[ale] Slightly OT: recommendations for VOIP/SIP to replace POTS

[neal at mnopltd.com]

Thanks to all for replies.   Yes, sounds attractive.  No, don't want to 
add telecom guru to my brain if avoidable.  Installing subway tile 
backsplash in the kitchen is my brain exercise for the month.   
Following a known recipe would be more better.

So, instead of paying $50/mo to AT&T to enable the POTS jack on the back 
of their fiber device, which feeds the POTS wiring in the house, I can:

- Buy the Grandstream GS-HT802 2 Port Analog Telephone Adapter VoIP 
Phone & Device for $38 one time;
- Use VOIP.ms Residential for about $5/mo, or maybe 3CX for free/mo.
- Port the existing phone number.
- Plug the existing house wiring into the HT802
- Use the existing house phones for inbound & outbound.

Yes?

I also see some ambiguity - The HT802 says it is 2 ports.  It says 2 SIP 
profiles.  Some of the comments indicate it supports POTS Line 1 & Line 
2.  But the pictures only show one POTS jack.   (Which has 4 wires, and 
can support two POTS lines)   Our POTS phones ARE 2 line, using a single 
POTS jack.  Are the pictures on Amazon wrong, does it really have two 
RJ11 jacks, or is the single jack handling both?

Some of the questions/answers suggest the HT812 in order to have inbound 
rollover from Line 1 to Line 2.  Which would be nice, but not necessary.

regards,

Neal

On 2022-11-09 22:27, DJPfulio--- via Ale wrote:
> On 11/9/22 21:18, Neal Rhodes via Ale wrote:
> 
>> https://www.amazon.com/Grandstream-WP810-Portable-Wi-Fi-Device/dp/B087D5TB7C/ref=asc_df_B087D5TB7C
> 
> If you are still happy with your POTS normal home phones, get an ATA
> like I suggested in the earlier message.  Mine is a 6-node cordless
> (pre-DEC) system with chargers/handsets all around the house. The base
> station plugs into the ATA and all the handsets work as expected,
> including caller ID.
> 
> https://www.amazon.com/Grandstream-GS-HT802-Analog-Telephone-Adapter/dp/B01JH7MYKA
> for $40 is what I'd get today.  The single-port version isn't much
> cheaper, but perhaps you still like to use fax?
> 
> VoIP.ms has configuration examples for many devices. Easy to follow if
> you don't want to become a telecom guru.
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