At 15 May 2008 00:57:36 -0400 The Ghost of General Lee wrote:

> Which VOIP provider(s) would you recommend that uses a standard ATA
> device and doesn't rely on a running computer or wi-fi?


There's a ton of them, so I guess it dependswhat you're after- landline
replacement,incoming only, outgoing only, long distance only, etc. In my
case they're mostly used for travel and as a backup for cell service when
WiFi is around (not to mention just to play with!)

I've been using Voicestick (www.voicestick.com) for awhile. Their VP hangs
around the dslreports.com VoIP forums and is very candid about the biz.
They have two basic plans: "unlimited" for $20/month, and a pay-as-you-go
(that I use) that's $0.01/min incoming, $0.02/min outgoing (no junk/911 fees,

but there is a $1 minimum monthly usage.

If you want cheap VoIP to play with, you can sign up with Gizmo5.com, and
get a free incoming number in the Nevada 775 area code. I use them for my
cellphone "iPhone-style" Visual Voicemail. Unanswered cell calls are
forwarded to the 775 number and notifications plus a .wav file of any left
message are pushed to my phone instantly.

For a free incoming number in your area code, you can use GrandCentral.com
and forward it to either the 775 number, or directly forward it to the
Gizmo SIP URI without an actual POTS number assigned to your Gizmo account
(GC and Gizmo have an arrangement that allows that.)

While Gizmo really pushes their software on their website so you can use
their Skype-like features (video calling, etc.,) unlike Skype they're
perfectly SIP/ATA-compatible as well.