Suggest me the best VOIP for home

Hello mate,

Well I personally have tried most of the VoIP providers. Most people would suggest Skype. However, apart from skype u can try hosted PBX providers in the market which offer call rates half of which skype offers. Some of them are: Ringcentral , TheRealPBX , grasshopper & many more.
 
My vote is for Ooma. I been using them now for almost 2 years and have been very happy with them.
 
obrith said:
I have a quick story that goes along with this argument;

About 2 months ago a driver hit a telephone pole. The pole had an areal crossing for a major fiber line (AT&T) over a highway. The line was laying across the highway and Highway Patrol decided it was best to cut the line and call AT&T to come fix it and put up a new pole so that traffic didn't have to detour 15-20 minutes out of their way.
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DUDE!! you wouldnt happen to live in nevada county would you cause thats the same thing that happened here!
 
I think I decided to go for ooma. I just hope they don't go out of business or close down any time soon. I will need to port my number over. Callcentric seems to be pricey for my taste.
 
I don't want to use the ooma as the main router, I would like to have it on the inside of my network. I have a superior router/firewall the Sonicwall TZ 210. I'm a networking and firewall person. Not to mention I will get a 35/35 so I don't think I should have issue with poor call quality since I won't be using it's build in voip. I think it's for DSL users and people with slow upload connection.
One thing is I have few dedicated game servers but they don't reach 35mbps up.
 
Decided to go with VOIPo
It's cheaper to start, you don't have to hand out $150 plus fee for a phone adapter and according to most reviews seen around on the net, they offer great in service and voice quality. Most people don't even know how to forward their ports.
I was able to get a promo code and get the first month free. I will be playing $18 a month including taxes.
Not to mention porting your existing number is free.
 
∞Velocitymaster∞;1038533549 said:
I don't want to use the ooma as the main router, I would like to have it on the inside of my network. I have a superior router/firewall the Sonicwall TZ 210. I'm a networking and firewall person. Not to mention I will get a 35/35 so I don't think I should have issue with poor call quality since I won't be using it's build in voip. I think it's for DSL users and people with slow upload connection.
One thing is I have few dedicated game servers but they don't reach 35mbps up.
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Where the heck you getting 35/35? Is it a good rate, what ISP? I would love to know. Thanks
 
.. some may scoff .. but I'll say it again .. and using it right now with no discernable quality loss

NetTalk DUO

..it took awhile to get our phone number ported over (of which was free) .. cost $50 for the device and first 12months ..and then $30 for every additional 12months afterwards.

log in online to check messages if you want ..it will also email you when you get a new message with the message attached to the email. Or you can turn the feature off and let your own answer machine take the message.

small enough device to take with you for free calling on the road wherever you can get internet service

you can hook up to your computer ala magic jack if you want ..

I don't know .. works good for me :)
 
I got one more question, is it a good idea to use powerline with voip? will that affect voice quality?
The reason I'm asking is that I will have a phone in the living room and don't want to run a cat5 cable from my room (where the router and switch is) out side. I hope someone here uses it or has concrete knowledge and experience with this setup.
I'm looking at this pair http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo
 
Your results on powerline will vary based on the quality of equipment and the quality of your AC power lines.

Use a the latest power AV+ spec 'd gear 500mbps+ and as long as your wiring in your walls is ok you should get something close to 100mbps usable thoughput. Check out smallnetbuilders review from (Jan?)
 
Not really worry so much about speed, it's the latency. IT doesn't need any where close to 10mbps, but I will be getting the one rated for 500mbps. Why? BC it will do around 80mbps in the real world environment. 500mbps you will never reach those speeds, maybe in the LAB.
 
Yesterday my phone adaptor arrived in the mail. VOIPO sent me what appears to be a router but already preconfigured. Linksys RT31P2 is the model, to bad you can't go in to change the configuration to static IP. When you type the ip address in your browser there is no web interface page loading. I got the IP addy from my DHCP table and with the corresponding MAC addy.
But other then that it works fine, I have this device behind my fire/router and open up the necessary ports.
 
Guys what's the best provider for DID numbers?
We are NYC based company and have 25 numbers now(some with T-mobile, some with kall8).
We want to set up the PBX and choosing DID provider to host the numbers. Any advice?
 
XOR != OR said:
Well, and in an large emergency ( earth quake, tornado, ect... ) , your POTS line is more likely to work than your cell ( which suffers from over-subscription of cell towers and the like ).

I know the fees are bullshit, I agree. But if having an emergency line is important, there really isn't much of an argument; POTS is still the best choice.
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lol, pots lines are the first thing to go out here during a hurricane

ever heard of an RT? the batteries don't last that long... even cell cites are generator backed now after Katrina/Wilma... RTs? not so much
 
FLECOM said:
lol, pots lines are the first thing to go out here during a hurricane

ever heard of an RT? the batteries don't last that long... even cell cites are generator backed now after Katrina/Wilma... RTs? not so much
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What is an "RT" in this context?
 
My guess is 'Ring Tone'. POTS needs power on each pair to ring the phone and allow calls. Without power (typically supplied at the CO) phones are dead. The COs around me (rural) have batteries and a generator, but the batteries are very old and may not even be able to supply power long enough for the generator to start. The generator has hours of fuel (if any), not days.

At some level, any communication can be compromised. Redundancy is your best bet, including CB/FRS/HAM if you are really paranoid/prepared.
 
I don't know if it's the best but I use flowroute. Costs me about $20 a year.
 
RocketTech said:
Did you read the thread you necro'd? I just re-read it and it still seems relevant.
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you mean irrelevant?

Why? People discussing voip, DID number is one of key points of voip.Lots of recommendations on VoIP.ms which is one of top DID 'registers'.

So what is relevant/irrelevant?
 
Coolof said:
you mean irrelevant?

Why? People discussing voip, DID number is one of key points of voip.Lots of recommendations on VoIP.ms which is one of top DID 'registers'.

So what is relevant/irrelevant?
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I don't think the words you are using mean what you think they mean. Many recommendations were made for voip.ms; you yourself seem to recommend voip.ms as a DID provider. Their recent price drop on port-ins makes them especially... well, relevant. The other providers were relevant, to my knowledge, as well.

If OP had read the thread and gone to the vendors listed in the post, they would have the same information as they do now.
 
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