VOIP - Complete!

Well, I never knew this VOIP thing would be so easy.

Box received, and plugged in to modem.

Phone plugged into box.

A few settings entered and Bob is an ISP's stupid name for a modem!

Now to port my phone number over and be rid of landline rental forever!

VOIP - First 2 stages complete

So, stage 1 & 2 completed.

VOIP account done - I have signed up to https://www.mynetfone.com.au/ for a Whirlpool Saver Account ($0 monthly fee and 10 cent local calls)

ATA box purchased - I have ordered a Minitar MVA11A VoIP ATA today from http://www.jmgtechnology.com.au/.

Now the wait begins....

VOIP

After finding out my home phone bill is going up I have decided to bid adieu to the old phone line and give VOIP (Voice Over Interent Protocol) a go.

I'll keep blogging on my experiences as I go and hopefully will be reporting back on the ease of use and high quality of calls that VOIP provides.

The first step is to buy an ATA adapter - this is a box that connects my phone handset to my modem. I just went to 6 shops in the Sydney CBD (including 4 specialty computer stores) and none of them have them.  You wonder why everyone does their shopping on the internet these days!

I had already found two sources on the net but thought maybe I could save on the delivery fee. Ha, no chance.  So off websurfing I go!