SP1 and SP2 confusion with traditional corded phone
Shale:
Anveo CNAM is optional at $0.009 per incoming call that is not in the contacts list. Off by default. CID is free. No tax.
ProfTech:
I'm in Illinois and there are no added fees whatsoever with Callcentric. I can't speak to how Anveo works with their default call flow but if you decide later that you want to do a few things like forward your calls to another number for a week or two [or your cell phone], have callers get a busy signal at 2 AM while you're sleeping, etc You can arrange for any of those things very easily on Callcentrics web page and they are free. I tried to build a call flow with Anveo to simulate some of the simple stuff I am doing on CC and it looked like it was going to take 20 or more items in their call flow, which you have to build yourself and if you are using more than 10 blocks you must pay more. Some of the blocks are considered "Pro" and are extra cost. You mentioned anonymous numbers. I think CC can block some of them, also free although I don't use the feature. The possibilities are many and can be changed any time you want or need to. [I don't work for CC but been using them for about 2 years now.]
If you want one of the lowest prices with "no frills" you might want to consider CallWithUs. One thing with them, though you can't "port in" a phone number. You must pick a new number from a list they give you but most of them include 2000-3000 minutes of incoming calls per month for about $3.00. Outgoing will cost you about 1 cent / minute in US. I have them set up as a secondary on my Obi. Haven't used them much but my daughter uses them all of the time and they seem very good. They offer voice mail but I don't know anything about it.
Lafong:
OK, thanks Proftech.
I've still got my old phone service at the moment. My current plan is to watch the Obi for a couple of weeks to see if it fails or if there is noticeable downtime.
If all is well in a couple of weeks, I'll probably go with Callcentric E911, cancel my old phone service, and retain Google Voice as the only inbound/outbound provider on the Obi.
I am nervous about being without phone service entirely for whatever reason. That could be modem failure, phone failure, Obi failure, power outage, or loss of high speed Internet for any reason. I'm aging and live alone, so it's not a comfortable situation.
I know I could configure another VoIP provider with the Obi on the cheap, but that won't protect me from most of the failure points mentioned in the prior paragraph.
Contemplating a "prepaid" throwaway cell phone as an absolute last resort emergency phone, but I have NO cell phone experience and have tried to keep it that way.
Any ideas about emergency phones or last resort ideas that ideally would never even be used? For all I know, these prepaid cell phones I hear about are unreliable.
Shale:
Quote from: ProfTech on October 30, 2013, 03:04:53 pm
I tried to build a call flow with Anveo to simulate some of the simple stuff I am doing on CC and it looked like it was going to take 20 or more items in their call flow, which you have to build yourself and if you are using more than 10 blocks you must pay more.
I doubt that. First, you would get 10 included for each extension, so what would have been so complex?
ProfTech:
hmmm... I certainly don't claim to be an expert on their call flow builder. I have basically 3 treatments set up on Callcentric.
1. Plain old forward my calls at my whim to another number. [without using the Obi at all].
2. If the Obi isn't registered, forward to either a system message or my home number based on time of day / day of the week and if the caller is in my phone book.
3. If the network goes down on weekends all callers get an error message from the system except those in my phone book, who are forwarded to my land line.
If the Obi is registered, ring the phone. Send to voice mail after 30 seconds. Nothing fancy. I only have 1 DID so don't know what you mean by extensions.
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