Google Voice for home phone?

Slickcraft · 12-11-2018, 07:47 AM

Right now we have an Atlantic Broadband plan with video, internet and phone. The price has really jumped so we are considering backing off to just internet. There are a lot of options for 25 +/- TV channels at a reasonable price. I have just started looking at phone options. As cell service is spotty at home in West Alton, we don't want to depend on just that.

There are standard options of VOIP such as Vonage and 1-VIOP that include a house phone adapter, phone # porting and 911 calling. These have monthly charges forever. Then Google Voice is a free service with a one time adapter purchase such as:
https://www.amazon.com/OBi200-1-Port...eywords=obi200
And then a yearly subscription to have 911 calling. Also phone number porting is not easy.

Anyone have experience with Google Voice? Other suggestions?

12-11-2018, 07:47 AM	#1
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and West Alton Posts: 3,219 Thanks: 1,175 Thanked 2,002 Times in 915 Posts	Google Voice for home phone? Right now we have an Atlantic Broadband plan with video, internet and phone. The price has really jumped so we are considering backing off to just internet. There are a lot of options for 25 +/- TV channels at a reasonable price. I have just started looking at phone options. As cell service is spotty at home in West Alton, we don't want to depend on just that. There are standard options of VOIP such as Vonage and 1-VIOP that include a house phone adapter, phone # porting and 911 calling. These have monthly charges forever. Then Google Voice is a free service with a one time adapter purchase such as: https://www.amazon.com/OBi200-1-Port...eywords=obi200 And then a yearly subscription to have 911 calling. Also phone number porting is not easy. Anyone have experience with Google Voice? Other suggestions?