GVJack Alternative after May 15th?
wpbear:
My Netbook is a 40W charger. Removing the battery and running only from AC and keeping screen off will limit power draw.
I tested this with a MJ and the 7 day trial download. It works as well as the obi does now.
Yes the obi size and function is best but for continuing free GV, the GVJack works just as obi did. So if paying obi $40 a year turns you on, then go with it.
I would rather not pay $40 for limited minutes. I would probably never use 100 minutes so on one side why pay $40 when I won't use all these minutes; or on the other side why count my minutes and worry when GVJack will still be unlim.
MikeHObi:
while a viable solution, a laptop or netbook is a much more complex piece of hardware doing what much simpler hardware could. while the service will be free for you I'm not sure the lifetime costs would be a net savings. And even if it works out well for you, it doesn't help others that don't have a spare netbook laying around to use.
madhatter:
I have 1 OOMA, 2 GVJACKAPP+MAGICJACKS and 4 OBI's (2 in use and 2 on the way), and 2 Nettalk DUO's.
I find that they all serve a particular purpose. I got the OOMA before they started charging monthly fees, but overall I rate OOMA very highly as it has many more features (especially with Premiere) including message waiting. The OOMA is connected to a DECT base with 6 remote handsets. The GVJACKAPP is great as a road warrior. Just take the Magicjack, plug it into my laptop, and I can use either my laptop speakers and mike or a nice headset and that's it. No need for a phone and super portable. The OBI's are nice with GV as a very inexpensive solution and tethered to a real telephone (or two). I have the OBI's connected to a 4-line phone and also a DECT 6 phone base with remote 2 remote handsets that also have bluetooth enabled for my 2 cell phones. 1 Nettalk is my main number (forwarded to GV) and 1 Nettalk is in my apartment in the city with a DECT base and 2 handsets.
So, choose the right tool for the right job. The Magicjack/GVJACKAPP has the big disadvantage that if you need to powerdown the machine it's connected to, then the call you are on dies. But again, for road warrior use it's perfect.
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