Yeah, the Yealink phones are corded. There aren't too many VoIP DECT phones around; Gigaset, Snom and Panasonic are pretty much it i think.

Check to see if your existing DECT phones support the GAP standard (most do). If they do, you should be able to pair them with a Gigaset base station for at least basic calling, although some advanced features of the Gigaset may not be available. I used to have a Gigaset about 5 years ago and paired a cheap, generic £10 handset without problems.

With the OBi devices you don't have to use the Google Talk integration if you don't want, it's just the unique selling point of the OBi since no other ATA does it. I believe up to 2 SIP accounts can be set up on them. I think they also have some smartphone apps that let you dial into the OBi from your mobile and then make outgoing calls through it thus taking advantage of VoIP providers lower international rates, but i haven't really looked into it too deeply.

As for advantages of IP phones over ATAs there are quite a few, but i tend to use my IP phone as just a basic phone so i don't use them much. I do have 4 different SIP accounts set up and it's nice to see at a glance what line a call is coming in on. And as i mentioned before, you can get HD-voice (similar audio quality as a Skype to Skype call) on IP phones when the call is purely IP.

@blueacid, your idea is pretty good to be honest, I got a small unlocked Motorola phone that would do that job, just get a sim, but the problem is my Dad unless he gets a mobile.


@rhetherington

Again thanks for the info, yes my phones support gap as I got one of my old dect phones connected to it.

i had a chat with a person from the ISp I am looking at going to today and it sounds good to be honest, 24 month contract is the only downer and the £100 install fee as a unit needs to be put up onto the roof.

Because i will be going with the lower priced service to start with I will keep my home phone for a few months, so it will give me time to sort out a Voip system.

Hi peeps.

Ok, I have gone for the wireless broadband service, being installed a week Thursday and I have decided to go for a PAP2T-NA from ebay for £20, if it works then fine, if it don't then I wasted £20, but nothing major.

so we will see what it is like when it gets here.

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how can you have Virtual Voip, surly you still need a adaptor of some sort to connect the phone?

Had a bit of a problem with the adaptor cutting out after a couple of rings incoming, but sorted now, thanks to some new settings I found.

Roll on a week today and get the new broadband.