Quote from: farens on April 14, 2012, 11:32:50 AMShould I port our landline number via T-Mobile to Google Voice or Callcentric?
I have never used Callcentric (and BTW, I've read that Anveo is cheaper for 911, but have no experience with them either), however the real question would be whether you are charged a per-minute rate to receive incoming calls via that service. A cursory glance at the web sites of both companies indicates they have "Personal Unlimited" plans that appear to allow unlimited incoming calls (Anveo for $1.99 per month and Callcentric for $5.95 per month - note I am
not digging into the web sites to see if there are extra fees or surcharges, just noting the "bold print" prices). In any case, if you do have such a plan, then I'd consider porting your number to that provider because chances are you'll get real Caller ID name service on incoming calls, which Google Voice does not provide. However, if you are charged by the minute for incoming calls, and you don't want to pay that per minute charge, then porting your number to Google Voice might be your preferred option.
Another thing to take into consideration is that a few users (a small but not entirely insignificant percentage) have been having issues receiving calls from Google Voice recently. I haven't personally experienced that, except for one weekend when they screwed something up recently, but Google Voice will probably never have the commitment to providing service that a commercial provider would have. So those are just some things you may want to weigh in the balance as you make your decision.
But unfortunately I have no actual experience with either of the providers mentioned above.
