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#115827 8-Apr-2013 16:21

I'm looking at signing up to a naked broadband plan with Vodafone. I don't necessarily need a landline but would like to keep our home number and use a VoIP setup instead.

I don't want to use the Vodafone supplied router as I already have a good modem and 802.11ac router, so just wondering what other bit of hardware I'd need to set up a VoIP system, how that fits into the network, and how I go about moving our number to a VoIP provider?

Thanks in advance.

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#795124 8-Apr-2013 16:45

Buy a Cisco ATA such as a 112 if you want to use an analogue phone. Porting is handed by your VoIP provider, but the phone number does need to be active to port it.

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#795126 8-Apr-2013 16:51

I'm using Orcon Genius at the moment, that doesn't count as 'active' does it?

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#795129 8-Apr-2013 16:52

Assuming your router doesn't have a built-in ATA, get yourself something like a Linksys SPA-122 or Linksys PAP2T VoIP ATA. Note there are endless hardware options but these are the ones I can say I've used without issue.

We also use Cisco SPA-303s in our office which is an IP Phone capable to handle 3 SIP lines.

Sign up for VoIP with a provider and port your line over.

Configure your device with the details they give you, plug the device into your existing modem and you're good to go.

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#795131 8-Apr-2013 16:53

corksta: I'm using Orcon Genius at the moment, that doesn't count as 'active' does it?

As far as I'm aware that counts!

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#795132 8-Apr-2013 16:55

myfullflavour:
corksta: I'm using Orcon Genius at the moment, that doesn't count as 'active' does it?

As far as I'm aware that counts!

Ok awesome, I thought that an active line was technically one that's working over the copper network.

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#795151 8-Apr-2013 17:41

I've attempted to have my phone numbers ported twice and lost them both times. Worldnet supposedly had trouble with my address for over a month and it got put back in to the pool to be re-used. I then got a horrible number that people said looked more like an overseas number and thought it was a toll call. Then after a horrible year of service with them (but a free ATA adapter) i switched naked bb (to voda) and phone to slingshot/italk. They say they can port numbers too but not a horrible one in the worldnet range it turns out, though this took a good month to get through to someone that could've d understand. I guess getting a new one with them was better in the end though even if people think it's a Botany Downs number (i live on the north shore).

Good luck, maybe just hound the provider after a week or two of no action in case its gets recycled.

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#795165 8-Apr-2013 18:20

Genius is VoIP. You'll need to ensure the port request to your VoIP provider goes through while Genius is still active.

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#795176 8-Apr-2013 19:06

1. Contact a new VoIP provider and request number porting
2. Configure a SIP device to use the new number
3. When number porting is done arrange a new ISP and transfer

I vote for WorldxChange VFX. Get one of their devices and the configuration is automatic.

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