The Ultimate VoIP Question

[VoIPLooker]

I am trying to set up the "ideal" VoIP setup that would effectively replace my phone system. I need the following:

*Local Number Portability
*BYOD capability (Sipura-3000 or Zoom V3)

I will be wiring my entire house for this. I worked at the telco before VoIP, so I know what I'm doing on that end. It's the internet end that I need help with.

I need to be able to recieve calls at my current number and be able to have 911 calls go directly to the legacy PSTN line. Beyond that, I am not too picky. But it seems that there is no company that supports both LNP and BYOD. Am I correct with this?

If you have any ideas for services that will work, let me know.

Thanks.

[rizsher]

Since you plan on retaining your PSTN line for 911 calls, Do you really need LNP?. BV offers BYOD and promises to bring LNP sometime this year here, http://broadvoice.com/support_faqs.html, though apparently that promise has been there for a while now.!!.

You could downgrade your existing line to minimal service, get a broadvoice number, use simulataneous ring to ring you BV, and homepstn line at the same time...

[VoIPLooker]

voxMaster:

Thank you for your reply. Could you go into the second option in a bit more detail?

Thanks again.

[rizsher]

Its a standard BV feature, you can setup a number of telephone numbers (landline or Cellphone, don't have to be restricted to BV numbers) (don't know how many, but I've got two setup at the moment) and whenever a call comes to your primary Broadvoice number, the other phones ring at the same time as well... so... if U've setup ur home PSTN number to ring simultaneously, instead of picking up the phone connected to the SPA, you can pickup ur regular home phone and talk.

PS: Its Riz, not voxMaster

[VoIPLooker]

Sure thing Riz. I'm new to the forum.

[BSalita]

Isn't it better to call forward from existing number PSTN to VoIP? You can setup a Sipura 3000 to use PSTN for [3469]11 calls, otherwise VoIP.

Once you are convinced about your VoIP provider and when they offer LNP, you can then transfer to VoIP, although I'd take my time to do so.

I'm now trying VoicePulse because BV wasn't so reliable and, IMHO, VP has the best support, best features in the biz.

[kitonne]

If you keep a PSTN line for 911, why not use multiring or distinctive ringing to "store" your other phone numbers until Broadvoice has LNP? With a Sipura 3000 you can have both your PSTN calls and VoIP calls ringing all the phones in your house. The only issue is that Sipura 3000 does not preserve distinctive ringing, so all your incoming PSTN calls will sound the same.....

I have my Sipura 3000 wired between the demarc and the rest of the house, with 2 PSTN numbers on the same line via multiring, and dialing out is handled via Sipura dial plan - 911 and tool free calls go to PSTN line, 1xxx.... go to one PSTN termination provider, and 011.... calls go to a second PSTN termination provider, and two more termination providers accessible via prefixes In my area, multiring/distinctive ringing is $2.95/month, which was the cheapest way to keep both my old phone numbers for incoming and 911 service.

[VoIPLooker]

What do you mean by "storing" the numbers?

[kitonne]

What I mean by "storing" is keeping my PSTN numbers so they cannot be assigned to somebody else until LNP to my preferred VoIP provider becomes available. Keeping a PSTN line with minimal options is almost $20 in may area (taxes included); having the same number added to another existing line as multiring is only $2.95, or about $17 / month in savings.....

[jperry22]

Some POTS telcos will allow you to disconnect service but for a minimal monthly charge (mine is $5/mo) will allow you to keep your number on reserve even though the line is disconnected.