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Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: Johnh on February 22, 2016, 09:50:30 AM

Title: Magic Jack or ooma
Post by: Johnh on February 22, 2016, 09:50:30 AM
This is a question probably more suited for POA, but I'd rather ask you guys.

I'm going to dump my landline phone bill, but I have had the same number for around 30 years and I hate to give it up, even though 90% of my incoming calls are crank/spam/robo calls.  I like having the number to give to stores and others that want a phone number but I don't want to give them my cell.

So which is better?
Or do you have a better suggestion?
Title: Re: Magic Jack or ooma
Post by: Jaybird180 on February 22, 2016, 09:59:10 AM
Ensure that whatever solution you employ they are able to port your number to their service.
Title: Re: Magic Jack or ooma
Post by: Jaybird180 on February 22, 2016, 10:00:28 AM
I'm also in a similar situation.  We need better filtering for our home number.  We still get calls (6 years and counting) for a previous holder of the number.
Title: Re: Magic Jack or ooma
Post by: EppyGA - White Christian Domestic Terrorist on February 22, 2016, 10:26:49 AM
This is a question probably more suited for POA, but I'd rather ask you guys.

I'm going to dump my landline phone bill, but I have had the same number for around 30 years and I hate to give it up, even though 90% of my incoming calls are crank/spam/robo calls.  I like having the number to give to stores and others that want a phone number but I don't want to give them my cell.

So which is better?
Or do you have a better suggestion?
Are you on DSL?
Title: Re: Magic Jack or ooma
Post by: Johnh on February 22, 2016, 10:29:48 AM
Are you on DSL?
No. 
Cable.

But why do you ask?  I left DSL for several reasons, but I understand there is a new DSL product coming out (from AT&T; yechh) soon that can do gigabit speeds cheaper than cable.  Services, quality and prices keep leapfrogging each other, so I never consider myself locked in.

Title: Re: Magic Jack or ooma
Post by: PilotSpin on February 22, 2016, 11:06:02 AM
If its helpful, I have been using http://www.phonepower.com/ for the past 4 years. Been very reliable.
Title: Re: Magic Jack or ooma
Post by: Jaybird180 on February 22, 2016, 12:25:26 PM
If its helpful, I have been using http://www.phonepower.com/ (http://www.phonepower.com/) for the past 4 years. Been very reliable.
I'm in a Verizon FIOS 3-Service bundle (contract expired).  I'd love to reduce my bill.
Title: Re: Magic Jack or ooma
Post by: Mase on February 22, 2016, 01:33:41 PM
I have used MJ for several years and like it a lot and it is cheap  ($30 a YEAR).  Know nothing about ooma
Title: Re: Magic Jack or ooma
Post by: EppyGA - White Christian Domestic Terrorist on February 22, 2016, 04:10:33 PM
No. 
Cable.

But why do you ask?  I left DSL for several reasons, but I understand there is a new DSL product coming out (from AT&T; yechh) soon that can do gigabit speeds cheaper than cable.  Services, quality and prices keep leapfrogging each other, so I never consider myself locked in.

In my case the phone number I've had is tied to the DSL account and did not allow me to port it.
Title: Re: Magic Jack or ooma
Post by: EppyGA - White Christian Domestic Terrorist on February 22, 2016, 04:14:23 PM
I had the MJ Plus, did not need to be plugged into a computer once set up.  It never accepted a static IP address and after time it quot working correctly.  I would call it and it never rang, went straight to VM.  They claimed it was the wall wart and replaced that.  No change and they did nothing beyond that.  Service has been expired for some time now and I still get email with VMs attached.