I ended up installing Skype. For quality it sounds like the person is in the same room. http://www.skype.com

It uses the data and since a phone call is 1 to 3mb per minute, you have a thousand+ minutes to use. It costs either $2.99 per month or $30 a year and change after a 15% discount for 1 year in advance. You pay so you can call anyone without using your minutes. 1gb is 1 thousand mb.

It is free otherwise for Skype to Skype calls.

[Fear The People]

There are a bunch here too: Call From Computer

[Defiant]

I have an Obi, and it is awesome. Cost me $30, and no monthly fees when used in conjunction with a Google Voice account. However, Google announced that it is getting rid of its Google Voice service soon. I got an email from Obi saying that their system wouldn't work when that happens unless we get another SIP provider. Have you got something in mind for that eventuality?

I hold out hope that Google won't get rid of Google Voice. It has been a great service.

[Fear The People]

If you call the USA and Canada a lot you can use Magic Jack. I don't use it, but some of my friends swear by it.