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Looks like a nice solution for in-home calling. I wonder if it will coincide or clash with my current Ooma service.
My current mobile phone is my home line. Are their specific reasons people use home lines still that I am missing?
I still use a home phone since our number has been established with friends, family, business contacts, banks, etc, etc for the better part of 20 years. Changing that to a different mobile number with everyone is a huge PITA, plus which spouses number do you change it to if switching your primary contact number to a mobile number (?).
Many people also have children that don't have mobile phone. Maybe old enough to be home alone, but don't need their own phone line or parents can't afford to pay for multiple lines if they have lots of kids.
Then there are also services like alarm systems that require a landline, and for people who need emergency alert systems and 911 (AKA: "I've fallen and I can't get up" service).
I discovered a few years ago I could keep my home service by porting our landline number to a VOIP service, and after paying to port the number and set up the service and box, I pay less than $5 total per month for my home phone service.
I knew there would still be uses. Just needed to find someone using them
That is interesting. Do you ever use it to make calls? Seems like most cell phone have unlimited calling so I'm not sure what you need it for.

I have phone through cable company. I can't rely solely on cell phones this far out, gotta have a way to make calls in an emergency.
I have registered
I do have landline too. I guess I am just old school like that:)
I hardly using it but still kept the number and the line for faxing. I do have to say despite old technology, you still cannot beat landline when comes to clear calls as voip and cellular calls is too network dependent:)
@samsamha I tried Voip early on, when the tech was new, and aside from crazy costs which have come down quite a bit I had no issues. I have been back with traditional landline for last 7-8 years and saw no incentive to change.
I'd be interested in trying something like this out to use as a base station for my mobile service with Google Voice to integrate all my phone numbers into one, currently since I jump from device to device with my different services (currently 3 providers)it would allow my main line to act as the home number that then forwards to my phones if I dont answer. Also provides secondary networking for cell Wi-Fi which in my area is much better than my home connection.
I'm currently an Ooma customer, paying $0.00/month since I signed up a while back before they started charging tax and regulatory fee. It's been a good few years with Ooma and still works as of today.
I also have a land line with cable company.
Company use and I forward calls to cell phones
@wings4annie Id never forward my home phone to my cells, I'd get nothing done.
Battery life is the main reason I would use another device like this, right now I use atleast one device to hot-spot to the others throughout the day, so any place I can add more wifi without killing phone juice would be great lol.
That's why so many devices use Samsung Panels. Can't fault Sammy for their displays that's for sure.
The screen on the S8+ is absolutely amazing. Sammy also give you lots of control to change the temp. range ect.