Please, does this telephone work for a house? do you necessary have to pay to talk? thanks.
1932918
It works as a regular phone in your house, you do not have to pay to make a call. You can use the pay part as a bank, but it is a little hard to unlock.
1056254
This is a home telephone. We have one in our home. What we have is an answering machine also.
502145
It is a VOIP phone, so you wouldn't be able to connect a regular phone line or "pots" line. You would need to have it connected to the Internet. I have personally replaced my landline with my VoIP phone line that I get through RingCentral, which is an AT&T; service.
2257490
I don't see why it wouldn't work, other than Nettalk is a little glitchy (used it for a year...some dropped calls, often garbled voices). This glitchiness could pose a problem. You'll want to connect the Nettalk to all your phone cable in the house rather than just one phone. I switched to ooma which is bit more pricey, but every bit as stable and clear as a landline. I'd recommend this. With all Voip, if the power goes out, so does your phone.
168702
It will work with VOIP...but I don't think VOIP is mandatory. It should also work fine with a normal land line.
2281888
Edward,It sounds like you purchased an adequate piece of equipment, but I'd like to know what kind of Internet phone you have - is it a home/landline phone designed to work with VoIP? Those phones would most likely be able to connect directly into a modem/router via Ethernet (RJ45) cable, rather than a standard phone cable.Get back to me with some more details, and I'll try to help you out.EDIT: just saw where Alberto answered this already. If you use a landline a good bit, I would keep it and just search for another router.
2048937
I use a separate wireless phone just for skype. I found one at Walmart for $5.00. I plugged in to FreeTalk, then FreeTalk into my router and started making calls. Once Skype recognized FreeTalk, then my cheap phone, it works just like a regular land line. I haven't had any problems using FreeTalk with a separate cheap wireless phone. I never tried using FreeTalk with just 1 land line phone.
970603
Thanks, I have Internet via AT & T, I would think it will work, I do not have a land line phone?
1273550
It does not need a phone line. It needs an Ethernet connection to your modem or router.
1173762
It works with a landline, but mine is connected to a cell phone. Make sure you buy the cell unit...it allows you to connect directly to a cell tower. This unit is a smart device. You don't need a landline to use it.
2106831
You shouldn't have to pay for your landline any longer. Just use OOMA and your internet connection. That's the whole point.
1273549
No, a landline is not required. You can use an internet connection....either wired or wireless with a wireless adapter connected.
2257488
They can use your cell phone. I dont think that would be a good Idea alot of the time we could not call into the house number so you would get to know local police if you cant anwser your phone to give code security calls them. Call customer service they make you wait two hours and I hope thats not your only phone then you cant call at all. They have done nothing to get ahold of me about my service and its been a month. I let email and still have gotton no calls so good luck....
1427663
Yes. The unit plugs into a household outlet. Most phone services do work when the power is out. If your phone service depends on househole electrcity, then it won't be able to phone out. (We just switched to a "voice over IP" ? service that is part of our internet and when power is out so is the phone.
279113
You don't *need* to use the phone feature. It's optional. But it does need a landline. Cell phones will not work.
1891956
We have our phone service thru Comcast (VoIP) and it works fine. Handsets are available but you have check with sellers.
2040413
It has to work with a telephone line. We provide 1 year warranty. If the item runs into a problem, we can arrange the new replacment for you.