[ale] Slightly OT: recommendations for VOIP/SIP to replace POTS

[Alex Carver]

Whatever you do, set up a firewall in front of your terminating device 
(be it the ATA, a machine running Asterisk, etc.) and filter both 
inbound and outbound traffic to terminate at the VoIP provider's 
servers. Otherwise you may find yourself the unwitting accomplice for 
all sorts of phone calls.

On 2022-11-09 19:27, DJPfulio--- via Ale wrote:
> On 11/9/22 21:18, Neal Rhodes via Ale wrote:
> 
>> https://www.amazon.com/Grandstream-WP810-Portable-Wi-Fi-Device/dp/B087D5TB7C/ref=asc_df_B087D5TB7C
> 
> If you are still happy with your POTS normal home phones, get an ATA 
> like I suggested in the earlier message.  Mine is a 6-node cordless 
> (pre-DEC) system with chargers/handsets all around the house. The base 
> station plugs into the ATA and all the handsets work as expected, 
> including caller ID.
> 
> https://www.amazon.com/Grandstream-GS-HT802-Analog-Telephone-Adapter/dp/B01JH7MYKA for $40 is what I'd get today.  The single-port version isn't much cheaper, but perhaps you still like to use fax?
> 
> VoIP.ms has configuration examples for many devices. Easy to follow if 
> you don't want to become a telecom guru.
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