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Hey chaps... since my latest ISP upgrade a few months ago (to 300MB fibre)
=
I finally decided not to pay them the extra charge for POTS presentation
as=
I figured I can make do with mobiles, messaging apps, and my employers SfB=
etc... and for the most part that's true.
However my Comfort alarm also made use of the analog phone line to dial
out=
in alarm events, and whilst I have GSM backup in the alarm panel for that,=
it uses a PAYG SIM card, which I seem to always have no credit on, so I'm =
considering reinstating an analog phone line just for Comfort (initially,
I=
may expand its use later).
I can source a cheap 1-line ATA no problem, or even consider upgrading my
r=
outer to a Draytek Vigor BX2000 (which might be overkill), but the tricky
=
choice is what VOIP provider to use to provide the SIP trunk...
I believe there are 'free' SIP providers... for example: https://www.lifewi=
re.com/free-sip-providers-3426672 however, I'm doubtful that any so called
=
free service will offer the features I need, - primarily PSTN calls, but I
=
may like to have a few other bells & whistles such as multiple,
geo-located=
phone numbers etc... (could be handy for me to have a UK number as well as=
a Norwegian number)...
Do any of you chaps use, or have first hand experience of any SIP
providers=
that you'd be happy to recommend - like I said, I'm not anticipating findi=
ng a free account, but I'd like to keep the subs reasonable, otherwise I
co=
uld just go back down the ISP provided route... Being an ISP their add-on
c=
harges for an analog phone port was, to my mind, a bit steep, so I reckon
I=
can DIY it for less, plus it also makes my phone service independent of th=
e ISP, so I can change ISP again in the future if I want to, without
ballsi=
ng up my phone numbers, or interrupting the service...
Cheers!
P.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hey chaps… since my latest
ISP upgrade a few months ago (to 300MB fibre) I finally decided not to pay
them the extra charge for POTS presentation as I figured I can make do with
mobiles, messaging apps, and my employers SfB etc… and for
the most part that’s true.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">However my Comfort alarm also made use
of the analog phone line to dial out in alarm events, and whilst I have GSM
backup in the alarm panel for that, it uses a PAYG SIM card, which I seem
to always have no credit on, so I’m considering
reinstating an analog phone line just for Comfort (initially, I may expand
its use later).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I can source a cheap 1-line ATA no
problem, or even consider upgrading my router to a Draytek Vigor BX2000
(which might be overkill), but the tricky choice is what VOIP
provider to use to provide the SIP
trunk…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I believe there are
‘free’ SIP providers… for example: <a
href="https://www.lifewire.com/free-sip-providers-3426672";>
https://www.lifewire.com/free-sip-providers-3426672</a>
however, I’m doubtful that any so called free service will offer
the features I need, - primarily PSTN calls, but I may like to have a few
other bells & whistles such as multiple, geo-located phone numbers
etc… (could be handy for me to have a UK number as well as a
Norwegian number)…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do any of you chaps use, or have first
hand experience of any SIP providers that you’d be happy to
recommend – like I said, I’m not anticipating finding a
free account, but I’d like to keep the subs reasonable, otherwise
I could just go
back down the ISP provided route… Being an ISP their add-on
charges for an analog phone port was, to my mind, a bit steep, so I reckon
I can DIY it for less, plus it also makes my phone service independent of
the ISP, so I can change ISP again in the future
if I want to, without ballsing up my phone numbers, or interrupting the
service…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal">Cheers!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">P.<o:p></o:p></p>
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