As we start the new school year, I want to add a "land line" to my house so I can tell them "devices are off at 8:30! If you urgently need to make a call, go ahead and use this land line."
I am hopeful this will mean they don't "just need to text someone" and then get sucked into the void of their smart phone addictions until all hours of the night, damaging their fragile sleep patterns.
Of course, I don't really want a land line. I want a SIP phone that connects via Plivo or Twilio. I've been looking on eBay and others to find an inexpensive cordless version that I can easily connect to Plivo.
I'm confused, however, what the difference is between a SIP phone, a DECT phone, Bluetooth and a WiFi phone, and if those can all be used with Plivo/Twilio.
For example this link:
https://www.voipsupply.com/voip-phones/cordless
Anyone have suggestions on going down this path? Do I need to run a PBX on one of my machines?
I figure the least expensive way is just direct to Plivo. The pay-as-you-go plan seems to be about $0.005 a minute inbound, $0.01 a minute outbound. That's easily worth my sanity.
https://www.plivo.com/pricing/
sugarpimpdorsey•6mo ago
xrd•6mo ago
But, I'm unclear that this is very cost effective. For example, is this the kind of device you mean?
https://twenty7tech.com/product/pots-adapater/
That's $300 and then requires a SIM card as well, right? So, let's say I use a cheap one from Tello that is $6/mo.
That's still a lot more than using Plivo/Twilio with a SIP phone, right?
galaxy_gas•6mo ago
DECT phone uses local RF (like cordless home phones, think of it as the "phone to headset via bluetooth" portion), a SIP phone uses the internet directly, and an LTE base station provides a fake bridge from POTS button presses to a mobile call dial.