VOIP

[steveadlman]

If you are using VOIP for your phone service do you like it and would you recommend it to others who may be considering It? What carrier would you recommend?

 

[mickeyma]

Several years ago, I was paying $150 a month for phone service, including long distance calling.

I bought OOMA refurbished machine on ebay for $98. Hooked it up with my Frontier FIOS network and the monthly cost today is $5 for unlimited calling in the U.S.

Not one single person feels that voice quality is bad and no one knows I am using VOIP
(voice over the internet) unless I tell them.

As OOMA states, the quality of the phone is based on the quality of your internet company

Liked it so much, I added another machine for my home phone.

 

[marc82much]

I use VS Connect hooked up to VanillaSoft. It comes with VanillaSoft. Very happy!

 

[Elliot Wood]

It really depends on what your needs are. Cisco is expensive, along with more reputed providers like Avaya. You could look into products like Jive and 8x8 for a more cost-effective solution, without suffering a hit to the quality of the service.

 

[goillini52]

It really depends on what your needs are. Crisco is expensive. You could look into products like Jive Talkin'.

Yes, Crisco is expensive. That's why we buy the store brand. We only use it for cooking...none of that kinky stuff.

 

[marindependent]

OOMA is real solid. I use dialpad these days and love the integration with my cell phone.

That being said so much of the experience depends on the upload / download of the location and right now during the lockdown i have heard of lots of folks complaining about various VOIP systems.

 

[mickeyma]

Still using OOMA as of 5/15/2020 and no problems.