Technically Writer

Greetings again! As you may know, I'm a big fan of Freephoneline (FPL). One of the nice things is the great support provided in the online communities: http://forum.fongo.com/index.php http://forums.redflagdeals.com/freephoneline-ca-free-local-soft-phone-line-lifetime-voip-821229 / Over the years, I've received a lot of great help from members of the community; I've learned a lot about FPL, VoIP in general, ideal network conditions and design to best run this stuff...best of all, how to keep it up and running, and what to do when something goes wrong! In some small way, I've tried to help and hope I have helped other users. For my own setup, I use the Grandstream HT-701 ATA (analog telephone adapter), which last I checked is the adapter that Fongo provides for their monthly phone service. While many FPL users have moved on to Obihai ATAs, there are others who still use different options from Cisco, Linksys, and Grandstream. The last available configuration gui...

Hi all, I just wanted to do a quick follow up on some stuff I wrote about regarding Fongo Mobile . Before I dive in, I want to be clear that I still think it offers a lot of value to people looking to save money. For me, however, it's not a viable replacement to traditional cell service like I thought it was.  I've since switched back to a smartphone lite plan with Koodo for $30/mth + tax. I brought my own phone (my trusty Q10 ). So far, am a happy camper and I feel it's worth the slight increase to have proper calling (nation-wide, at that), texting, and data. Don't get me wrong, I got a lot out of Fongo mobile when I used it, first on my Android phone, then later on my various BB10 devices. I particularly stuck with it while my wife and I were paying down our student debt; it was "good enough" service and the savings were immense. In particular, I found the texting functionality to be very good; that was a paid add-on, but coupled with a cheap $10/tax ...