Need advice and suggestions on Freephoneline based phone.
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Posted on: 14-12-10 15:03:24
I need advice and suggestion,
I have at home Rogers High speed internet (60 GB capacity) and Basic Home phone line [$34 + taxes/month) with out any contract.
after watching two to three months i reliase that we are occasionally using this Home phone line, and we do not need home phone line more. Last month we used only two times to call through Home phone. B'cos all calls normally we do through Cell phone and in day time normally i used our office line from Mon to Friday.
Still for emergency purpose its good idea to have one Home phone line at home. I came through this website freephoneline.ca http://www.freephoneline.ca/ for one time charge and than no more monthly fees. sounds good for now....
Anyone have an idea or expeirence about this or how it works?
Does it work with Rogers highspeed internet? or i have to pay for dry loop cable for every month? (its mentioned on website about dry loop cable - Honestly I do not know what the heck is that??
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I have at home Uniden 6.0 model cordless phones do they work with this phone line?
Your experts advice and your expeirence will help me before cancel the Home phone with Rogers.
Thanks
If you are not familiar with ATAs then it would be best to get ATA from them. Any phone can be used since the phone is going to plug into the ATA.
The service is free apart from setup costs and not very reliable and very little technical support. If you face any technical problems, chances are that you will be asked to browse their forums for an answer.
You do not require a dry loop if you are running it over Rogers internet since it cable based internet.
You can give it a try as long as you do not treat it as your primary phone.
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Originally posted by rajcanada
If you are not familiar with ATAs then it would be best to get ATA from them. Any phone can be used since the phone is going to plug into the ATA.
The service is free apart from setup costs and not very reliable and very little technical support. If you face any technical problems, chances are that you will be asked to browse their forums for an answer.
You do not require a dry loop if you are running it over Rogers internet since it cable based internet.
You can give it a try as long as you do not treat it as your primary phone.
What is ATA?
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Originally posted by febpreet
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What is ATA?
Analog telephone adapter that you need to connect your phone to internet since it is a VOIP based phone line. Looks like this:
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Originally posted by RBO
I need advice and suggestion,
I have at home Rogers High speed internet (60 GB capacity) and Basic Home phone line [$34 + taxes/month) with out any contract.
after watching two to three months i reliase that we are occasionally using this Home phone line, and we do not need home phone line more. Last month we used only two times to call through Home phone. B'cos all calls normally we do through Cell phone and in day time normally i used our office line from Mon to Friday.
Still for emergency purpose its good idea to have one Home phone line at home. I came through this website freephoneline.ca http://www.freephoneline.ca/ for one time charge and than no more monthly fees. sounds good for now....
Anyone have an idea or expeirence about this or how it works?
Does it work with Rogers highspeed internet? or i have to pay for dry loop cable for every month? (its mentioned on website about dry loop cable - Honestly I do not know what the heck is that??
I have at home Uniden 6.0 model cordless phones do they work with this phone line?
Your experts advice and your expeirence will help me before cancel the Home phone with Rogers.
Thanks
My opinion, Nothing is free in this country, don't be foolled by headlines. Always follow fine prints as well. Must search for reviews and users views before accepting offer. These kind of companies exist in no time and disapears quickly. If software makes your computer running, it means your computer should be ON all the time to make or receive calls. Once you download a free software, never know how much junk will screw up your system. Beside that you may end up getting tons of adds. At the end of the day you may regreat for making decision.
If you have cell then you can survive without home phone.
Voip phones may be 50-50 reliable. Sound quality not 100% perfect as bell or rogers. Better option could be add up another cell with sharing minutes, may save you money and fulfill your need.
For voip home phone you can go for Magic Jack device which is cost you around $40 device+ $20 one year service fee. You can use computer/laptop or buy ATA would cost you $50-75 and plug directly which is better option then downloading software. (You will need internet, you can take it any where and use it if internet available)
DRY LOOP means if you have no phone or cable line active in your home but your Internet service provider (other than bell phone or Rogers Cable) uses the line to serve you for Voip phone or Internet you pay fees for using DRY LOOP. Which is around $6-8 per month may little less or more...
I'm not against of or in favor of any services but every body doen't need to learn from own expereince only. The life is short and we have to learn from other's mistakes too.
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Thanks RajCanada and others for reply.
This is the reply i got from them........
Question : -
Dear ABC,
I would like to purchase only home phone package from your company.
Would you pls tell me how much will cost for only home phone line?
P.S. - I have a Rogers high speed internet at home right now. Will it work well with Rogers high-speed internet or not?
Your reply will be highly appreciated.
Thanks
Reply from them:
Dear XYZ,
Yes our service will absolutely work with Rogers high speed internet.
In order to register for our home phone service you must FIRST register for a Freephoneline Account on our website at http://www.freephoneline.ca/downloadRegister." rel="nofollow">LINK
You will be given a real phone number that is local to the city in which you registered; this phone number also represents your Freephoneline Account number.
We are currently offering a bundle package for our home phone service of $99.99. This price includes a Grandstream HT286 ATA, the SIP configuration and a bonus Logitech Music and Voice headset (Shipping is $14.95 + tax). You can order your bundle by calling our sales team at 1-866-515-5550.
The bundle package is a one-time cost, there are no monthly fees associated with the Freephoneline service. This gives you unlimited calling to anywhere in our Free Calling Area for free! No surprise bills, overages or hidden fees will ever be charged to your account. (Please see our website for a complete list of cities covered by the Free Calling Area). Calls placed to numbers outside the Free Calling Area without Long Distance Vouchers will not connect. Every Freephoneline comes with Enhanced Voicemail, Caller ID, Follow Me (Call forwarding), Basic Call Waiting, Conference Calling and E911.
Freephoneline is a VOIP provider and as such, you will require a high-speed
(broadband) internet connection in order to use our home phone service.
Please be advised: Visa, MasterCard and American Express are the only methods of payment currently accepted by Freephoneline. We do not accept PayPal, debit or personal cheque. All services and products are subject to all provincial and federal sales taxes and shipping of hardware is extra unless otherwise indicated. Shipping will take up to 10 business days.
Do i needs a Dryloop for this service? I asked them and they say not required.
and they say no needs to keep your computer on all the time, but you have to put connet your cable through your router. is it true?
thanks
You can buy the ATA from the market and just get the SIP from them. SIP is the configuration file. Some telecoms charge about $50 for the SIP, but agin it's a one-time thing
As Hamrahi has suggested, alternatively you can get the Magicjack. It was recently on sale for around $30 or so (which includes the adapter and one year of service). Beyond that they charge $70 for 5 years of service
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