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Any recommendations for hardware, software and good service provider for home VoIP? I've used an Obihai OBI110 in the past and it was super reliable, the only
by drewmol 8y ago
Any recommendations for hardware, software and good service provider for home VoIP?
I've used an Obihai OBI110 in the past and it was super reliable, the only maintenance was an ~ once yearly power-cycle. Had it setup with Google Voice (was free* for US calls) and Anveo for e911 (~$10/Year). Porting the existing landline # to Google Voice required porting to mobile first, as GV would only accept ports from mobile #'s. Ordering a Ting SIM card [SIM and port were free, line was $6/mo, only needed one month] and then to Google Voice [$20 fee] accomplished this for $26 total. With recent updates to Google Voice service combined with the OBI110 being past EOL, I need a new setup. It would be nice to ditch GV for a paid provider.
*Google records your calls, monetizes the data with ad targeting, selling your voice profile, future blackmail, etc.
- flyinghamster 8y agoFor my folks, I got them an OBI300, and so far so good. My own setup is an old Atom-based Mini-ITX board and a Digium TDM400P card, with Asterisk handling the calls. We went with Callcentric for service, and we've been happy with it.
- drewmol 8y agoAwesome, thanks for the reply. I've tinkered with roll my own Asterisk setup a few times over the years but I just ordered an OBI300 since I always loved having a portable, canned landline-in-a-box device for traveling, etc. Given the ever increasing volume of spam/scam calls, a couple hundred $ or less can probably get me through to telephone obsolescence!